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Women's ACC Basketball Tournament School Day curriculum

Four collections of basketball-based units for grades K–8 teach all areas of the curriculum through the lens of the 2013 Women's ACC Basketball Tournament.

Format: activity/lesson plan

You go circuit

Station activities centered around the objective of changing levels and manipulating objects.

Format: lesson plan (grade 2–5 Healthful Living)

By Alice Monk.

Zigzag jump rope relay

Students participate in a jump rope relay race.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Healthful Living)

By Wilhelmina Cartwright.

Resources on the web

Access Excellence: The National Health Museum

A collection of resources for the bioscience educator including current biology and health articles, biotech career information, web resources, online forums, classroom activities, and a peer-reviewed journal. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Health Museum

BBB Schools - Science Clips

Thirty-six science topics for students age 5-11 are explored through interactive activities and quizzes. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: BBC Schools

Blue Zones - Quest for the true fountain of youth

Join the Quest Network team to discover why people in different parts of the world live longer than in others. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Quest Network

Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program

Materials for teaching second- and third-grade students about the brain and the effects of drugs on the brain. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Carolina Donor Services Teacher Resources

Resources for teachers who want to include organ and tissue donation and transplantation in their classrooms. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Carolina Donor Services

Combining foods

In this lesson, the fourth of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Food Pyramid Power,” students explore addition and comparison subtraction by modeling and recording related addition and subtraction facts for a given number. The students... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Healthful Living and Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Content Knowledge: a Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education

Benchmarks and standards for many curriculum areas; lessons aligned with national standards. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: The Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

Cool Planet for Teachers

This site from OxFam helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: OxFam

Coverdell World Wise Schools

Designed to integrate the experience of Peace Corps volunteers with the study world regions, history, and current events. There are also elements designed to promote service learning. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Peace Corps

Crystal meth

In this Science Update, students explore the devastating effects of using crystal methamphetamine on unborn fetuses. According to University of Toronto pharmacologist Peter Wells, who conducted a study on pregnant mice, a single hit of the drug may be enough... (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Drug cravings

In this Science Update, students learn about how the ingredients in drug chemicals are addictive. Science NetLinks provides a link to the audio file, the file transcript, questions for evaluating the information, and links to helpful web resources for further... (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 4 and 7 Healthful Living)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Eating patterns

In this lesson, the second of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Food Pyramid Power,” students sort pictures of food and create patterns. They also analyze a partner's patterns and extend those patterns. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Healthful Living and Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Enviro-Tacklebox

A series of films and web-based support materials designed to support environmental studies curriculum. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: LPB Learning Port

EPA Teaching Center

This website provides information and resources for the study and teaching of environmental science, projects, curriculum assistance. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Environmental Protection Agency

Food and the digestive system

This Science NetLinks lesson is the first of a three part series. Most of this lesson will focus on what nutrients are needed to do particular tasks for the body. More specifically, where the nutrients come from, their different forms, and then their importance... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living and Science)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

A vast collection of teaching and learning resources for the arts, educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts, mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

The Gateway to 21st Century Skills

Quick and easy access to educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: GEM Exchange