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Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education

"Specializes in developing programs for youth to address health concerns like childhood obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy food choices, tooth decay, drug and alcohol abuse, unintentional injuries, and teen pregnancy."

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Millis Regional Health Education Center

Visitors are sure to have fun while they learn about the human body and how to stay healthy at this health education facility.

Format: article/field trip opportunity

Understanding stress

Students will learn about short term and long term effects of stress, and play "Stress Attack" to observe physiological responses to stress. Three stress-relieving exercises will be practiced. A simple activity before and after the exercises will demonstrate the effectiveness of the exercises.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)

By Pat Nystrom.

They're all on the same page...and I'm grading page 1 of 700

In The First Year, page 2.10

Plan your classes to make your own work manageable.

By Kristi Johnson Smith.

Bridging language barriers

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 1.3

How schools can ease the transition for Latino immigrant students.

By Regina Cortina.

Special education in Mexico

In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.3

In the 1990s, the inclusive education movement gained ground in Mexico, which resulted in the mainstreaming of special needs students into regular classrooms. The effects of this movement can be seen in the educational policies and services focusing on special needs students in Mexico.

Format: article

By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.

How do I look to you?

In this lesson, students will evaluate public service posters and a grooming pamphlet to determine if and how propaganda was used to improve the health of children, and define acceptable appearances for young women in the 1930s.

Format: lesson plan (grade 5–8 English Language Arts)

By Loretta Wilson.

George Wallace on the federal court system

A short excerpt from a 1974 interview between Walter de Vries and Alabama Governor George Wallace. This interview took place at the beginning of Wallace’s third term as governor. Jack Bass, another interviewer, asks Governor Wallace a question about a quote...

Format: audio

The growth of tourism: Warm Springs

In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.9

Advertisement for Warm Springs (now Hot Springs) in Madison County, North Carolina, from the late nineteenth century. Includes historical commentary about the region, tourism, and nineteenth-century medicine.

Format: pamphlet

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Dorothea Dix pleads for a state mental hospital

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.8

In this excerpt from her "memorial" to the North Carolina General Assembly, New England reformer Dorothea Dix lays out her arguments for building a state hospital for the mentally ill. Includes historical commentary.

Format: report

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Analyzing North Carolina's natural history

In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 1.4

These two short activities will allow students to examine the changes that occurred as the earth formed and assess their impact on what is now North Carolina.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science and Social Studies)

By Pauline S. Johnson.

The Thomas Legion

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.12

The "Thomas Legion" of North Carolina Cherokees fought with the Confederate army from 1862 to 1865.

Format: article

Children's literature promotes understanding

Bibliotherapy and critical literacy are two ways to use books to help children better understand themselves, others, and the world around them. This article explains both strategies and provides resources for selecting appropriate books.

Format: article

By Melissa Thibault.

The challenge of a broken pencil

From dealing with meltdowns to setting a routine, Rhonda Layman shares communication and management strategies for students with autism spectrum disorders.

Format: article

By Waverly Harrell.

Resources on the web

Human behavior

This Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a three-part series on mental health and human behavior, provides students with a sound introduction to and historical overview of the important figures and discoveries that have greatly advanced the study of human... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

How we laugh

In this Science NetLinks lesson, the first of a two-part series on laughter and how it can affect the immune system, students explore gelotology, the science of laughter, and its benefits to our social, mental, and physical well-being. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

iEmily.com

This site provides health information for young adult girls, addressing topics such as nutrition, fitness, puberty, mental health, and sexual health. Some issues addressed by this site are controversial (STDs, pregnancy, drug abuse, depression), and parental... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: iemily.com

coolfoodplanet

Nutrition and related health and food safety information presented for elementary and secondary students on two age-appropriate websites. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: European Food Information Council (EUFIC)

A good laugh

This Science NetLinks lesson, the second in a two-part series on laughter and how it can affect the immune system, explores various theories about laughter. Students also explore laughter's effects on our mental health and the benefits of laughter on the immune... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Institutes of Health Curriculum Supplements

Interactive teaching units in biology and health for students in 1st through 12th grades. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Institutes of Health office of Science Education