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Germy surfaces

In this Science Update, students explore how long a germ can hand around on surfaces. Dr. Don Goldmann, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital in Boston suggests that cold viruses can live for up to six hours outside the human body. This... (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 1–2, 4, and 6 Healthful Living)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Good food, good health

In this activity, students use Internet resources to explore ways in which food provides energy and materials for their bodies. In the elementary grades, particularly the lower-elementary level, children know that there are different foods — some... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living and Science)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Got broccoli?

This Science NetLinks lesson encapsulates what students have learned about nutrients, their different forms, and their importance for particular tasks in the body. It works in conjunction with Why We Need Food and Good Food, Good Health, which are Science... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Group rules and expectations

Students learn to better recognize and understand how groups influence the behavior of their members through rules and expectations. In this lesson, students will focus on how groups influence the behavior of their members. They learn how groups have certain... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Healthful Living)

Provided by: Science Netlinks

How long is your life?

High school students have rarely been asked to look at their future beyond where they will be going to college or what job they think they will have. This EconEdLink lesson asks them to think in a long-term perspective. By using a timeline, they will map... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Guidance, Healthful Living, and Social Studies)

Provided by: EconEdLink

It's My Life

Learn more about emotions, friendships, life decisions, money and other issues of interest to young people approaching independence. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

Kenan Fellows Program

A two year program designed to promote teacher leadership and advance K-12 science, technology and mathematics education in North Carolina. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina State University Kenan Institute

Kitchen Chemistry

Experiments, information,lesson plans and activities for teachers to use when teaching food science. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Department of Food Science at Penn State University

Knowitall.org

Learn and have fun at the same time when you visit this website that is full of wonderful activities for students of all ages! (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: ETV Creative Services

Learning Network: New York Times On The Web

The New York Times On The Web's Learning Network offers daily lesson plans, education news, and current events quizzes and daily news summaries for students. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: New York Times

Middle childhood and early adolescence

To introduce students to the stages of human growth and development that take place during middle childhood and puberty. In these lessons, students become familiar with the four key periods of growth and human development: infancy (birth to 2 years old),... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Science Netlinks

My body helps me get food

This Science NetLinks lesson focuses on students learning that some parts of their body help to keep their body nourished with food. While focusing on the specific functions of single body parts, this lesson highlights that we use each of these parts for... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan

Provided by: Science Netlinks

National Fire Prevention Week

Fire Prevention Week was created by the National Fire Protection Association to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. It is celebrated every year during the month of October.On the National Fire Prevention Week website, teachers, students, and families... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Fire Protection Association

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

National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education: Free Resources for Science Teachers

Provides free resources for sciences teachers on a selection of 41 topics for all grade levels. Students will engage in the supporting, interactive multimedia activities. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Institutes of Health

NEA: National Education Association

Classroom help, educational materials, legislation, publications, Read Across America, technology, and more from the United States national professional education organization. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: NEA

NewsHour Extra Teacher Resources

Online component of PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer complete with Lesson Plans, Quizzes, and other educational tools for core subjects. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

NIDA Information for Parents and Teachers

Provides information for parents about drugs and prevention of drug use by children. Also provides educational materials for teachers at all grade levels to help inform students about the facts and dangers of drug use. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Institute on Drug Abuse

NIEHS Environmental Health Science Education

Educators, students and scientists will find classroom materials and other resources which will help increase the awareness of the “link between the environment and human health.” (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NIH Curriculum Supplements - High School

This site provides additional resources for health science studies at the high school level, complete with: teacher resources and student activities. There is also a section that helps connect the supplements with chapters of popular high school texts. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Institue of Health