"What could possibly be fun about being scared?" That is the question addressed by a short animated video that offers the idea that feeling pain-free and being energized, a natural high, is a pretty good trade-off.

Concepts

fears

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners share their response to similar scary situations
• Flip the lesson, have class members view the video out of class, saving class time for discussion

Classroom Considerations

• Most of the research links are highly scientific

Pros

• The resource includes the video, a comprehension check, links to topics for further research, and a discussion question

Cons

• None