Students review proper hand washing techniques and make a recipe. In this cooking lesson plan, students explore how to wash their hands properly before cooking and how to make a few edible treats.

Fifth graders examine virus transmission. For this health and nutrition lesson, 5th graders explore hand washing and food handling techniques that prevent food borne illnesses. Students name viruses and the diseases caused by them

Students apply Glo-Germ to their hands to see the amount of germs on their skin. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how to properly watch their hands to prevent the spread of disease. To end the lesson, they are introduced to the...

Students participate in an experiment in which they grow bacterial colonies. They examine the effects of antibiotics killing the germs. They discuss their findings to end the activity.

Study the nutrition of elderly people and how it helps them to remain independent and healthy.  Learners investigative the nutrition concerns of the elderly. MyPlate, vitamine requirements and sensory changes in the elderly are...

Scholars assess a government's ability to intervene in personal health decisions. They research basic facts about euthanasia and describe their opinions about new legislation passed in the United States Congress about an individual's...

Students demonstrate knowledge about germs. In this health instructional activity, students investigate what germs are, how to protect the skin by comparing the skin to apple skins, and the proper hand washing technique for getting...

Part of growing up is differentiating between good and bad habits; developing the positive and eliminating the negative. This resource on  life skills can be adapted to almost any age group. Class members participate in multiple...

Students explore shape perceptions. In this body image lesson, students take measurements of childrens' toys and use ratios to determine what the dolls would look like if they were real human people. Students discuss the implications of...

Young scholars explore the rules to food safety and how to keep foods from growing bacteria. In this food illness lesson students view a demonstration about bacteria complete a food safety test online.

Pupils make paper bag puppets. They use the puppets as a story teller and reader. Students use the puppets to ask questions during and after reading. They assemble their own puppet. Pupils use the puppets to introduce new themes, such as...

Students explore space science by viewing a video in class. In this astronaut lesson plan, students identify the living habits of astronauts by researching the NASA website and observing a space science video in class. Students...

Second graders examine effects of smoking on our bodies.

High schoolers describe the role of hand washing in prevention of disease transmission, explore various careers in the health field, and describe a health career that is of interest to them, and explain why.

Learners conduct a survey about hand washing. They view the results and examine "Infection Charts". They research diseases and talk about the importance of handwashing and how they could improve their hand washing habits.

Make sure your school's behavior specialist is well-informed by filling out this form when you refer an individual to him or her. The form provides a checklist of behaviors, an academic checklist, and a list of environmental factors to...

Students discover the important role veterinarians play in the lives of animals.  In this animal safety lesson, students identify parts of veterinarian's job by completing a KWL chart and an online tutorial.  Students write a...

Students explore the concept of baking cookies. In this baking cookies lesson, students work in groups to correctly make a batch of cookies. Students must convert measurements in order to determine the correct amount of ingredients...

Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the consumption of soft drinks by children. They examine the statistics about the consumption and determine the increase or decrease in individual servings consumed over time. They...

Students investigate how to give respect to themselves and others. They consider how respect is part of how we treat others and consider personal boundaries. Students discuss how one should handle the situation of being asked to...

Students investigate life science by answering maturity questions. In this human health lesson, students identify the changes which occur during puberty and answer study questions based on sexual awareness. Students define scientific...

Students explore sociological issues. In this sociology lesson, students discover that more and more Canadians are living alone. Students discuss the social and personal implications of this trend.

Third graders explore biology by viewing a germ video in class. In this sanitation lesson, 3rd graders identify the importance of washing hands and complete several on-line germ safety activities. Students view a video in class titled...

Students explain dependency exemption and how it affects taxable income, and apply the five dependency tests to determine whether a person can be claimed as a dependent.