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Diabetes

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Students identify community cultural practices that enrich or challenge health behaviors. Students evaluate television commercials for their effects on health and initiate a survey of cultural and media influences that might affect health.

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commercials, advertising, diabetes

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commercials, diabetes, type 2 diabetes, health
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Health
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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