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The House That Drugs Built
Students evaluate the effects of drug use on behavior, appearance and the ability to contribute to society.  In this drug education lesson plan students analyze the relationship between drug use and injury, violence and criminal...
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Anti-drug Shock Tactics
Students evaluate the effectiveness of 'shock tactics' to discourage drug abuse. They view a video about the death of a 21-year-old heroin addict. In small groups they discuss the video and complete comment sheet.
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What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?
Learners examine tobacco advertisements.  In this smoking advertisements lesson, students read old magazine or newspaper ads to determine their purpose and influence.  Learners also discuss how to make responsible health...
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Do You Smoke Like a Chimney?
In this smoking worksheet, students review facts about smoking and the hazards of smoking by answering the 10 questions related to smoking.
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How Does No Smoking Day Work to Help Smokers to Quit?
Students explore how to help smokers quit on No Smoking Day. They create a mind map addressing the issues including what No Smoking Day is, what does the charity do, what help is available, and what the No Smoking Day achieves. After...
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Up in Smoke
Learners use PowerPoint, Internet research, scanners and desktop publishing to create a multimedia presentation on the dangers of smoking.
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Application
Students apply and generalize data, and prepare and present an oral presentation with a visual aid.
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What Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?
Students analyze the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and classify them according to whether or not they are controllable. They discover how to reduce the probability of high blood pressure through diet and exercise.
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Marijuana
Students identify the main parts of the body that are affected by using marijuana.
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Drug Free
Students demonstrate the ability to put a border around a text. They insert Word Art and a Text Box. Pupils are reminded that each year they spend a week focusing on being drug free. Students discuss ways that they can influence others...
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The Food Guide Pyramid - Daily Food Journals
Students examine the Food Guide Pyramid, then keep daily food journals. They evaluate their current nutritional habits and create plans for developing healthier eating habits.
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Million Dollar Machine
Students explore their self-awareness.  They discuss the words unique, extraordinary and irreplaceable and their strengths and weaknesses.  They write five things their bodies or Million Dollar Machines can do and investigate their blood...
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Choices That Adolescents Make
Students examine the different types of information available to adolescents.  They analyze the decision making process of adolescents and examine the basis for egocentric thought.  They analyze to what degree peer pressure affects...
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Pregnancy, Day 2
Students listen to explanations of what can go wrong in pregnancy and why problems arise. They complete worksheets and define terminology.
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Taking a Closer Look (Critical Viewing)
Students explore persuasive writing in advertisements. In this advertisements lesson, students evaluate tobacco advertisements for persuasion techniques. Students then create a counter advertisement against smoking.
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Drugs in Schools: Preventing Substance Abuse
Students evaluate substance abuse problems at their school and then create solutions for the problems.
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Eating Under the Rainbow
Students investigate the lure of snack-food advertisements to explain how snacks can fit into a healthy diet.
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MICROBES 1: WHAT'S BUGGIN YOU?
Students use existing knowledge of microbes, focusing on the relationship between microorganisms and foodborne illness, as well as the implications that foodborne illness has on human health.
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Asthma Survey
Students collect survey data on the prevalence of asthma in a community. They summarize and display the survey data in ways that show meaning.
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How Smoking Affects Our Repiratory System
Seventh graders examine the dangers of smoking. In this life science activity, 7th graders survey their schoolmates about the factors that would influence them to smoke. They present their findings in class by creating a presentation.
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Persuasive Letter about Smoking
Students write a persuasive letter to someone they care about who smokes. They must use both logical and emotional appeals in their letter.
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Environmental Hazards
Students identify environmental hazards on a simulated field trip. They analyze the exposure and suggest methods to eliminate or reduce exposure to toxic sources.
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Spark Super Stepper
Young scholars measure their steps with pedometers. In this pedometer lesson, students attempt to take as many steps as possible during an assigned time or during recess. They walk around track monitoring their progress.
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Toxicology 2: Finding the Toxic Dose
Learners brainstorm with group partners to decide upon a chemical they would like to test, and outline a procedure for their investigation.  They then present in groups their ideas to the rest of the class as well as the chemical they...