Children discover with parent supervision, places where medications are stored and identify any chemical substances that are taken to change how one's body or mind works. Child discusses with parent differences between medicine and...

Students investigate the term "stereotype", explain how stereotypes can detract from a safe and caring community and disprove at least one stereotype. They also explore stereotypes, acknowledge their dangers and research ways to break...

Students examine the issues of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation in the UK population. They develop a list of words connected to sleep, participate in a class mingle/questionnaire about sleeping habits, take a sleep quiz, and draw...

Students view the excerpt from NickNews entitled, "Winners and Losers." In groups, they categorize a variety of words and images relating to weight, healthy eating, and healthy lifestyle. They discuss adopting positive eating habits,...

Young scholars determine how healthy they are. They examine health risk behaviors of adolescents and their consequences. They complete a risk factor survey and discuss why they might take risks.

Pupils examine addictions and the effects on people around them. They identify the characteristics of addition and indicators of alcohol abuse. They complete a worksheet for homework.

Students recall the importance of nutrition to their overall health. Students determine what affects body size, investigate teen eating habits and discover good and bad fast food choices.

Young scholars define and compare health terms. They estimate a person's health status on each dimension of health. They describe the major determinants of health.

Learners analyze potentially stressful situations to determine the degree of control and individual has over behaviors. They provide examples of each of the following types of potentially negative thinking such as selective perception,...

Students analyze potentially stressful situations to determine the degree of control an individual has over my own behaviors. They develop a behavior change plan that includes rehearsal as a means to promote frequency of replacement of...

Students summarize the types of conflictual relationships associated with important health related outcomes. They deduce typical conflict resolving methods. They select a preferred conflict resolving style. They role-play a situation and...

Students critique a list of dating principles, indicating and justifying agreement or disagreement with each one. They prepare a personal list of dating principles that would always be fair and caring to both parties. They define assault...

High schoolers examine the problem of anabolic steroid abuse. They watch a PowerPoint presentation, identify and discuss resources available to help people with substance abuse problems, and develop a prevention plan to prevent steroid...

Students describe some ways to lead a healthy life. They watch short video clips about eating healthy, ways to create healthy meals, and the benefits of exercise. They study the food groups and play indoor exercise games.

Young scholars examine the main food groups. They examine their lifestyles and examine ways to promote healthier lifestyles in young people in order to present a Healthy Living Week.

Students identify bullying behaviors and identify strategies for dealing with bullies. They participate in role-plays and discuss the experience later as a group. After role-playing scenarios provided by the teacher, students create...

Second graders identify and explain the symptoms of head lice. They also examine the ways to treat the lice and the many ways to prevent the lice from spreading.

Students investigate how even low concentrations of alcohol affect a person's functioning. They examine alcohol-related risks affect both the individual and the public. They create a policy for alcohol use and defend its use.

Students identify three physical and emotional changes boys and girls go through at puberty. They also discuss the difference in ages in which puberty occurs and complete worksheets.

Young scholars discuss facts and myths associates with pregnancy and how conception can and cannot occur. They study fetal development and review terminology. They play a review game.

Students examine and demonstrate refusal skills of smoking and drinking alcohol. They take a quiz, identify alternative activities to smoking and drinking, write a journal entry, and design an anti-smoking and anti-alcohol ad.

Students listen to an explanation distinguishing non-communicable and communicable diseases and the difference between concern and unhealthy fear. They describe the transmission modes for HIV and determine that casual contact can't pass...

Students view and discuss transparencies and worksheets of the male and female reproductive systems. They read the key vocabulary terms, complete a homework assignment, and label and identify the various reproductive parts.

Students define and discuss emergency contraception. They conduct a survey, complete various worksheets, role-play scenarios, identify three ways of obtaining emergency contraceptive pills, and discuss when emergency contraception would...