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CommonLit

Common Lit: Stress for Success

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Stress for Success" by Alison Pearce Stevens, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Story on Stress

For Students 3rd - 8th
It is highly probable that you've heard someone say he is "stressed out." What does that mean? Exactly what is stress and how does it affect us? Read more about the causes of stress, what it does to us, and how to reduce stress.
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Other

Sweet Briar College: Stress Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Sweet Briar College gives a self-quiz to determine if you are "Stressed Out".
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PBS

Pbs Kids: It's My Life: School: Test Stress

For Students 3rd - 8th
A peek into the life of a school-aged child provides useful tools on test taking, time management, peer relations, cheating issues, and more. Listen to testimonials, take real-time surveys, and participate in multiple-ending stories on...
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Articles: Word Stress and Sentence Stress

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by Josef Essberger entitled "Word Stress and Sentence Stress: The Golden Key to English Pronunciation" explaining the meaning of stress, word stress, and sentence stress in English pronunciation.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Five Steps for Fighting Stress

For Students 2nd - 8th
Sometimes you feel angry, scared, upset, or frustrated. Read this article from Kids Health to learn some useful tips on how to manage stress.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Perfect Pacifier

For Students 3rd - 8th
A new study has found that a mother's arms are incredibly effective at reducing the physical symptoms of stress in crying babies. This article reports on the study and its implications. Includes a brief video. [1:56]
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Stressed Out: Slope as Rate of Change

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site may be used as a lesson for understanding graphs of functions and goes into slopes of a curve. The site helps students notice when a slope of a curve is increasing and decreasing and general interpretations of graphs.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Le Chatelier's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explain the factors that stress a system at equilibrium and use Le Chatelier's principle to predict how the system will respond to each stress. They will...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: What to Do When You Don't Like School

For Students 3rd - 8th
Not everyone enjoys going to school, but we all have to go. If you or a friend are having a hard time at school, these tips and explanations may be just the thing to turn school into something you enjoy. You have to be there, you may as...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Real Deal on Repeating a Grade

For Students 3rd - 8th
How would you feel if you just found out you needed to repeat a grade? Maybe you just found out that you actually do need to repeat. It really isn't that uncommon for students to repeat some grades in school. Use this article to help you...
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Fractures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on fractures, or broken bones. The information is very brief with links to shock, CPR and severe bleeding. Also lets you know what to do if there is an injury or a trauma.
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Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: What Do You Do if You Don't Like School

For Students 3rd - 8th
What if you really don't like school? Read this article to find out what you can do.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Going to College

For Students 9th - 10th
Leaving home and going to a new school, making new friends, and learning how live on your own can be an intimidating process. This article tackles these concerns and examines strategies for overcoming anxiety that can result from these...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Do I Deal With Frustration in a Positive Way?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Working through our frustration can help us grow our brains and it's also perfectly normal to get frustrated! This article explains four suggested steps for dealing with frustration.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Ugh! Ulcers

For Students 3rd - 8th
People used to think ulcers were caused by stress, but now doctors know they are caused by the H. pylori bacteria. In this article for kids, find out what an ulcer is, how to treat them, and how you can prevent them.
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TES Global

Tes: Mindfulness Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Mindfulness Activity, students will engage in mini-creative writing tasks. The sheet will simulate each part of the brain as they make lists, draw pictures, and respond to high-interest questions.

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