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Label Language
Sixth graders explore healthy eating habits by identifying food labels. In this food ingredient lesson, 6th graders discuss the nutritional facts that are available on almost all foods in America and which ingredients and content is...
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Real Attractive
Sixth graders create a collage of attractive people. They write about what makes these people attractive. They discuss what makes someone attractive. They research eating disorders and how the media impacts what people deem as attractive.
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Dreaming of a Healthy City
Ninth graders design a healthy city. They identify the essential elements of a city and describe how climate and geography can determine the layout of a city. They create a blueprint of their design and share in small groups.
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The 3 Bees
Students review what the three bees are: respect, responsibility and safety. Individually, they use the internet to complete a webquest to examine how to be respectful to others and be responsible for their actions. To end the...
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Skills You Need to Succeed
Students identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
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What is Child Labor?
Students examine the topic of child labor in history. They discuss jobs that children their age would have done before child labor laws. They decide on an action to take on Labor Day to share what they have learned with others.
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Aboriginal Physical Education
Students engage in p.e. activities that have roots in native Indian, Metis, and Inuit cultures. They practice the skill involved and listen to the significance behind the skill. They read relevant books and define new terminology.
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Learning About Our Five Senses
Students study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.
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Breaking News English: Japan's First Mad Cow Disease Death
In this English worksheet, students read "Japan's First Mad Cow Disease Death," and then respond to 10 multiple choice, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Journal of School Health: Mental Health Screening in Schools
The National Alliance on Mental Illness presents this article from the Journal of School Health. It discusses the importance of screening students in schools for mental health problems.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Science of Mental Illness
A curriculum that explains how mental illness can be treated and cured. The site offers a web version of the curriculum or printed supplements can be requested. Included is a teacher's guide.
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At Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Mental Health Information Site section on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, complete with subsection links to information on the definition, characteristics, causes, recognition and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, treatment...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Borderline Personality Disorder
Thorough overview of this mental disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Kids Health: About Kids Health
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Health Information for the Whole Family
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides this comprehensive health information article with sections for men, women, parents, kids, and seniors.
University of California
Ucla: Screening Mental Health Problems in Schools [Pdf]
Long-standing policy controversies have heated up as a result ofincreasing proposals for using schools to screen for mental healthproblems (e.g., depression screening).This brief highlights the following issues: How appropriate is...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Mental Health Matters
At the conclusion of this lesson, learners will understand the continuum of mental health and recognize the warning signs of mental health problems.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
This common term used in classrooms is reviewed in this information from the NIMH and points to the changing views of many that it is better treated long term with behavioral therapies than medications.
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Internet Mental Health: Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
Internet Mental Health site gives descriptions of social phobias, an online diagnosis feature, and an introduction to treatment. You will also find external links to books, research, and other resources.
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American Mental Health Counselors Association
The American Mental Health Counselors Association works for Members of the Mental Health Profession.
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National Mental Health Awareness Day: Materials
Posters, banners, notes and tips for speeches and newspaper editorials, a proclamation template, pamphlets and other great materials you can use to raise awareness about children's mental health issues or participate in Children's Mental...
New York Times
New York Times: Health
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times maintains daily coverage of the latest in health news, including children's health, fitness, the health care policy, and more.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Borderline Personality Disorder
The National Institute of Mental Health provides a concise overview of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) focusing on symptoms, treatment, and current research.
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