White settlers were responsible for introducing several diseases, including cholera, to the Native American population. This lesson focuses on the spread of infectious diseases and compares cholera to Ebola and other infectious diseases.
In this resource, students are presented with an infographic about fire safety.
In this activity, students will determine their respiratory rate and explore the factors that affect breathing rate.
This activity helps the students understand the importance of online safety.
Students investigate the importance of branding and messaging, especially as they relate to parity products such as beer and alcohol.
Attractive packaging and clever advertising often hide the nutritional quality of a food. Students will use food labels to compare the fat content of similar foods so they can make more informed choices. Fat content is the focus of this lesson. Most Americans consume more fat than is recommended. High-fat diets have been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
In this video students are urged to talk about HIV and learn about prevention.
It's tough to stay alert in classes all day, do stuff after school, see your friends, and get through all your homework at night. Who has time to add physical activity to this list? It?s a weird but true fact: being active actually helps you feel more awake and have the energy to do all the things you want to do every day. Activity helps you feel better, stay alert, and deal with stress. Plus, it helps you sleep better?so you?ve tackled two parts of the energy equation at once. This resource allows students to check their knowledge on physical activity and nutrition.
Students will become familiar with the nutritional value of foods advertised on television and in magazines.
This interactive resource provides students the opportunity to give characters advice when faced with stressful or pressured situations.
In this lesson students will identify a variety of healthy foods.
Students will identify and play games and activities that can help keep them healthy. They will also plan weekly family exercise routines to promote a healthy lifestyle at home.
This article helps students understand when they should wash their hands and the right way to wash their hands.
This resource provides information about warming up and cooling down while exercising, using the right equipment, over exercising, knee injuries, and osteoporosis.
This article provides details for keeping track of your blood sugar when you have diabetes including the daily routine and how it works.
This article includes information to help students understand the importance of safety measures when playing outside.
In this activity, students will measure and calculate heart rates per minute and for other units of time. They will determine the amount of blood pumped by their heart during various intervals of time.
In this lesson students will be encouraged to drink water versus soda and sugary beverages.
This resource provides a chart of foods with high fiber and a form to fill out how much fiber students eat in a day.
This infographic has information on bicycle safety.