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NIH Science Curriculum Supplements - Middle School

This resource provides supplementary materials and activities to science education for middle school curricula. Materials for teachers may be downloaded for use in the classroom or print materials may be ordered. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: National Institute of Health

Office of Environmental Education

The Office of Environmental Education "promotes environmental education throughout North Carolina. Their projects, programs, and publications help inform the general public, teachers, businesses, and other state organizations about their environment,... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

PBS Teacher Source

Lessons, activities, video clips and television schedules — your key to the wealth of public broadcasting programming. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

PElinks4u

This informative website is packed with information and links to outstanding physical education links that will be helpful in the classroom. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: Central Washington University

Physical health

The purpose of this lesson is to identify how germs are spread, the diseases they can cause, and how hand washing can help prevent the spread of germs. In this lesson, students will learn about some of the health habits that are essential for maintaining... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Pyramid power

In this lesson, the third of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Food Pyramid Power,” students make sets of a given number, explore relationships between numbers, and write numbers that name how many elements are in a group. They make... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Illuminations

Skin care: Acne

In this lesson, students are asked to think about what they already know about how the body changes as people age. More specifically, they are asked to talk about acne and what they consider to be the most effective ways of treating it and preventing its... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Sorting foods

In this lesson, the first of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Food Pyramid Power,” students visit a website to play a game related to the food pyramid and sort foods using the categories of the food pyramid. They also create sets up... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Illuminations

Sunburn, sunscreen, and cancer

This lesson will increase student awareness of the effects of unprotected sun exposure, both long term in the case of skin cancer and premature aging of the skin, and short term in the case of first- and second-degree burns. Students will make the connection... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Science Netlinks

Team Nutrition

Parents, teachers and staff are all joining the Team to make sure school lunches meet recommended standards and students are getting the best possible nutrition and related information. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Try for five

In this lesson, the fifth of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Food Pyramid Power,” students explore the many ways to decompose numbers and then build on their knowledge of addition and subtraction to find missing addends. They also... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Illuminations

TV bullies

In this Science Update, students explore several factors that have been identified as influencing a child’s chance of becoming a bully. According to University of Washington public health professor Fred Zimmerman, four-year-old children who watch a lot... (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 8 )

Provided by: Science Netlinks

UNC-TV Online

General overview of UNC-TV, broadcast schedules, description of educational services, and related information. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Utah Education Network

Educational resources from the state of Utah which include lesson plans, assessment tools, activities, student interactives, and much more. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

What can I do?

The benchmarks of this Science NetLinks lesson address positive mental health for young students. The main goals of this lesson are to help students identify their feelings, learn how to tell others about their feelings, and learn how this emotional knowledge... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Science Netlinks

What is the best chip?

In this investigation, students use data analysis to seek answers to the types of questions often posed by consumer agencies and people who work in sales and marketing. Illuminations provides an activity sheet, links to web resources that contain nutrition... (Learn more)

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

Provided by: Illuminations

WISE - Web-based Inquiry Science Environment

This is a consortium funded by the National Science Foundation. The consortium works to build and maintain classroom activities and lesson plans that increase students' interest in science education. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: University of California at Berkeley

World in the Balance

This website has lots of information about population and worldwide trends with facts about population, economy, and climate. There are quizzes, activities, and games. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: PBS

YES I Can! Science

York University's YES I Can! Science database contains classroom lesson plans; labs, demonstrations and activities; assessment tools, performance indicators, and background information for teachers. Lessons are aligned to US and Canadian standards... (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: York University Science and Engineering

Youthink!

A rich website with a variety of materials and resources geared towards offering information and educational tools on global matters such as AIDS, Education, and Trade. (Learn more)

Format: website/lesson plan

Provided by: World Bank