Tobacco and Organisms

Students define and give examples of technology by conducting online research. They create presentations highlighting artifacts they find on the Eastern North Carolina Digital Library website. Among the artifacts students examine are a...

Exactly how environmentally friendly is your school? From the air fresheners in the bathrooms to the cleaning solvents used in the classrooms, young conservationists search the school grounds for sources of air pollution in...

Do you eat more when you are hot or when you are cold? Young scientists observe the eating pace of two caterpillars at different temperatures. The differences in endotherm and ecotherm animals' ability to adjust to temperature change...

Illuminate the darkest corners of your marine biology or life science class with this feature about bioluminescence. Viewers see that luciferase and luciferin combine in a cool, light-producing reaction. This adaptation helps glowing...

In this world no tobacco day learning exercise, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey about...

Pupils break into small groups and listen to the procedures and guidelines for developing a slideshow presenting using PowerPoint. They then use the Internet to research alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, misuse, and abuse and create a...

Students develop graphs, charts, and tables and calculate percentages based on data from a survey. In a previous lesson they surveyed other students about tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use. Part B of this lesson involves small groups...

Seventh graders look up pictures of viruses or pictures of models of viruses. Using pipe cleaners, beads, Styrofoam or other available materials make models of these shapes. They then observe a demonstration to show the effect of Tobacco...

Students explore how personal behavior can affect health, especially the health of your skin. They become better aware of how their personal behavior and the environment can have a considerable impact on their health in general. Students...

Young scholars use existing knowledge of microbes, focusing on the relationship between microorganisms and foodborne illness, as well as the implications that foodborne illness has on human health.