In this language arts worksheet, students examine the 101 reasons for taking a class in Latin. The syllabus has classical art for background on the cover page.

Students assess the mission, accomplishments and global impact of Doctors Without Borders, the medical relief organization awarded the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize. They analyze stories of recent work done in different countries around the world.

Stress the importance of the different types of pressure our mind and body experience in a lesson about how certain types of stress are actually necessary and good for our bodies. As astronauts and people with injuries can attest, not...

Students examine the pros and cons of 'embedded computing' in the field of medicine. They invent and describe a computer that would be embedded in an individual to improve their education or school and write essays critiquing their...

Young scholars explore similarities and differences in jobs in one field. In this careers lesson, the teacher introduces the concept, then students brainstorm a list of jobs in the health field and complete a worksheet pertaining to...

Students examine a case history of a street kid in Thailand. In this case history lesson students explore the reasons children end up living on the streets. The references in the lesson are to The UN Conventions of The Right of a Child.

Fifth graders conduct research on the major organ systems of the human body. They create and present 3D models of a body system, and collect basic first-aid supplies for donation to a third-world community.

Students, who are teachers, discover the hazards facing sailors hundreds of years ago as they prepare a lesson to use in their classroom. They examine what each group of students will investigate, and how the findings will be discussed.

Learners study an article and answer questions.  In this exploring robots lesson students read an article on military robots and answer questions. 

Pupils are able to compare the treatments available for certain medical conditions during three different points in time during the last hundred years; list the medicines and drug therapies available now that have helped them and those...

Students explain how manufactured products depend on its function for a purpose.  In this sticky tape lesson plan students test the strength of different tapes, take measurements and record data. 

Students role play a visit to the doctor's office to practice communicating their symptoms to a health professional. They view an internet example of a patient discussing a medical issue with a doctor and then pair up to share...

Fifth graders read the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH." They discuss the various characters in the book, and the different types of conflict that take place within the book. They also research owls and rats to make comparisons...

Students explore the necessary costs of animals shelters and taking care of one pet. In this providing for animals lesson, students calculate the costs of keeping a pet. Students understand the need for outside funding for animal shelters.

Students explore the opportunity to educate others. In this response to terrorism lesson, students explore 12 service learning opportunities that they may choose to implement in order to take positive action in response to terrorism.

Students research the importance of play. In this research lesson, students work in pairs and interview each other about their 'play history.' Students take data from the interview and shape it into a play history for the individual....

Students work together to test how the color of a material affects how much heat it absorbs. They make predictions and take notes on their observations. They discover how engineers use this type of information.

The student will identify the difference in the rate of plant growth in three soils that vary in organic matter.1. Obtain three to four flowerpots, different types of soil, a record chart, three to five beans for each pot, and water....

In this youth and old age dictation worksheet, students take dictation on a passage containing various terms associated with youth and old age.

Students take a closer look at world hunger. In this global issues lesson, students discuss hunger in African nations and determine how that might organize a school-side campaign to raise money to fight hunger through the charity...

Prepare high schoolers for the world of work by organizing a job shadowing experience. The resource packet contains all the required materials, but you will have to make the arrangements with the school and the employers.

An important part of balancing caloric intake to energy expenditure is knowing how many Calories you are consuming. In the fifth of a seven-lesson plan series on food and energy, learners estimate their daily caloric intake, then use a...

Students are able to explain the role of government in protecting the rights of citizens. They participate in a lesson where they attempt to correct the ethical violations that were made in previous clinical trials such as the Tuskegee...

In this vocabulary worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions about health and medicine. Students are instructed to choose the best answer, as some questions have more than one acceptable answer.