Young scholars identify the components of good hygiene and the consequences of poor hygiene. They practice using different hygiene tools and discuss how often they should be used. They discover that hygiene is a personal responsibility.

High schoolers examine roles of family members and why families are important. They view magazine pictures and define family, describe their own families, draw a picture or diagram of their family, and pair pictures of family members to...

Students investigate the food pyramid. In this nutrition lesson, students view and discuss the food pyramid and the role it plays in our diets. Students develop a three dimensional model of the food pyramid and create a nutritious meal...

Learners compete in a variety of games. In this gymnastic skills lesson, students play tag, participate in a challenge course, and practice gymnastics moves to increase physical fitness. 

Third graders research a food pyramid website and research a healthy diet.  In this food pyramid lesson, 3rd graders complete a puzzle based on the research they've completed and create a healthy main course menu.

Students examine risk factors associated with heart disease and develop their own personal plans for decreasing the risk of heart disease.

Students develop dances. In this movement instructional activity, students play action and stillness games and learn motif writing symbols that communicate dance moves. Students use locomotor and non-locomotor movement to create their...

Students conduct experiments with fruit falling from playground equipment to explain the effects of falling off playground equipment.

Learners perform basic tumbling activities.  In this movement lesson, students practice tumbling and balancing moves while listening to music.  Learners are "frozen" into place while in certain positions.

Young scholars develop knowledge on STD's, their causes, treatment and prevention.  In this investigative lesson students mingle with each-other to find the STD, then get into groups and research STD's on the CDC site. 

Seventh graders explore how disease prevention and treatment changed throughout history. In this life science lesson, 7th graders create a classroom exhibit about this topic. They present their project to visitors.

Young scholars investigate the nature, causes and statistics of diseases in lesser-developed countries and explore ways in which disease impacts the global population. They write a speech regarding disease in their country and how to...

Students participate in an after school program that promotes accepting differences, self-motivation, teamwork, leadership roles, personal safety and self-responsibility, family unity and recognizing the characteristics of good...

Students share opinions about common bad habits, read about behavior economics by reading and discussing article "Your Plate Is Bigger Than Your Stomach," identify goals and strategies designed to improve negative behaviors, and test...

Students explore their physical abilities by participating in a sport. In this volleyball lesson, students discover the different techniques and skills needed to play volleyball by moving from different stations with small groups....

The film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs introduces viewers to the differing philosophies of and strategies employed by 1960s civil rights leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the debate over...

Students explore the ecological foundation of India's and ways to save the forests, water and the India tiger. After a lecture on identifying a healthy forest and the importance of the animals, students participate in activities to...

Ninth graders encounter various types of numerical information (represented in multiple ways), much of which is abstract and difficult to comprehend. In this instructional activity, 9th graders will convert given information into bar...

Fifth graders explore healthy dietary guidelines. For this dietary guidelines lesson, 5th graders investigate fractional parts of a healthy diet using pizza as a visual aid.

Students are introduced to the Gross Domestic Product and what this number tells us about the economy of the United States. In groups, they discuss what constitutes a healthy society and if the GDP is an accurate representation. They...

Students use educational software to create an alphabetical directory of maps that indicates the precise location of the community's health care facilities.

Learners discover correlations in food preferences of invertebrates, and assess stream health through use of kicknets, invertebrate keys, CBL systems and probes.

Fifth graders investigate hunger and malnutrition. In this hunger and malnutrition lesson, 5th graders study the importance of proper nutrition. Students explore the scope of hunger and malnutrition problems.

Sixth graders explore human health by participating in a nutrition activity. In this food choices lesson, 6th graders review the food pyramid in class and identify the specific classifications of food that create positive health for...