UT Southwestern
Osmosis Demonstration Lab
Even though they were written for upper-level high schoolers or college pupils, the labs herein are possible to use even in middle school. In the activity, kids observe osmosis in both potatoes and elodea plants, then record and graph...
Learning for Life
Lesson 7: Stimulants
Make sure your class is aware and informed of the various types of stimulant drugs that exist. Here, they can learn their alternate names and some of their harmful effects. While this is a very basic direct-instructional instructional...
Curated OER
I Can Balance. You Can Balance.
There are many, many reasons why people do not maintain an energy balance. Talk to your young learners about balance, what gets in the way of eating healthy, and things that get in the way of doing physical activity. Some obstacles may...
Education Outside
What Are Grains?
This activity is like having a show-and-tell. Bring in lots of items, or packaging, from the grain group. Bread, rice, cracker, cereal, oats, you get the idea. Perhaps first start by checking in and asking what the class knows about...
Education Outside
Erosion in the Garden
Groups create splashboards and use them to perform a series of experiments to determine the effect of rain on erosion.
Education Outside
Natural Dye Tie-Dye
Up-cycle, or reprocess waste materials, into colorful tie-dye clothing or banners with an activity that uses fruits and vegetable juices as dye sources.
Curated OER
Mummy Dearest
Students assess what environmental conditions best contribute to preservation and mummification by participating in a multi-day 'apple mummification' lab.
Curated OER
Making Healthy Food Choices
In this well-designed nutritional activity, students are given the opportunity to create their own daily food record, compare their nutrient with minimimun requirements, and think critically about their own food choices. Materials and...
Curated OER
A Delicate Balance
Students investigate energy balance equation for five fictitious middle school students by using an energy balance clinic scenario.
Curated OER
Lunch Menu Calories tracking project
In this lunch menu activity, students make a spreadsheet where they count the calories of different food items on the lunch menu, chart their findings, and answer short answer questions. Students answer 5 questions.
Curated OER
What’s the Shape of Your Diet?
Students analyze their diets. In this healthy diet activity, students keep food journals and examine their diets next to the recommended daily allowances of MyPyramid for Kids.
Curated OER
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of HIV Infection
Students identify the symptoms of HIV. In this disease control lesson, students listen to a mini-lecture on the symptoms of HIV. Students locate information on the Internet about ELIZA and confidentiality regarding HIV testing. Students...
PBS
Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Learning About Opioids
Feeling high is not the only side effect of abusing prescription opioids. Middle and high schoolers learn more about specific painkillers, including Fentanyl, Oxycodone, and Clonazepam, as well as their common brand names and extensive...
Curated OER
World Tuberculosis Day
March 24th is annually recognized as World Tuberculosis Day. In this World Tuberculosis Day worksheet, students complete activities such as word scramble, numbering passages, scrambled sentences, think=pair-share, and peer interviewing....
Cornell University
Chemical Reactions
Investigate the Law of Conservation of Mass through a lab exploration. Individuals combine materials to initiate chemical reactions. They monitor for signs of reactions and measure the masses before and after the reactions for...
Concord Consortium
Two Pounds to Go
How hard can it be to measure out two pounds? A short performance task introduces a situation where a balance scale is broken. It gives a method for measuring out two pounds and asks learners to evaluate the procedure. They must prove...
Curated OER
Chapter 25: Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
Poring over the details and characteristics of monopolistic and oligopoly systems, these slides include charts, graphs, and key terms to help viewers truly grasp the concepts behind each market model. From budding economists to...
Teach Engineering
Rock and Boat
Present the class with a question on whether the water level of a pond will rise they take a large rock out of a boat and drop it into the pond. Groups come down on all sides of the question and try to justify their answers. The activity...
Biology Junction
Nonvascular and Simple Vascular Plants: Mosses to Ferns
Sometimes conservationists use specific plants to prevent erosion or fight invasive species. A 50-slide presentation covers both nonvascular and vascular plants. It discusses the plants, their stages and life cycles, reproduction, uses,...
Curated OER
Hoodia Hoodoo
Learners assess misleading claims in advertisements. After reviewing several advertisements for Hoodia, students compare the claims made to news reports about the product. They conduct research to discover whether the claims made by the...
Curated OER
Eating a Variety for Breakfast
Students describe different types of breakfasts they would like to eat. They make and eat breakfast food.
Curated OER
Physical Fitness and Obesety
Students use Internet web sites to discover how physically fit they truly are. Each group must use three web sites to answer questions and make an assessment of the person they have. Each group report back to the class what they have...
Curated OER
Learning About Korea Through Its Kites
Students read The Korean Magpie, discuss basic concerns and techniques in flying a kite, including being safe and partnering with the wind, and decorate, construct, and fly Korean Bird Kite.
Curated OER
Dysfunctional Eating
Sixth graders study the concept of dysfuctional eating including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, fad dieting, and having an unbalanced diet. They watch and discuss videos about eating disorders and then they...
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