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Green Space in the City

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine city parks and their importance and affect they have on the health and well being of a community. An oral report with visual aids is prepared as a group to educate the class on the importance of green space in the city.
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Identity and Religion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view and discuss the public television program, Wide Angle: Young, Muslim, and French. They research and write a position in favor of or against the headscarf ban in France, and examine the influence of media in shaping...
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Time For Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research the major waste management facilities in their community and are encouraged to speak with public officials.
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Language Arts: Investigating Issues That Matter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are able to become more informed about the dangers of water contamination by sharing their prior knowledge with each other. They discover the importance of communicating these dangers to the public.
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Interconnections Between Private and Civic Life -- Focus on the County

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars distinguish between civic and public life. In groups, they identify the relationships between the two types of arenas as well. They research the roles of the Fairfax County government and how well they provide...
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Visiting the Dentist

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this dental health worksheet, young scholars see black line pictures of items that are used in the dental office. They can color a bib, a dental mirror, a dental car, mask, gloves, and an air syringe.
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Why is Smoking Bad For You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss the reasons that smoking is harmful. In this anti-smoking lesson plan, students talk about how smoke affects their body. They make a chart and write down all the reasons they should not smoke. 
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Why Do We Need Clean Air?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize that tobacco smoke is bad for the heart. In this healthy choices lesson plan, students understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and damage to the body.
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What's Ponytail's Big News?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss reasons to not smoke. In this anti-smoking lesson, students listen to a story where the character Ponytail the pony doesn't smoke and is thus able to engage in physical activities. They create Ponytail's pinwheel with a...
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Meal Planning Worksheet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this meal planning worksheet, students record daily food choice on a chart that includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. 
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Making Sense of Decoding and Spelling

For Students Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Go over digraphs, vowel sounds, and affixes with a series of decoding and spelling lessons. Each lesson guides learners through a different reading and phonics skill, building on the lesson before, and challenging them with each step.
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Life Systems- Zoo Central

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the various aspects associated with living things while also concentrating on their basic needs. They explore the aspects of movement and growth in plants and animals. This is done through research and other...
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Pi Day

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Did you know a mathematician's favorite dessert is a fruit "pi"? By participating in a fruit cutting activity, young mathematicians realize one constant—the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is always pi. It is a perfect...
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Real Food in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Use a class garden to teach learners about real food, nutrition, and more.
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Pregnancy: Day 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover life science by identifying the reproductive process. In this pregnancy instructional activity, students read text which discusses the responsibility required to create a child as well as the economical and social means...
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Puberty/Adolescence Overview

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students inquire about life science by completing a worksheet in class. In this human sexuality instructional activity, students define the physical and emotional changes which occur to male and female students during adolescence and...
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Decision-Making

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students inquire about human psychology by completing a worksheet. In this sexual health lesson, students identify the types of decisions they will need to make in the future regarding sexual activity. Students define vocabulary terms...
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Gender Roles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore psychology by answering gender study questions. In this sexuality lesson plan, students discuss the stereotypes often referred to men and woman and what the truth is about their characteristics and abilities. Students...
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FLASH

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students Distinguish among assertive, aggressive, passive and manipulative behaviors,Describe consequences of each,Formulate an assertive request,Describe how it feels to risk rejection. Students Describe how human immunodeficiency virus...
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HIV and AIDS: Understanding Risk Behaviors

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research human sexuality by completing a sexual health worksheet. In this HIV lesson, 8th graders define AIDS and list the ways it can be transmitted from human to human. Students assess their own risk and complete study...
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American Families

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research psychology by participating in a role-play activity. In this human relationship lesson, students define the term "family" and read assigned text which discusses how family relationships work. Students answer study...
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Environmental Awareness — Think Global, Act Local

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the different hazardous wastes and the dangers they post to the environment. In this physical science lesson, students brainstorm ways to dispose them properly. They create a short story, song or poem to conclude the...
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How Smoking Affects Our Repiratory System

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the dangers of smoking. In this life science lesson, 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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Dollar Value and Fast-Food Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how they can make changes to form healthy eating habits.  In this investigative lesson students examine food guidelines and the food pyramid. 

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