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The "Heart" of the Problem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore mathematical operations while studying nutrition. In this physical fitness lesson, students explore calories, pulse rate, and the circulatory system. Students use mathematical data to create a healthy physical fitness...
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Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a story called Mayor Puts City on Diet to Lose a Million Pounds and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current event Lose a Million Pounds lesson plan, students respond to literature by...
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Recognizing Propaganda-Loaded Language

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study a print ad for an abdominal toning device after discussing what strategies are necessary for healthy weight loss and muscle tone. They practice the skill of recognizing propaganda in print advertising.
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Nutrition (Weight Management)

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore nutrition and the effect it has by participating in class discussions.  In this diet and exercise lesson, 7th graders analyze print advertisements and discuss how unrealistic their expectations are and how false...
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Amazon Rainforest Conservation, Brazil

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the concept of understanding the effects of disturbances in an environment.  In this life science lesson, students use the game Jenga to help capture the idea of environment disturbances.  Students discuss the effects of...
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Does Mother Nature Know Best?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Investigate herbal medicine in the science or health classroom with this lesson from the New York Times. After a discussion about class members beliefs about and experiences with herbal medicines, pupils read an article that might impact...
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Making Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
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...
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World Tuberculosis Day

For Students 5th - 8th
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....
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Physical Fitness and Obesety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 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...
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Dysfunctional Eating

For Teachers 6th
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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Breaking News English: World's Heaviest Man Plans to Marry

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, learners read "World's Heaviest Man Plans to Marry," 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: Breakfast Helps Girls Stay Slim

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Breakfast Helps Girls Stay Slim," 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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Statistics Newscast in Math Class

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study sports teams, gather data about the teams, and create a newscast about their data. In this sports analysis lesson, students research two teams and define their statistical data. Students compare the two teams, make...
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Pull Idioms

For Students 4th - 8th
In this idioms worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions where they fill in the blanks to sentences that contain a form of the word "pull" in them. Students complete 20 sentences.

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