Students take a closer look at sports science. In this hands-on learning lesson, students may visit the Science Museum, the Life Science Centre, or the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum online or in-person to discover details related to the...

What is the relationship among the heart, circulation, and exercise? Your class members will explore first-hand how different physical exercises affect an individual's heart rate. They will begin by learning how to measure their own...

Leave it to the classic jump rope to get your class excited about physical activity! Your class will begin by discussing the benefits of jumping rope as a form of exercise and learning a few different types of jumps. Then in groups of...

Your young learners will discover how muscular strength and endurance can increase with this truly hands-on activity! Beginning by writing an acrostic for the word strength, class members then engage in tracking their ability to squeeze...

Are serving sizes for different foods always appropriate for what you need? In this hands-on activity, learners work in groups to estimate what one serving size of various foods are, and then evaluate their hypotheses by measuring...

Do you know how much water you have had in the last 24 hours? Do you know how much your body needs? In this hands-on activity, your class members will estimate how much water our bodies lose each day by filling and emptying one-liter...

Students investigate simple machines and their uses in everyday life.  In this scientific method lesson, students examine physical tools such as wedges, screws, and levers using a "how does it work" approach.  Students complete...

Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...

In this lesson plan site, students do an experiment, read, and view pictures to learn about the parts of the body that are involved in the breathing process. Contains related links.

A brief overview of Hippocrates and his ideas about effective medicine.

A brief overview of Hippocratic medicine.

Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women in medicine. Discover women's impact in the field of medicine, as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers while exploring key...

With this WebQuest, high school or undergraduate students make recommendations to the public or policy makers about how Americans should handle the potential arrival of an avian influenza epidemic. How will your students decide to handle...

The story of two men that persevered. Read the inspiring story of their transatlantic flight.

Presents a short history of illegal drugs and discusses how societal mores and public policy have changed over time based on how people have used or abused addictive drugs.

Presents a short history of tobacco use and discusses how societal mores and public policy have changed over time based on how people have used tobacco. Includes a collection of images depicting the culture of smoking in different...