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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Career Education for Early Elementary Grades

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
It's never too early to connect children with the real world meaning of their work. A series of four one-hour sessions, plus a field trip, make up this unit on college and career readiness for first and second graders. After viewing a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vital Signs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore the nursing profession! Written for a career exploration unit, this lesson plan gives participants a chance to observe and learn about the skills that a nurse would need. They measure vital signs with appropriate medical...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

When You're Sick

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify symptoms of illness and how they can get better. In this health lesson, 2nd graders use Venn diagrams to categorize what the character of a story did to get well, and different types of symptoms.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Health Careers

For Teachers K
Students identify careers in the healthcare field. They listen to a description of work done by family members, school personnel and community workers. They role-play a visit to the doctor's office and all the staff involved in that visit.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Registered Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the nursing career as well as information on many other careers. The search engine can be used to find any career listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Registered Nurse

For Students 9th - 10th
Registered nurses have always been important members of the medical team. Find out if this is a career that might interest you. Several videos have interviews with registered nurses in many different specialties. This Science Buddies...
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Website
Other

Nurse.org: Nurse Career Learning Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides resources on careers in nursing. Describes different branches of nursing, training, salary ranges, career outlook, working conditions, and much more.
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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Florence Nightingale

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account of Nurse Florence Nightingale, best known for making hospitals a cleaner and safer place to be.
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Handout
National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Clara Barton

For Students 9th - 10th
Clara Barton was an educator, humanitarian, and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistics and a job description for a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses career are researched at this site. This site includes Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Training, Other Qualifications, Job Outlook,...
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Website
Other

Association of Camp Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of an association of professional nurses working in camp settings. Professional, educational, and research resources available. This site contains a great deal of information about nursing in a camp setting and current issues...
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Website
Shakespeare Online

Shakespeare Online: Romeo and Juliet

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent analysis of the themes of light, time, and destiny in Romeo and Juliet.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: What Interests You?

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Bureau of Labor Statistics find out about possible careers in your future by selecting a job based on what school subject you like.
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Website
Other

National Association of Pediatric Nursing

For Students 9th - 10th
Home of an association of professional nurses and nurse practitioners working in pediatric healthcare settings. Educational, professional, and research resources are available through this site. These include online publications and...
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet?" Explore this informative resource filled with links to lesson plans and activities.
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Website
Other

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in psychiatric settings. Library resources include audio/visual, books, online journals and publications, and research projects. Educational and professional resources and web...
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Website
Other

Aorn: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of an association of professional nurses working in surgical settings. Professional, educational, and research resources available. These include an online journal, current publications, research projects, and related Web links.
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Website
Other

Awesome Library

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Awesome Library's searchable database is full of resources in all subject areas. It also provides information to parents, students, teachers, principal, family, and community.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Meet the School Nurse

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the school nurse. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Other

National Association of School Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of an association of professional nurses working in school settings. Educational, professional, and research resources are available. These include a newsletter, currently published articles, and current and past journal...
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Website
Other

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of an association of college nursing education programs. Their mission is to improve and monitor the educational programs for nurses across the nation. Professional, educational, and research resources are included, as well as...
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Website
Other

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in critical care settings. Educational, professional, and research resources including current publications and many links to related resources are included on this site.
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Website
Other

U.s. Cadet Nurse

For Students 9th - 10th
Who were the U.S. Cadet nurses? When did they evolve? What is their service? Find out their story.
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Website
Other

Visiting Nurse Associations of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of association of professional nurses working in the home-care setting. This site includes reference to current publications and also contains information for families and caregivers regarding home healthcare issues.