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The Secreat to Good Health: Eating Right and Exercise
Students create a seven-day record of all the foods they consume. They analyze what type of food was the most frequent in everyone's diet. They look up each food and record its daily recommended amount.
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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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The Great Escape
Young scholars are introduced to human rights. They comprehend the democracy, legal and human rights and responsibilities, systems of justice, and skills in communication and working with others. Students work in teams. They make a...
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Reading
Third graders read the book Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips. In groups, 3rd graders answer questions about the story. They share their personal responses. Students write answers to some questions.
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Survey Says
Students complete a survey questionaire and total the responses. They create a game like Family Feud with the top answers. They create a bar graph of one of the questions after the game is finished.
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Trade (Hawai'i)
Students gain further understanding of the diversities of trade and the cultural impact of the trade items. Students evaluate and analyze trade items and use this knowledge to make sound trade decisions. Students describe and analyze the...
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Eco-Healthy Lunch
Students plan healthy lunches and how to dispose of their lunch waste. In this pre-field trip lesson, students and teachers plan healthy, nutritious lunches to bring on a field trip. They also discuss how to sort their garbage into the...
Lee County High School
Clay Animal Whistles
Investigate North Carolina pottery history by creating clay animal whistles, a traditional leisure activity in the region. They research a particular animal and jot down its attributes to include in their project. Find step-by-step...
Social Studies Coalition of Delaware
Urban Mouse Rural Mouse
Explore rural and urban environments over the course of four days. Each day offers a new look into how both environment compare and contrast. Activities include the observation and analyzation of images, a read aloud and grand discussion...
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Fit for Our Future
Students understand the importance of physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle. In this health lesson students create a display and presentation about what they learned.
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A Teeth Changing Experience
Students research human health by reading an educational story in class. In this oral health lesson, students identify the importance of brushing their teeth and consuming calcium. Students read the book A Teeth Changing Experience...
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Statistics and Probablility
Statistics and Probability are all about collecting, organizing, and interpreting data. Young learners use previously collected data and construct a picture graph of the data on poster board. This stellar activity should lead to...
Northern Ireland Curriculum
Self Concept
It may not be possible to have control over all aspects of life, but through the activities and discussions in this lesson class members learn different ways to cope with those areas over which they have little or no control.
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Graphs to Represent a Data Set
Here are a some pre-made sets of data that kids can use to practice data analysis. There are 10 survey scenarios written out, and scholars synthesize the results of each into a bar graph. In addition to the graphing, they answer two...
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My Problem...Your Problem...Our Problem
Sixth graders list challenges they face in life and identify which challenges deal with people and relationships. In groups, they participate in conflict-resolution activities. Afterward, 6th graders present real-life situations and...
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World Hunger
Students research the causes and effects of world hunger on children. In this world hunger lesson, students discuss causes and effects of hunger around the world and research a specific area affected by hunger. Students prepare a...
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I Think I Forgot Something!
Students examine human health by reading a children's book in class. In this breakfast lesson, students identify the importance of starting the day with a good, nutritious meal. Students read the book I Think I Forgot Something and...
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February Facts Internet Hunt
For this February facts Internet hunt worksheet, students use search engines and linked websites to answer 30 questions about topics from all subject areas. This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.
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That's Dope - Part 1
Students investigate drugs in sports. In this performance enhancing drugs activity, students discuss the uses for steroids in medicine and sports. Students utilize the web to play a steroid related game, view media clips of their...
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Health: Overweight Youth
Investigate the primary causes for the increase in overweight youth and discover its impact on the health care system. After watching segments from the Bill Moyers Now program, your students develop campaigns to implement in school that...
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Ecosystems-The Essential Connection
Learners develop their abilities to solve problems both in school and in a variety of situations similar to that they have encountered in life. They define the term ecosystem in nature by comparing them to familiar organizational...
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Who Made Breakfast
Students examine animal rights by researching factory farm methods. In this animal abuse lesson, students identify how many ingredients used in their breakfast come from animals. Students research the health hazards caused to humans by...
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Let's Talk Trash
Students identify class and types of materials in our environment. In this investigative lesson plan students work in groups to process information about what actions should be taken concerning solid waste.
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Tzedakah: How Can We Help?
Learners identify nutritious meals and the prices of a healthy meal. In this nutritious meals activity, students work in small groups and plan a menu for a nutritious meal. Learners figure the total cost of the meal and collect money to...