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return to subject listingPublic Health - Crash Course
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): mental health (34), stress (7)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Public Health, students can create a rubric using Quick Rubric, reviewed here rating various public health systems in different countries compared to the United States. Students can debate the health systems of other countries. Finally, students can create a public service announcement using Genially, reviewed here to provide information on a topic from the video(s). With Genially, students can choose to create a poster, an interactive image, an infographic, and many others.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Operation Prevention - Discovery Ed
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (28), virtual field trips (84)
In the Classroom
Have students act out different decision-making situations where they must resist peer pressure or make healthy choices. Students can create posters or videos to raise awareness. Students explore the effects of specific drugs and present findings to the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Outbreak Science - Crash Course
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): diseases (67)
In the Classroom
After watching an episode of Outbreak Science, students can create a rubric rating the severity of the outbreak, how the outbreak was handled, and what information society has learned to help stop another outbreak. Using Desygner, reviewed here, students can create a public service announcement sharing with everyone tips for helping to stop an outbreak from happening. Finally, students can debate which outbreak was the most influential on society and why.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Psychology - Crash Course
Grades
7 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): behavior (45), brain (55), psychology (67)
In the Classroom
Have students design a simple experiment based on psychological concepts like memory, perception, or behavior. Assign famous psychology case studies for students to analyze and discuss the findings. Let students take a personality test (e.g., Myers-Briggs) and compare their results, discussing personality theory. Label and explore different brain regions and their functions after watching related episodes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anatomy & Physiology - Crash Course
Grades
9 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): body systems (41), cells (82), human body (94)
In the Classroom
Have students create 3D models of different body systems to visually represent how organs and tissues function together. Students can investigate how muscles contract and extend using simple materials like rubber bands and paper to simulate joints and ligaments. Provide real-world scenarios where students diagnose issues with specific body systems and propose solutions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jr. NBA At Home - Jr. NBA
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Incorporating Jr. NBA at Home into the classroom can be a dynamic way to engage students, enhance their learning experience, and extend physical education beyond the traditional gym setting. Use Jr. NBA at Home drills for morning movement sessions or brain breaks. These short, structured activities can energize students and improve focus for the rest of the school day. If you're a Physical Education educator, you can integrate the Jr. NBA's skill development exercises into your P.E. curriculum. These drills, tailored for various skill levels, ensure all students can participate and progress at their own pace. You could even challenge students to do these activities outside the classroom by assigning Jr. NBA at Home challenges as homework. Students can complete these activities with their families and share their experiences with the class; this can help promote healthy habits and family engagement.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Geographic Education - National Geographic Education
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K to 12tag(s): africa (139), amazon (11), animals (283), antarctica (29), anthropology (10), australia (27), biodiversity (31), birds (45), cells (82), climate (82), climate change (90), conservation (86), constitution (87), continents (32), countries (72), diseases (67), earth (185), earthquakes (45), egypt (48), engineering (123), erosion (15), explorers (65), fish (18), hurricanes (33), mammals (23), migration (45), molecules (44), moon (72), natural disasters (16), natural resources (38), nutrition (137), oceans (149), plants (147), pollution (51), population (48), religions (79), reproduction (7), reptiles (12), romans (36), slavery (77), sociology (22), solar system (108), space (214), volcanoes (56), weather (161), world war 2 (155)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a resource to supplement your current curriculum. Share interactives and videos with students by bookmarking them on classroom computers or using a curation tool such as Symbaloo, reviewed here when sharing several resources. Enhance student learning when watching videos using Playposit, reviewed here to add questions, text, and additional media. Upon completing your unit, ask students to share their understanding of the content by creating concept maps using a visual organization tool such as Circlyapp, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Farm to School Network - Tides Center National Farm to School Network
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Visit this site for information about nutritious foods, local produce, and in-school gardening projects. The Farm to School Network resource center includes several lesson plans that offer opportunities for students to learn about growing and harvesting fruits and vegetables. Learn more about the many diverse ways to design and support school gardens by visiting School Garden Resources, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nova Education - PBS
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): archeology (25), engineering (123), environment (237), forensics (12), paleontology (29), space (214)
In the Classroom
Enjoy the interactives, videos, and text on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use selected activities as a center (station). Share the included articles and videos with students to supplement your STEM curriculum. If articles are too difficult for students, use a text leveler tool like the one available at Brisk, reviewed here to match student reading abilities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Tech Tools Smackdown: AI Tools - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12The bots are battling...more
