REFERENCE
Learn about the origins, outbreaks, transmission, and more of the H5N1 virus, also called Avian influenza A.
Read this article to learn about food-borne illness and nine prominent bacteria that can cause them.
Find tips and ideas for making healthy food choices when packing lunches and snacks.
A chart showing drug use by Americans, 12 years and older.
Present this article, which is full of relevant facts pertaining to smoking-related deaths, to teach children about the…
Find facts about alcoholism in this article.
A list of animals and the diseases they may carry.
A chart of the occurrence of heavy alcohol use, by age group, race/ethnicity, and sex from 1985-1997.
ACTIVITIES
Students create a model of the path of a nerve impulse that includes an eye, a sensory neuron, an interneuron, and a…
WORKSHEETS
Use a chart to compare and contrast data on your baby teeth and your permanent teeth.
Try a math activity that introduces students to "optical illusions." They will then create their own illusions.
Read about penicillin, and explore the related activities to learn more about bacteriologist Alexander Fleming's…
Read about Max Theiler, who researched vaccinations for yellow fever during the 1930s.
Find information and activities about Pavlov and his research.
Learn about the development of vitamin supplements.
Students look through magazines for images of people involved in healthful activities, and classify the activities.…
Students discuss the stages in the approval of a medicine in the United States, from research and development to…
The benefits of 4 vitamins are reviewed.
Interesting facts related to blood banks, blood transfusions, and blood donations.
Students will be introduced to several parts of the eye and their functions. This information will be used in the…
Students will use the chromosome pair models from lesson three to review typical chromosome pairs. Students will then be…
These extensions will show students that the brain, not the eyes, is responsible for our ability to see depth. Students…
Present this lesson plan to introduce students to a few disorders that involve networking within the body. Students will…
LESSON
The Daily Scoop is a series of fun, consistent, and easy to understand daily nutrition tips for kids, grades K-8. Added…
