Pupils take part in class discussion and complete handouts dealing with different methods of birth control (emphasis on abstinence)to help students make informed decisions.

Students examine and reflect on their own unique talents. They discuss their talents and what they do well, write each talent on five strips of paper, and create a class paper chain of talents.

Students watch a video over the functions of the heart. They follow along on a website to see how the heart pumps blood.

Students research medicinal uses of plants, correlating loss of habitat to loss of valuable medicine. Drawing on their research, they create a "sales pitch" that tries to convince the owner of an imaginary drug store to stock plant...

Middle schoolers discuss whether they can make a difference in the fight against drugs.

Students examine Dietary Guidelines for Americans developed by United States Department of Agriculture, analyze their diets for three days, and determine if their diets met the recommended dietary allowances (RDA) for their age and sex.

Students, in groups, research the physical, psychological and social effects of alcohol and marijuana on the people who use them. They prepare a class presentation with their research.

Young scholars participate in a simulation to illustrate the spread of HIV. They use phenolphthalein, water and test tubes to simulate the spread of the virus and discuss results and variables after the activity.

Students study the safety message "Stay Back from tracks and trains!" students count animals and train cars, and repeat The Circus Train poem

Tenth graders explore why some teenagers take unnecessary risks. In this decision making lesson, 10th graders read an article on risk taking and draw important conclusions on the topic.

Tenth graders explore the resilience of the human spirit as it pertains to The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson. They also explore how people with disabilities can overcome great obstacles.

Tenth graders explore how adolescents attempt to tain peer acceptance.

First graders explore their heart and how the blood flows through the circulation system.

First graders, after reviewing the food pyramid, look for fat, sugar, and salt in food.

First graders explore how regular exercise keeps the body strong and healthy.

First graders explore how they can help their muscles and bones grow strong through the use of physical activity.

First graders explore healthy and unhealthy sleeping habits. They make a class graph of the total number of hours students, as a class, sleep for the week.

First graders explore the importance of keeping their body clean in order to maintain good health. They explore washing their hands and maintaining other good hygiene practices.

First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.

Students read the folktale, "The Magical Stone", and discuss questions imbedded in the lesson.

Students read, "Research Shows TV PSAs Effective In Reducing Teen Marijuana Use", discuss the article with questions imbedded in the lesson and write their own PSA.

Students read, "My Friend's Got This Problem, Mr. Chandler," discuss it and write a response to one of the poems.

Students explore the five food groups as well as the specific foods found in each of these groups.

First graders predict, observe and record strategies to overcome them using discussions, role play, and charts. Over a three or four day period, they examine obstacles that humans and insects encounter.