Curated OER
Health-related Illnesses/Job Opportunities in the Health Field
Learners investigate, discuss and write about health related illnesses common among teenagers in this series of lessons. They research health related careers of interest to them
Curated OER
Fire Safety Vocabulary Wheel
In this fire safety worksheet, students examine a vocabulary wheel involving 4 key terms associated with fire safety: prevention, elevator, escape and drop.
Curated OER
Where Do Weeds Grow Best?
Student design an experiment in order to determine where weeds grow the best. Through data collection and observations, they discover optimum conditions for weed growth, conditions that make it difficult for weeds to grow, and create...
Curated OER
Drugs in Schools: Preventing Substance Abuse
Middle schoolers evaluate substance abuse problems at their school and then create solutions for the problems.
Curated OER
Once a fact, always a truth
Learners discover there are many sources of accurate and inaccurate information. They use newspapers and, in small groups, develop a statement explaining why they believe the article is accurate or inaccurate.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Vaccines and Immnunizations
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention site that covers just about anything you'd want to know about vaccines and immunizations, including vaccine recommendations, immunization schedules, vaccine safety, the importance of vaccines...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: The Aids Crisis
The resource examines the AIDS crisis. Articles on free HIV tests and prevention are included. The resource consists of HIV/Aids infections by region and a teacher lesson plan.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Cancer.gov: Q & a About Smoking Cessation
This site discusses, through a series of questions and answers, the benefits of smoking cessation. Also provides links to definitions of many of the terms used throughout the site.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Tracking a Mystery: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site offers a detailed account of the 1993 outbreak in the western US that lead to discovery of a new disease linked to "a previously unknown type of hantavirus." Many related pages with...
Other
The Addiction Counselor Certification : Homepage
Students interested in a career in counseling will find a good overview to the certification requirements for the state of Oregon, along with lots of related information.
Other
National Crime Prevention Council: Teens, Crime, and the Community
With a section for teens and one for adults, TCC offers information and resources aimed at reducing violence in the lives of teens--with their help.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Tips for Kids
Use these tips to help kids understand asthma in this guide from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: All About Asthma
Teach children about what causes asthma, how it's treated, and what young scholars can do to help their classmates with asthma with this lesson plan from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless".
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Buster's Breathless
This read-aloud story is based on the Arthur episode "Buster's Breathless." As you read, pause to talk about the characters and what's happening in the story.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Quiz
Test your children's knowledge of asthma with this quiz from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Background Information
Learn about the symptoms of asthma in this guide from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Tips for Grown Ups
Use these tips designed for adults to better understand your child's asthma in this guide from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless".
AdLit
Ad lit.org: What Are the Key Components of Dropout Prevention Programs?
Dropout prevention research shows that most programs use more than one type of intervention (family outreach, academic tutoring, personalization and vocational training, for example). While there is no one right way to intervene,...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: What Do We Know About Who Drops Out and Why?
Students decide to drop out for many reasons. This overview classifies the reasons as either status (e.g., age, socioeconomic status, geographic region or mobility) or alterable (e.g., grades, disruptive behaviors, school climate,...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Understanding Why Students Avoid Writing
If parents and teachers understand why some students hate writing , they can targeted solution to address students' reluctance. Learn some reasons students avoid writing, and how increasing the automaticity of writing skills and...
Other
Osteoporosis Australia
This site contains information on the Osteoporosis Australia organization. It has useful links for definitions and prevention and treatment measures.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying the Third Side in a Conflict: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to introduce the concept of the Third Side to a conflict resolution process. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Identifying the Third Side in a Conflict and Making It Relevant to...
Other
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Comprehensive information on CF from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
WebMD
Web Md: Understanding Hay Fever
This site from WebMD Health provides the viewer with a great description of what hay fever is, the symptoms it causes and its treatment. A very well prepared and in-depth site with links to additional information on the subject.