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National Institutes of Health

Understanding Alcohol: Information About Alcohol

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Includes several sections, with charts and facts with information on alcohol use, alcoholism, youth drinking, and misconceptions and myths about alcohol and drinking. Though a "Teacher's guide," this website is suitable for students...
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Pernicious Anemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains details of pernicious anemia, alternative names, definition, causes and risks, prevention, symptoms, signs and tests, treatment, and complications. It also includes a picture of pernicious anemic red blood cells.
Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Wbc Count

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of a white blood cell test. How the test is performed, how to prepare for the test, risks involved, and the results of the tests are discussed.
Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Ivp (Intra Venous Pyelogram)

For Students 9th - 10th
An intravenous pyelogram, or IVP, is an x-ray of the kidney and bladder. This tutorial explains the procedure and the benefits and risks.
Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Shoulder Arthroscopy

For Students 9th - 10th
To diagnose and treat a shoulder injury, a doctor may recommend shoulder arthroscopy. This will allow the doctor to see inside the shoulder and clearly identify the problem. The benefits and risks of arthroscopy are discussed in this...
Website
University of Texas Libraries

University of Texas: Ray and the Sunbeatables

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center created and developed Ray and the Sunbeatables: A Sun Safety Curriculum. The evidence-based curriculum educates children, parents and teachers about sun protection and promotes sun safety...
Article
National Institutes of Health

Nih: Aim for a Health Weight

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief but informative site discusses the role of body mass index and waist circumference in determining your risk of disease and death.
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Other

Bupa: Hepatitis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the British United Provident Association contains great information on the disease known as hepatitis. Provides info on each of the different kinds of hepatitis along with the causes and risks of the disease.
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Other

American Academy of Pediatrics: 10 Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Suicide

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Academy of Pediatrics offers information about risk factors that can put a teen at risk of suicide.
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Sacrificing Sleep Makes for Run Down Teens

For Students 9th - 10th
Teens who don't get enough sleep may suffer from health problems. Learn about the risks of missing sleep and learn how to get the sleep you need.
Article
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page article with a complete overview of the importance of good nutrition in reducing your risk for health problems, including facts on nutrients, vitamins, body mass, snacking tips, and ChooseMyPlate.
Article
WebMD

Web Md: Anorexia Nervosa

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of anorexia, including causes and risk factors, symptoms, stages of the disease, treatments, and more.
Website
WebMD

Web Md: Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy article addresses several topics associated with alcohol use, such as alcohol abuse, health problems, and alcohol treatment programs. Navigate the pages of this article through the "topic contents" to the right of the text.
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NASA

Nasa: Los Misterios Del Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the greatest dangers of space travel is the development of cancer through exposure to radiation in space. Scientists discuss studies of the development of cancer and its relation to this particular type of radiation.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Food Foldable

For Teachers K - 1st
During this lesson, students will listen to a poem about a balanced diet and create a foldable. In each section of the foldable, students will include information about a different food group and will use this creation as a study guide.
Website
National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Do We Need the Telephone?

For Students 9th - 10th
The telephone has been a marvelous technological invention. Its successes, failures, and consequences are looked at in this website.
Primary
Other

John Hopkins: Researcher Dispels Myth of Dioxins and Water Bottles

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about dioxins, water bottles, and their effects on humans.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Who's Hitchhiking in Your Food?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
How can you tell if harmful bacteria are growing in your food? Students learn to culture bacteria in order to examine ground meat and bagged salad samples, looking for common foodborne bacteria such as E. coli or salmonella. After 2-7...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peanut Allergy Background Information

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn background information about food allergies in this guide from Arthur: "Binky Goes Nuts."
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peanut Allergy Tips for Grown Ups

For Students Pre-K - 1st
These tips provide information on keeping children with food allergies safe. Learn more with this guide from Arthur: "Binky Goes Nuts."
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peanut Allergy Tips for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help kids learn safe ways to deal with food allergies with this guide from Arthur: "Binky Goes Nuts."
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Binky Goes Nuts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach children how to manage a peanut allergy with this lesson plan from Arthur: "Binky Goes Nuts." Includes resources in Spanish.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Triggers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Buster knows that some things will start up his asthma. They are called triggers. Explore what triggers effect Buster in this activity from Arthur "Buster's Breathless."
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peanut Allergy Quiz

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Test your children's knowledge of peanut allergies in this quiz from Arthur: "Binky Goes Nuts."

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