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Drug and Alcohol Awareness

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the statistics when it comes to teens and drug and alcohol abuse. In groups, they research the side effects of four different drugs. Using the information, they perform a skit, or puppet show to share their data...
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Curated OER

Boating Safety

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students are introduced to the safety procedures to follow while boating. After taking a quiz, they complete open-ended questions about boating accidents in Illinois. They discuss as a class how those accidents could have been prevented.
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Children of Alcoholics Group

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify characteristics of alcoholism, resources available to them and their family within the community and school, and look at strategies to help them increase safety and anger management strategies too.
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Nemours KidsHealth

Alcohol: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate alcohol safety by researching the Internet.  In this drugs and alcohol lesson, students discuss the legal drinking age and brainstorm the problems drinking can cause.  Students complete a worksheet about making good...
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Fitness

For Students 4th - 8th
In this fitness instructional activity, students explain why it is important to be healthy, clean, and fit. In addition, they keep a record of their daily meals and snacks for a week and describe what meals are best for them and why....
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Fatal Accident

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore, examine and study the impact of personal decisions on the safety and health of self and others. They assess how to evaluate individual coping skills to manage life-changing events. Each student defines and...
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Boomers Assess High School

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine drug and alcohol abuse by American teens. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Boomers Assess High School", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and...
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Harmful objects

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify safe ways to report harmful objects. In this harmful objects lesson plan, 1st graders identify objects that can harm them. They then identify objects that are not safe verses ones that are safe, and are taught...
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Healthy Living: How Does this Web Site Impact Medicare?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils assess information on the Health Canada Web site and determine whether such information should be paid for with tax dollars, and whether the publication of such information has an impact on Medicare.
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Fatal Accident

For Teachers 11th
While there may not be any ghostbusters in the neighborhood, there are plenty of emergency response agencies ready to give support if something is amiss. To that end, instructors invite a member of an emergency response agency to address...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Caution: Thin Ice!

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders listen to a story titled "Thin Ice!" then partake in a whole-class discussion asking and answering questions about what was read. Scholars brainstorm risky behaviors in preparation for a game of RISKO—a game similar to...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Safe and Healthy Life Choices (Part 2)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Scholars listen to a presentation by a health care professional and then submit three questions they would like the speaker to discuss further.
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Curated OER

Promoting Safe Driving/Choices on Prom Night

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore ways to promote safe driving on prom night. In this driver education lesson, students interview people about driving on prom night. Students design a poster with their researched quotes and discuss the topic in the...
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Choices That Adolescents Make

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the different types of information available to adolescents. They analyze the decision making process of adolescents and examine the basis for egocentric thought. They analyze to what degree peer pressure affects...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Risk Taking Behaviors

For Teachers 10th
Sophomores can be sometimes wise and sometimes foolish. The same can be said for their behaviors. After watching a presentation about risk taking behaviors, class members discuss the presentation in small groups, and then complete a...
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Risk Taking Behaviors

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders listen to a presenters introduction and write questions they hope to have answered during the presentation. They listen to a presentation and record notes. They participate in small group discussion and complete...
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Curated OER

Taking a Closer Look (Critical Viewing)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore persuasive writing in advertisements. In this advertisements lesson, students evaluate tobacco advertisements for persuasion techniques. Students then create a counter advertisement against smoking.
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Sophe : Focus Areas: Sophe Health Topics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides short synopses of the many health issues and causes of illness or disability facing students today.
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C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Lesson Plan: Examples of Regulatory Agencies

For Students 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students learn about the costs and benefits of regulations and regulatory agencies. It includes nine video clips.