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Handout
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida for Teens: Mind Matters: The Body's Response to Marijuana

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Facts about marijuana and its effects on the body, brain and life.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: The Summer I Was Sixteen

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-stanza poem describes life as a teenager hanging out with friends at the swimming pool.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rock Concert

For Students 9th - 10th
This clip asks students to place themselves in the parents shoes and respond to their teenager's request to attend a rock concert and to think about the concerns parents have when making their decisions.
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Article
Other

Child Development Institute: Adolescence: The Last Step Before Becoming an Adult

For Students 9th - 10th
Begin to understand the teen age group looking at its place on the growth sequence. Learn that adoelscence, being the last step before becoming an adult brings many changes and challenges.
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Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Adolescence Terminology Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the terms associated with adolescence with this ten-question review game.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.74 Puberty and Adolescence

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn the characteristics of puberty and adolescence in humans.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Invention of the Teenager

For Students 5th - 8th
It's hard to believe that there was not a phase known as adolescence until the 1920s. See how child labor laws and the automobile combined to spawn the teenager.