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What Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and classify them according to whether or not they are controllable. They discover how to reduce the probability of high blood pressure through diet and exercise.
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The Colony of Virginia as Far as the Mississippi

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study George Washington's map and journal of his 1754 expedition to the French. They draw conclusions about the importance of western lands and the problems involved in tapping the resources of the West during that era.
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GroWing Up

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate a short biography of George Washington's childhood. They examine the differences between life for students in the eighteenth century and today.
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Don't Even Start!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research teen smoking and present a PowerPoint presentation, which be their personal anti-smoking campaign for their peers.
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Pregnancy, Day 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students listen to explanations of what can go wrong in pregnancy and why problems arise. They complete worksheets and define terminology.
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Nicotine Why is it so hard to quit smoking?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interview both smokers and nonsmokers to get their point of view on the topic. They prepare bar graphs based on the data accumulated by the class during the interviews.
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Lesson 2: What Is Money?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils describe the functions of money as a medium of exchange, a store or a measure of value. They determine a number of characteristics of money by completing an activity in which they assign common items the value to buy candy. They...
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Be Your Own Cahncellor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the funding strategies of a modern central government. Individuals or groups construct a plan for increasing spending and making cutbacks in various government programs. Students examine the importance of taxes on the...
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Search and Seizure

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners participate in a simulation that involves a search and seizure activity. The rights of students in the school setting is investigated. An examination of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution is...
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Toxicology 2: Finding the Toxic Dose

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm with group partners to decide upon a chemical they would like to test, and outline a procedure for their investigation. They then present in groups their ideas to the rest of the class as well as the chemical...
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Plants and Air Purity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how green plants help improve air quality. They read an article and discuss the importance of air quality and its effects on the human body. They investigate by connecting hose to the top of a Bell jar and to a funnel....
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Parliamentary 101 or "How to Get Things Done!" (Unless You're in Opposition)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to new vocabulary used in a Legislature setting. As a class, they are divided into a Government group and an Opposition group and present their issues to the other side. They rank the issues and change roles to...
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Compound Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this compound nouns learning exercise, students choose the correct words from the compound nouns and use the clues for help. Students complete 25 exercises.
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Breaking News English: Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Kate Moss Axed over Drug Scandal

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Kate Moss Axed over Drug Scandal," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: British Food Best in the World

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "British Food Best in the World," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Shelter/Refuge

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research shelters and places of refuge for animals and humans. In this shelters lesson, students read paragraphs about animal and human shelters. Students complete an activity about beavers and shelters. Students then complete a...
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Self-Test Quiz: Cause and Effect Linking Words

For Students 5th - 7th
In this cause and effect linking words instructional activity, students create full sentences using linking words and phrases given. Students can check their answers or get a hint.
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Facts into Action

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils role play chosen scenario about smart decision making. In this drug awareness lesson, students discuss the danger associated with drug abuse. They practice how to make careful choices when faced with a difficult situation.
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Canadian Lung Association: Smoking and Tobacco Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the statistics on smoking and tobacco in Canada. Focuses particularly on young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four and looks at changes in smoking status and amount smoked. Studies tobacco use in middle school aged...
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Nida: Research Report Series: Tobacco, Nicotine, and E Cigarettes

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed report presents research and findings concerning tobacco and its short-term and long-terms effects on the human body.
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Health Canada: Tobacco Product Labelling

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Walk through the anatomy of a cigarette package. First, look at the mandatory graphic health warnings. Next, examine the toxic emissions statement that gives the emission levels of six toxic chemicals. Finally, read the health...
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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: Facts on Drugs: Tobacco, Nicotine, Vaping E Cigarettes

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive resource provides facts about tobacco addiction. Covers topics such as nicotine addicion, how and why tobacco is used and the adverse health effects of tobacco use.
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Uen: Effects of Tobacco

For Teachers 2nd
This lesson engages students in learning about the negative impact of tobacco. Students will demonstrate their learning by writing what they have learned on hearts that will be strung together and displayed. Students will also write...

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