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University of Minnesota

Altered Reality

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Fascinate young life scientists by showing them how their brain learns. By using prism goggles while attempting to toss bean bags at a target, lab partners change their outlook on the world around them, producing amusing results....
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Shakespeare Globe Trust

Fact Sheet: The Third Globe

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Hopefully the third time's a charm when it comes to rebuilding London's Globe Theatre! With an informational text, readers learn about the reconstruction of the theatre in the 1990s. They also discover how modern health and safety...
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NASA

Climate Change Online Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What are the key indicators that show scientists that our planet is in the fastest warming trend ever? Learners go on a WebQuest to examine the evidence for themselves. Following several links to NASA sites, kids see how the global...
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National Academy of Sciences

Infectious Diseases: Bird Flu Today

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Understanding how viruses spread has never been more important. A well-designed WebQuest lesson has young scientists research viruses, how they spread, and how they are treated. They also consider the trends in common viruses in the world.
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Curated OER

Who's Hungry?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils research the importance of a healthy diet and the world's nutrition. For this health and diet lesson, students discuss the foods animals and people eat. Pupils discuss the food chain and create a food chain. Students create a list...
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Curated OER

A Poster is Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list observations of PSA posters. They provide evidence/examples of their observations through class discussion. Students explore public health posters. They investigate historical public health campaign posters.
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Curated OER

What are Hunger and Malnutrition and Who Are the Hungry?: Ethics, Food, Global Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the consequences of hunger and malnutrition, to know that we need many different foods and to know who is hungry and malnourished in the world.
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Vital Signs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners research health-related topics such as good nutrition, exercise, and the human body. They analyze their data and distribute it through the use of the Internet.
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Curated OER

Fit or Fat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about health by creating healthy snacks, healthy menus, and recording their fat intake with certain foods. In this health lesson plan, students also focus on how exercise can help them stay healthy and loose unhealthy weight.
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Curated OER

Is Your Home Bugging You?

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students look into the world-wide rise in allergy rates. In this personal health lesson plan, students research and discuss possible reasons for the spike in allergies. 
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Curated OER

Living Longer

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students relate health information text to themselves and society.  For this health information lesson, students answer questions using the 5 W's based on the health issue they are reading about.  Students discuss life...
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Education World

Emotional Journey Journal

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this health worksheet, students keep track of emotions over a short period of time in the form of a journal. This is done in conjunction with reading the background material.
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Curated OER

A Healthy Old Age?

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Young scholars explore the role of the National Health Service (NHS) in Britain. In this current events lesson, students visit websites and listen to lectures to learn about Britain's free health care. Young scholars...
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Curated OER

Hunger and Malnutrition

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use a variety of resources to determine the importance of getting the proper nutrients. In this nutrition lesson, student complete an activity in which they examine the world issue of hunger and malnutrition. They locate...
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Curated OER

Researching Infectious Diseases

For Students 5th - 6th
In this researching infectious diseases instructional activity, students write a report on one of the infectious diseases listed, using the web links for research, then answering 13 short answer questions about it.
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Curated OER

My Personal Improvement Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate what is necessary to design a personal improvement plan including making web using software. They research the meaning of Body Mass Index and how to measure it before accessing assigned web sites that discuss health...
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Curated OER

Heart Word Game

For Students 4th - 5th
In this heart health crossword, students locate 14 words to solve clues and place them in the puzzle. Although this appears to be part of a heart health adult presentation, older students could benefit.
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Curated OER

Get Healthy Now

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share about healthy habits they practice at home. In this adult health lesson, students discuss the benefits of eating healthy foods. They watch a video and share their learning in class.
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Curated OER

What Can We Do to Help End Hunger?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research people who have made a difference in the fight against poverty and hunger. In groups, they discuss the actions they can take in their community to help those in need. They are also introduced to the...
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Curated OER

Delve Into Diseases

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research diseases that affect people all around the world and write about their research. In this diseases lesson plan, 5th graders answer questions about vaccines, facts, differences in diseases, and more.
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Curated OER

Ancient Mediterranean Lands: A Timeline of Mediterranean Civilizations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore world history by participating in a class agriculture activity. In this wheat weaving lesson plan, 6th graders identify the different Mediterranean regions that adopted early agriculture methods and expanded their...
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Curated OER

B is for Banana

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils learn and practice the song "B is for Banana" and examine how eating bananas is important for good nutrition and health.
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Curated OER

Yes I Can!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn and practice the song "Yes I Can Eat 5 a Day" and determine how fruits and vegetables play an integral part in their health.

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