Curated OER
Mixing Colors
Fifth graders perform experiments with color mixing and color changing. They observe the differences between physical and chemical changes and record their observations in journals.
Curated OER
Are School Trips Too Risky?
Students analyze and chart what risks are involved on school field trips. Students devise a study trip to take and dissect at the end of their findings. Students scale the conditions of what a risk is and we can manage them in the future.
Curated OER
Genetic Decision Making Model
Students examine case studies involving bioethics. They write a paragraph explaining the problem. Students construct a list of values that are involved in the conflict. They list probable solutions to the problem and consequences to...
Curated OER
Superbugs and Antibiotic Resistance
Students complete experiments on antibiotics and antimicrobials. In groups, they explain how antibiotics affect the evolution of microorganisms. They test various types of bacteria to discover how much resistance they have to antibiotics.
Curated OER
Make an Edible Coral Reef
Learners create an edible coral reef out of food and candy. In this Science lesson plan, students explore what a coral reef is and the coral reef's importance to the ecosystem. Additionally, learners discover the different parts of...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Forensics Case 7 Drug Tests: Identifying an Unknown Chemical
In this activity, students distinguish between physical and chemical properties. They also understand the differences between qualitative and quantitative observations. They use quantitative and qualitative analyses to identify an...
Other
Bio Ethics Education Project (Beep): Human Health
The tutorial explores human health. Topics included are genes, vaccination, health risks, and drugs in sports. The resource consists of articles,additional resources, and activities.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Reach for the Stars, Not Drugs"
This lesson involves decorating a classroom door for red ribbon week with different kinds of candy. The door is a symbol for students to resist temptation and has several extension activities that help students discuss temptation,...
USA Today
Three Factors Threaten Teens
Learn main reasons why teenagers experiment with illegal drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. This article provides statistics about teen drug abuse, discussion questions, and a writing activity.
USA Today
Usa Today: Survey Reveals Teen Use of Ecstasy Declined in '02
This article from a 2002 study that examined drug-use trends among teens. Includes statistics about ecstasy use, as well as the use of other illicit drugs, discussion questions, and an activity for small groups.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: How Reliable Is the Test?
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson shows students how conditional probability can be used in the real world and can, in fact, impact them. The lesson is framed around drug users and drug tests (namely, steroids)....
Other
Do something.org
Do Something is a nationwide network of young people who know they can make a difference in their communities and take action to change the world around them. As part of Do Something, young people are asked what they want to do to make...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
This lesson introduces regulation and information as two tools used by government to promote fair competition and complete information in a market economy. Using the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act as a case study, students explore the...