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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Drug and Alcohol Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
Make it around the bases to review the concepts of drugs related to substance abuse.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cigarette Use in Teen Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice questions over cigarette use in teen populations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nclex Rn Questions on Drug Abuse and Addiction 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these practice questions on drug abuse and addiction to review for the NCLEX-RN test.
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Curated OER

London Tobacco Shop Sign

For Students 9th - 10th
Three seventeenth-century buildings, two portraits, and three original accounts from Virginia and the Carolinas about the qualities and conditions of life in these southern English colonies that led to success and growth.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Kids and Smoking

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing reasons why kids pick up smoking despite what we know about tobacco, this website from Kids Health offers good information about the social pressures that cause kids to start using tobacco.
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University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina:history of Information Technology in North Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
The first seeds of the information technology industry in North Carolina were planted in the 1950s. At that time, North Carolina's economy was largely concentrated in the tobacco, textiles, and machinery industries. The state's best...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Keeping Healthy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This unit helps children to learn that there are many aspects to keeping healthy. Children learn about the heart and how heartbeat is affected by exercise. It gives opportunities to explore issues about...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Smoking Section

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn various perspectives on the issue of smoking in public places in New York City in this video segment from New York Voices.
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American Council on Science and Health

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Council on Science and Health provides headline health news as well as publishes its latest findings on important health and environmental topics.
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US Department of Agriculture

Usda: Agricultural Marketing Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA, links to product and commodity marketing information and job opportunities.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: Information on Common Drugs of Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at common drugs, including a link to each drug where you can find research reports, infofacts, publications, and notes.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Smoke and Mirrors

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Students develop a persuasive peer-to-peer case against smoking, with the goal to understand how language usage can influence perception, attitudes and behavior.
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A History of Jamestown, Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive history of the colony of Jamestown, Virginia. Includes a very nice timeline and historical background.
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Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Smoking Stinks

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the reasons kids start smoking, why it is bad for you, and how you can encourage your friends to quit in this article for kids. Includes a brief video. [1:39]
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University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Integrated Pest Management Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives general info on Integrated Pest Management. Along with news, IPM contacts, publications, and related links. Also lists various subject areas to look into.
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On Science: Addicting Kids to Nicotine

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizing research found at the Mayo Clinic, this article explains why kids, who have only smoked a few cigarettes, "experience the same symptoms of nicotine addiction as adults who smoke heavily." Learn about how nicotine affects the...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Agriculture Rules the South

For Students 9th - 10th
The essay describes the devlopment of the Southern colonies as agricultural centers and the cultural aspects associated with rural, agricultural life.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The New South

For Students 9th - 10th
Could the American South be remade as an industrial economy like the North?
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Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: New South

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick four question comprehension check over the New South.
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The Washington Post

The Sherman Antitrust Act

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very short article, which briefly explains what a trust is and how a trust is formed. Included is a summary of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which prohibited the creation of trusts and monopolies in 1890.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: The Biology Project: Chemicals and Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Arizona's Biology Project provides background information on toxic materials and the body's responses as well as interactive tutorials with assessment questions and an activity in which students can actually acquire and...
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Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Eastern Woodland Metal Pendants and Ornaments

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes and illustrates the transition from bone and other materials to metal gorgets and pendants made and worn by Native Americans.
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Kids Health: Borracheras

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on binge drinking presents many facts about binge drinking and the consequences of it.
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Kids Health: Heroin

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this chart from Kids Health as a quick reference to information about heroin. Find out how it is used, what it's called, where it comes from, and what it does to your body.

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