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Fishing Line Tests
Students test the strength of different fishing lines. In this chemistry lesson, students conduct the experiment by hanging various masses on the fishing line until it breaks. They record data, construct graphs and formulate their...
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Taking Care of Me
Students brainstorm on the effects of stress on the body. For this health science lesson, students write journals three times a week about how they feel. They determine strategies to cope with stress.
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Fishing Line Tests
Students test the strength of fishing lines. In this stress test lesson, students will investigate the breaking point of various fishing lines and graph the results.
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What is Stress? - Word Search
In this word search instructional activity, middle schoolers search for fifty-four words related to stress and it's psychological and physical effects on people.
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Health Puzzle
In this health worksheet, students identify and locate words related to health lifestyles. There are 39 words located in the puzzle.
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Anorexia
In this word search worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to anorexia in teens. There are 28 words in the puzzle.
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Turtle Hurdles
Students participate in a simulation in which they discover the threats to sea turtles throughout the world. In groups, they act out the life cycle of a sea turtle and describe the stresses that threaten their survival. As a class,...
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Breaking Energy
Learners experiment with the amount of work required to break a piece of wood by hanging masses from a string attached to a thin dowel of wood. At the completion of activity, students calculate if a fast moving hand could break the dowel.
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Tower O'Power
Students work together to design a tower from a computer program. They manufacture the pieces with a laser cutter and compete in a competition to determine the best design for stress relief on towers. They discover the work engineers...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: How Does Depression Develop?
This page contains short descriptions of the causes of depression. There is a link to more information for each cause.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Does Stress Cause Pimples?
Video discusses how stress can affect the body and why stress management is important. [3:55] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Stress Affects Your Body
Our hard-wired stress response is designed to give us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn't all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Stressed Out? Take a Break With This Project!
Is an I-beam as strong as a solid beam of the same size? What if you include weight in the comparison: which beam has the greater strength-to-weight ratio? Would an I-beam be stronger than a solid rectangular beam of the same weight?...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Physics of Bridges
Introduce students to physics concepts that engineers use when building a bridge. This curriculum unit includes concepts such as Newton's Third Law, stress on a material, vibration, and resonance. Unit includes lectures, lab activities,...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Loneliness Can Breed Disease
Article reports on the negative ways in which loneliness can impact health. Includes a vocabulary list.
Science Museum, London
Making the Modern World: Stress Management
This website contains 7 chapters dealing with stress and ways to deal with it along with links to related materials.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Stress Test
Are you stressed out? Take the online stress test to find out if you are cool and calm or stressed to the max!
PBS
Pbs: This Emotional Life: Resilience
Article explaining what resilience is, its relation to personal happiness, misconceptions about it, and how to increase your resilience when facing traumatic events. Includes a collection of videos of well-known figures discussing...
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Kids Health: What to Do When You Don't Like School
Not everyone enjoys going to school, but we all have to go. If you or a friend are having a hard time at school, these tips and explanations may be just the thing to turn school into something you enjoy. You have to be there, you may as...
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Kids Health: Figuring Out Phobias
A phobia is "an extremely strong fear of a situation or thing." Phobias don't just last a few minutes, they are fears that stay with you. A kid who has a phobia of dogs will go out of his way to avoid any situation that involves his...
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Kids Health: Nightmares
Have you ever had a bad dream? Most people have had nightmares and they can be pretty scary. Read on to find out more about what nightmares are and some ways you can try to stop them.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Fancy Feet
Students use the engineering design process to solve a real-world problem - shoe engineering! Working in small teams, students design, build and test a pair of wearable platform or high-heeled shoes, taking into consideration the stress...
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Teach Engineering: Stress, Inc.
Students explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. Concepts of stress and stress management are introduced. Students discover how perception serves to fuel a huge industry dedicated to...