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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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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

Resources on the web

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
Clumsy kids
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about the reasons many adolescents feel awkward and clumsy. Growth spurts may be to blame for teenagers' sometimes klutzy behavior. (Learn more)
Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Middle childhood and early adolescence
This Science NetLinks lesson, the second of a two-part series aimed at introducing students to the different stages of growth and development in human beings, helps students focus on the kinds of physical changes that children of their age range begin to experience. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science