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Fat! - PBS
Grades
6 to 12
tag(s): nutrition (140)
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Smart-Mouth.org - Center for Science in the Public Interest
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): nutrition (140)
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Medicating Kids - Frontline - PBS
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): adhd (21)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find the section on medications and schools particularly interesting.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Staying Alive
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): difficult conversations (53), diseases (59), hiv/aids (16)
In the Classroom
Extend the experience of this site by having your students write a blog post from the point of view of a young person with HIV/AIDS, perhaps in another culture.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Drug & Alcohol Information for Teens - Department of Health and Human Services
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (29), red ribbon week (10)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make anti-drug photo posters using Captioner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cooking Science - Exploratorium
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): cooking (32)
In the Classroom
Veteran teachers know that food is a great way to keep students interested in a subject. This site does it with style.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Walk in My Shoes - University of Illinois Extension
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): parents (54)
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Five A Day Nutrition - National Cancer Institute
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4 to 12tag(s): nutrition (140)
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Bullying UK - Coram Family Lives
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): behavior (50), bullying (56), cyberbullying (52), digital citizenship (112)
In the Classroom
Have students read age-appropriate information about different forms of bullying and work in small groups to sort fictional scenarios into categories such as verbal, social, cyber, or other bullying. Follow with a discussion about situations that may be unkind or hurtful but do not fit the same pattern. Invite students to read selected cyberbullying resources and develop a class list of responsible actions students can take when they encounter harmful behavior online. Ask pairs to role-play fictional situations involving bullying, bystanders, and trusted adults, then discuss constructive ways each person could respond without asking students to disclose personal experiences.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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All About West Nile Virus - CDC
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): diseases (59)
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Babysitting Project Resources - Illinois 4H
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): charactered (87), child development (18)
In the Classroom
Students can showcase their babysitting skills through activities with younger peers. Students can compare and contrast books using Figjam reviewed here. Students can create their own Miro, reviewed here to share experiences and post questions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Depression in Children and Teens - American Academy of Family Practitioners
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): mental health (63), parents (54)
In the Classroom
Share this page with your guidance counselor and families. This short page outlines some of the reasons for depression in teens and children, suggests strategies parents can use to help determine whether their child might be depressed, and offers a number of additional web resources that provide more detailed information on depression in adolescents.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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HIV and AIDS: Information for Families - American Academy of Pediatrics
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): difficult conversations (53), hiv/aids (16), sexuality (15)
In the Classroom
Offer this site as one of many sources for student research during your HIV/AIDS unit in health class. Challenge students to shift perspective and think about how they would tell a younger sibling or their own (future) child about HIV/AIDS.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Moody or Depressed - Symptoms of Depression in Children and Teenagers - Boys Town
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
This site has a list of some of the basic signals or behaviors that can indicate depression in children or teens. You may want to share this with parents at back-to-school night and post on your website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PTSD Web Resources - University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): empathy (80), mental health (63)
In the Classroom
Teachers will find the links helpful for students researching mental health with reliable information. This site could prove beneficial when discussing empathy or following a crisis.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bilingual Health Information
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): nutrition (140)
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Kid's View of the Millennium - Plan International
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): resources (79)
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Web of Addictions Rolodex
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (29)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make anti-drug photo posters using Captioner.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Self-scoring Alcohol Checkup
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (29)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make multimedia anti-drug presentations using Prezi, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Inhalant Use Disorder - Cleveland Clinic
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (29)
In the Classroom
In the classroom, students create a public service announcement sharing the risk factors with inhalant use disorder. Students can create a Padlet, reviewed here of facts they learned. Finally, students can use Google Drawings, reviewed here to compare and contrast inhalant use disorder to another disorder.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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