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American Lung Association: General Smoking Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses facts and statistics on smoking, both in the United States and world-wide. Areas addressed include the thousands of chemicals in cigarettes, rates of lung disease in smokers, smoking-related health conditions, smoking...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Culture Commotion

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Providing daily exposure to various cultures will enrich children's experiences. Enable them to appreciate and share their own heritage.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Author's Purpose Worksheets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Several worksheets and assessments are provided on this module. Learners will have numerous exposures to the topic of "author's purpose" in each practice exercise and assessment.
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Wiki Lectures: Interactions of Electromagnetic Fields With Living Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the effects that exposure to electromagnetic fields have on living tissues and matter.
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Albert Spalding

For Students 9th - 10th
Baseball great A.G. Spalding opened his sporting goods store to produce and sell the official National League baseball. A tireless ambassador for baseball, he cleaned up corruption and earned worldwide exposure.
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Better Lesson: Let's Review

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Revisit, Revisit, Revisit! Students need repeated exposure to math concepts to really understand how they work.
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Better Lesson: Playing With Probability Some Simple Scenarios

For Teachers 3rd
Exposure to this concept now is both fun and engaging AND a crucial step toward building a foundation for deeper, long-term understanding.
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Microsoft

Microsoft: Safer Internet Day 2021: Closing the Digital Civility Divide

For Students 9th - 10th
Microsoft's annual Digital Civility Index (DCI) measures teens' and adults' exposure to online risks. This article reports on findings for Asia-Pacific countries.(Published February 9, 2021)
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Protect Your Health and Environment

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learners learn what they can do to protect themselves from health hazards in their environment. They learn about potential hazards, how these can affect their health, and what they can do to minimize their exposure.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Water Wonders: Mercury in Homes and Schools

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn where mercury can be found at home and at school, how exposure affects humans, ways to protect yourself from it, and the damage it is doing to the natural environment.
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March of Dimes: Smoking and Pregnancy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores the effects of smoking on an unborn baby. Content includes tips to help you quit smoking as well as resources you can use to help the process.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Skin Cancer Awareness Month: Protect Your Skin

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on skin cancer: risk factors, the different types of skin cancer, and how to protect one's skin when exposed to the sun.
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University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids: Nicotine

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site learn about the dangers and effects associated with tobacco use and nicotine. Read about how nicotine effects the body and brain and how a nicotine addiction is very difficult to break.
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FOX News

Fox News: Hydrogen Bomb

For Students 9th - 10th
Organized into question/answer format, this article on the hydrogen bomb provides a description of what this type of weapon is and how it works. Included is information on the countries that currently have and manufacture nuclear devices.
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Kids Health: Frostbite

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the difference between frostnip and frostbite, and learn what to do if your or someone else is frostbitten.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: Behavioral Problems Related to Maternal Smoking

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the dangers of smoking while pregnant, and the affects on children in the future.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Sun Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why the Sun keeps us healthy, and also, learn how the Sun can harm our skin, eyes, and immune system. Read about the dangers associated with the Sun's ultraviolet rays, and read tips to help you stay safe when outside in the summer...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Cold, Ice, and Snow Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Playing in the snow is fun, but it can also be dangerous. KidsHealth website helps you learn about the importance of dressing for the weather to protect your body and health. This page also includes information about the dangers...
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Boston University

Lessons From Love Canal: History: The Start of a Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at how a group of residents who were affected by the leak of chemicals at Love Canal, banded together to force the New York government, and ultimately the federal governmnent, to take their complaints seriously.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Geiger Counter

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains some pictures and a brief description of how a Geiger Counter functions.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Mercury

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a user navigated slide show with animations providing basic information about the element Mercury.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Health & Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
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PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Kids and Chemicals: Facts and Laws

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate synthetic chemicals that may be found in one's environment, and consider how toxic synthetic chemicals may affect people differently. Reflect on alternatives to toxic home-use products, and evaluate the risks and benefits.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Acute Radiation Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about acute radiation sickness, also known as acute radiation syndrome.

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