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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Cabo Verde

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about health in Cabo Verde via the World Health Organization's profile page on the country, which includes demographic information about core health indicators as well as general information.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Jordan

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about core health indicators in Jordan in this World Health Organization country profile, which includes demographic and health information both historic and current. The 'News and features' tab includes articles with photographs.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Rwanda

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about core health indicators in Rwanda in this World Health Organization country profile which includes demographic and current health information.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Elimination of Leprosy as a Public Health Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Health Organization site offers information on the history of leprosy as well as the way the disease works and current efforts toward global elimination.
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Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: A World of Change [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The introduction of genetically modified organisms (animals, microbes, and plants) into agriculture has been accompanied by controversies over their potential impact on human health, the environment, and farming systems. Management of...
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Mumps

For Students 9th - 10th
Site about mumps: who is affected, when the most cases occur, treatment, and vaccines.
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World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Caregiver Child Interactions: Survival, Healthy Young Children [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the importance for caregiver-child interactions to understand the psychology of child development, relationships, and identification of the need for intervention.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

For Students 9th - 10th
Outdoor air pollution poses a major threat to human health and threatens the ozone layer. Students will examine real time weather data in this extensive unit to learn how air quality is measured, its health impact on at-risk populations,...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: How Do You Help Someone Who Is at Risk of Suicide?

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examines suicide prevention efforts in Greenland, the country with the highest suicide rate in the world.
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United Nations

United Nations: Millennium Development Goals and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the eight goals that the United Nations had set forth for the Millennium and read about how we have been doing. There is also a link to a new site where the UN has set seventeen new goals for 2016 and beyond.
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Other

Gapminder: Dollar Street

For Students 1st - 9th
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
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Other

The Sports Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sports Network is a truly comprehensive sports-centered website. Covering sports throughout the world, content includes the latest headlines and scores, as well as focused looks at all major (and minor) professional sports, college...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: U Can Do It 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do you ever wonder whether you can be an athlete? Anyone can. At this website, read about individuals who have overcome their disabilities and have become world-class athletes. Be inspired to be a great athlete, too, and learn about the...
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Globio

Glossopedia: Temperate Forest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Temperate forests cover much of the Earth. Temperate forest ecology is described as well as the importance to all animal and plant health. Human impact on temperate forests around the world is discussed.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Learn About Land and Cleanup

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo

For Students 4th - 9th
Discover the functions and health effects of various microbes as you explore different environments in the Microbe Zoo: DirtLand, Animal Pavilion, Snack Bar, Space Adventure, and Water World.

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