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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Odyssey of Life: Creepy Crawlies

For Students 3rd - 8th
Identify places in a typical room where "creepy crawlies" like dust mites, ants, lice and silverfish might live. Then check out places on the human body that dust mites may inhabit, and learn about the disease and other problems dust...
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Article
Other

Bible Chronologist: Evidence of the Exodus From Egypt?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very interesting site that provides evidence that the Exodus of the Israelites really did happen.
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Other

Daily Bible Study the Ten Plagues

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent site to help with research on the Ten Plagues in the book of Exodus. It describes the situation in Egypt that the time and gives Biblical references for each plague.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: Head Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative article about head lice: how one gets them, how to prevent them, and how to treat them. Includes a section for kids, and another for teens that covers pubic lice, or crabs.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides comprehensive information on head, body and pubic lice. It includes diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, as well as risk factors associated with lice, and the life cycle of a louse.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Why Lice Aren't So Nice

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to find out exactly what lice are, why they like people, and most importantly, how to get rid of them.
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Read Works

Read Works: Goodbye to Lice

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction, informational text passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains...
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Article
Healthline Media

Medical News Today: What Are Head Lice?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Everything you need to know about head lice and nits in one accessible place. Explore this infestation, what it causes, how it is spread and how it can be treated.
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Article
Akron Children's Hospital

Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Hey! A Louse Bit Me!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lice need to suck blood to survive, and they sometimes live on people's heads and lay eggs in their hair. Learn all about lice in this article.
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Website
WebMD

Web Md: Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from WebMD provides a great, brief overview of lice, focusing on the three main kinds. Head lice, pubic lice and body lice, each of which come with a picture. Topics that are also covered include cause, symptoms, what...
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Other

Frequently Asked Questions About Head Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
This HeadLice.org site has several links to FAQ's about head lice and also its treatment.
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Handout
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Get This Bug Off Me

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site distinguishes harmful from nonharmful insects. Pictures supplement the text.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Hey! A Louse Bit Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site is provided for by Kids Health. A louse is a parasite that sometimes lives on the heads of people. Read more about lice, how to avoid them, and what to do if you do come in contact with them.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Head Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
A short explanation of what head lice are. Includes links to comprehensive information regarding detection, symptoms, prevention, and treatment. This page is available in numerous languages.
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Handout
American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Head Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a one-page article provides a brief overview of head lice: causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Head Lice

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustration of a boy's hair full of lice eggs, or nits.