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Is Your Home Bugging You?
Students look into the world-wide rise in allergy rates. In this personal health lesson, students research and discuss possible reasons for the spike in allergies.
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The Colourful World of Calum McCall: Pre-reading Activities
In this colors pre-reading activities worksheet, 8th graders match colors with descriptive meanings, answer 4 comprehension questions and match 8 vocabulary words.
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Infection Control Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students search for terms related to infection control and community health. Words include infectious agents and other health terms.
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Endocrine System
In this endocrine system worksheet, students match the correct gland found in the endocrine system to its hormone and target cell(s). They also describe the actions of each gland and hormone combined together.
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ESL Holiday: Word Leprosy Day
In this ESL holiday instructional activity, students read or listen to a passage about World Leprosy Day, then complete a variety of exercises about the passages focusing on comprehension and vocabulary.
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Smoking and the Advertising Industry (Middle, other) SMOK_AD.DOC
Middle schoolers study advertising techniques and the effects of smoking on health.
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Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli
Learners discuss the antibiotic resistance of bacteria. They design an experiment to test the resistance of different strands of E. coli. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Africa Vocabulary Quiz
In this Africa vocabulary quiz, students match vocabulary words with definitions, 12 total. Reference for material not present, but link to site and additional worksheets is.
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Breaking News English: HIV Virus a Step Ahead of Body's Defenses
In this English worksheet, students read "HIV Virus a Step Ahead of Body's Defenses," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism
Students discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of biological...
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Baby Project - Cost Analysis - First Year of Life
Students determine the costs associated with teenage pregnancy and childbirth through the child's first year. They consider prenatal and postnatal care for mother and child, clothing, food, equipment, childcare, etc. They present their...
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VH1 Presents the 1980s - Lesson 4
Students discuss development of music videos. They identify elements that make a successful music video. Groups are assigned to do a research project on the development of music videos.
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HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts
Students complete worksheets and play the "Onion Ball Question and Answer Game" as an introduction to the basic facts about AIDS and HIV, such as what the virus is, the body fluids that transmit the virus, and the the most common methods...
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HIV/AIDS & Other STDs, Day 3: HIV/AIDS
Students examine the characteristics of HIV and AIDS. They identify the liquids in which the disease is found and how it can be transmitted. They examine healthy behaviors to keep them from getting the disease.
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What is the Relationship Between DNA and Cancer?
Students examine the structure and functions of DNA. They discover the effects radon has on one's DNA and how it leads to cancer. They discuss why DNA is so important to us.
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Integrated Pest Management
Students compare and contrast the role of the honeybee in nature. They find information by using a variety of resources that could include the internet. Students take part in a paper and pencil formal evaluation with questions that...
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Comparison of Four-, Six-, And Eight-bp Cuts in Calf Thymus Dna
Students investigate the use of restriction enzymes to recognize a four-, six-, and eight-nucleotide sequence. They utilize restrictive endonucleases to cut Thymus DNA and compare results by viewing the DNA fragments on Agarose Gel...
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How Can You Be a Revolutionary?
Tenth graders identify priorities in human rights for children. They discuss the role the United Nations has in bringing nations together to work for peace and development. They create a list of imperatives that would address oversights...
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The Saturday Night Massacre
Students look at the actions taken by Nixon from several perspectives. They explain the Constitutional issues involved with the firings and the concept of Presidential privilege as it evolved during this period. Students draw conclusions...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Family and Parenting
Pupils explore all the specific requirements that must be followed in order to enroll children in school/day care aged 6-16. In addition, they review the importance of regular school attendance.
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Shark Attack
Students examine the white shark. They think critically about a set of shark facts and predict whether the statements are true or false. Students describe a year in the life of a white shark living in the Red Triangle. They create a...
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Virus Tracker
Sixth graders will simulate the spread of a virus such as HIV through a population by "sharing" (but not drinking) the water in a plastic cup with several classmates. Although invisible, the water in a few of the cups will already be...
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Carpool
Young scholars observe general and personal space. They scatter in general space and students with hoops are cars, those with pinnies are police officers. Everyone else is a pedestrian. If tagged, the pedestrian must complete five...
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Biosecurity Keeps Everyone Safe
Students evaluate websites and determine whether they are valid or invalid resources regarding the topic of infectious diseases and animals. They explore a variety of websites, write a research paper about biosafety, and complete a...