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Bird Flu: the Next Pandemic?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss what they know about bird flu and check the accuracy of their facts using primary sources related to the topics and classroom discussion activities. They create projects that illustrate what they have learned about...
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Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners write a day in the life story from the point of view of another endangered animal. Students write to your local newspaper to express their opinions on the issue. Learners research a horse's diet and explain why horses have...
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Beginning Critical Reading - The Flu

For Students 5th - 6th
In these critical reading worksheets, students read the story about the flu. Students answer 3 questions about the story and their explanations.
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The Science of HIV

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research about the characteristics of HIV. In this biology lesson, students cite ways to prevent AIDS especially among uninformed teens. They plan a community awareness campaign targeting teens.
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Diabetes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners discuss how behavior can affect health. Students assess their awareness level about Type 2 Diabetes and identify what information is needed to understand factors that can cause Type 2 Diabetes.
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What Are the Food Groups?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine how eating a variety of foods keeps them healthy. They also explore how similar foods are grouped together in food groups.
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What Physical Activities Do Sneakers and His Friends Do? Lesson Idea

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the story Big News! They think of other physical activities that Mr. and Mrs. Legs and their little spiders may do together.
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What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners analyze the decision to smoke and how it is influenced by peer pressure. The discuss ways to say no to tobacco use.
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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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Why Is a Low-Saturated Fat Diet a More Healthful Diet?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners analyze the ways that their food choices can affect body composition and self-concept. They list the benefits of making healthy food choices.
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More or Less

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars discuss which foods they like to "pig out on" and how they feel after they indulge themselves. They explore the idea of eating foods in moderation instead of binge eating.
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HIV/AIDS: Understanding Risk Behaviors

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders recongize the difference between HIV and AIDS. They explore how one finds out they have the disease and their treatment options. They discuss risky and safe behaviors when dealing with HIV or AIDS.
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Prescription For Survival

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is focused upon the survival of populations located in third world countries. They conduct research using a variety of resources while focusing upon the delivery of healthcare with the help of statistics.
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Extraction of DNA from White Onion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct lab test with minced onion to determine where chromosonal DNA is located within the cell, and whether or not it can be extracted.
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Health and Immunization

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners research facts about Niger and Madagascar before reading a child's case study and answering questions about malaria prevention. They discuss healthy lifestyle, how bacteria and viruses can affect health and that following...
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Every Child By Two: Early Childhood Immunizations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the childhood immunizations and how they are used to help prevent the spread of disease. They conduct an information search using a variety of resources and focus upon the problem of disease in children. The...
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Biosecurity Keeps Everyone Safe

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars evaluate websites and determine whether they are valid or invalid resources regarding the topic of infectious diseases and animals. They explore a variety of websites, write a research paper about biosafety, and complete a...
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Heart Message- Write the Word That Completes the Sentence

For Students 4th - 6th
In this heart health fill in the blank activity, student use words from a word bank to complete sentences about heart health. They take a circled letter from each word to make a new word that is a "heart message."
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Fruits and Vegetable Coloring Page

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this fruits and vegetables coloring page worksheet, students find all the pictures of fruits in the first picture and color them. They find all the pictures of the vegetables in the second picture, and color them.
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The Immune System

For Students 10th - 11th
In this health worksheet, students locate 25 words related to the immune system. Words are hidden in a word search. Students may self correct by selecting the link at the end of the page.
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Infection Control Word Search

For Students 4th - 9th
In this word search worksheet, students search for terms related to infection control and community health. Words include infectious agents and other health terms.
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Germ Theory Word Search

For Students 5th - 6th
In this activity on the germ theory, students complete a 12-word word search. Two puzzles are printed on the page for copying purposes.
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International Festival: Japan

For Teachers K
Students discover Japanese culture and the importance of Sakura to Japan. In this international festival activity, students demonstrate an appreciation for the Sakura trees beauty by creating Sakura trees from white and pink dyed cotton...
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Breaking News English: Obama Declares H1N1 National Emergency

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Obama Declares H1N1 National Emergency," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.

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