The bots are battling it out in this AI-themed Tech Smackdown! Our TeachersFirst contributors will showcase their favorite classroom AI assistants in an epic showdown. From creative bots, to time-saving bots, to student-engaging bots, to organizing bots, these artificial intelligence dynamos will digitally duel for the title of most valuable AI. With new AI tools emerging faster than you can say "machine learning," finding the top tech can be a challenge. Let our tech-wise teachers be your guides in this fast-paced, fun session! The future is now - come see which classroom AI education tool will be crowned king! As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Compare and contrast the most popular AI-powered education tools to discover which ones are most effective for classroom use. 2. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of leading AI learning tools to determine which provide the greatest benefits for students. 3. Discuss implementation strategies and best practices for leveraging AI tools to enhance teaching and optimize student outcomes. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (136), professional development (404)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Change Makers - Women in STEM - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): STEM (269), women (140), womenchangemaker (28)
In the Classroom
Share these resources with your students to learn about many women in STEM who changed the world. Share a link to this collection on your school web page and in your school newsletter (or email). Find resources to incorporate into your lessons to encourage girls to pursue learning paths in STEM and realize their potential.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask: Save Time, Enhance Learning, and Maximize Resources with TeachersFirst - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12Spend less time...more
Spend less time searching and more time teaching with TeachersFirst.org! This workshop will empower educators by introducing them to the thousands of original and curated classroom resources on the site--all reviewed and rated by real teachers. You'll learn how to enrich instruction by taking advantage of lesson plan ideas and explanations of how to integrate top-rated resources into your classroom. You'll also discover how to stay on top of education trends through TeachersFirst's blogs, workshops, and weekly newsletter. Maximize your time and resources by finding everything you need in one place. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Discover time-saving strategies for finding top-rated teaching resources reviewed by real educators. 2. Learn how to integrate TeachersFirst's highly-rated resources into engaging and effective lesson plans. 3. Gain access to a network of support through TeachersFirst's blogs, workshops, and newsletter to stay on top of education trends. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): professional development (404), resources (88)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Find additional information and links to tools at the session resource page. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Everybody Has a Brain - Everybody Has a Brain
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): mental health (34)
In the Classroom
Use the site's articles and videos as a basis for lessons on mental health awareness. Topics could include understanding different mental illnesses, recognizing signs of mental health issues, and learning about the importance of mental well-being. Encourage students to create awareness campaigns or projects based on the information they learn from the site, aiming to reduce the stigma around mental health in the school community. They can use programs like Canva, reviewed here to create posters or Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here to create video Public Service Announcements that can be shared during a school-wide assembly or news show to bring more mindfulness to the classroom. Utilize the site's resources on mindfulness and meditation for guided sessions in the classroom, helping students learn valuable skills for managing stress and anxiety.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Planet Fitness High School Summer Pass - Planet Fitness
Grades
8 to 12This site includes advertising.
In the Classroom
If there is a Planet Fitness near you, encourage students to sign up and participate in fitness activities offered over the summer. If there isn't a nearby location, ask students to check with local gyms to see if they offer free summer activities for students. Engage and motivate students by asking them to design and share flyers about the benefits of good fitness. Canva for Education, reviewed here, and Genially, reviewed here, offer many options for creating visually appealing and interactive flyers. Ask students to create charts and graphs as they participate in their summer fitness program as a motivational tool. LiveGap Charts, reviewed here, offers a free online chart maker that doesn't require registration and includes many templates to customize the look and information shared on charts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): Lesson Plans and Activities - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (28), mental health (34), red ribbon week (9)
In the Classroom
Use lessons provided by NIDA to supplement your current Red Ribbon Week teaching resources. Begin by engaging students in lessons using a resource such as IdeaBoardz, reviewed here, to identify students' knowledge of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. For example, create a chart with two sections - one for drugs and the other for alcohol, and ask students to share information about each. Enhance knowledge using Pear Deck, reviewed here, to create real-time, interactive formative assessments that offer the ability to create quizzes in various formats. Extend learning by asking students to become creators and share their learning through a choice of multimedia resources. Some examples include using Scratch, reviewed here, to create a game teaching about the effects of drug abuse or write an interactive story using inklewriter, reviewed here. inklewriter's easy-to-use features allow students to write a choose-your-own-adventure story and share the finished product using the URL created when published.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Get up and Moving... Physical Education - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): dance (27), fitness (40), nutrition (137), sports (80)
In the Classroom
Find new tools to try when planning your physical education lessons. Each review includes technology integration ideas. Read the details of each tool and find the ones that will make your students get and get moving.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Georgia Virtual Learning Shared Resources - Georgia Virtual Learning
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5 to 12tag(s): art history (86), body systems (41), business (48), chinese (44), drawing (60), environment (237), financial literacy (92), french (75), geology (64), japanese (48), latin (22), literature (216), music theory (45), myths and legends (24), narrative (14), novels (32), nutrition (137), oceans (149), OER (43), photography (118), plagiarism (33), poetry (190), psychology (67), robotics (23), romeo & juliet (7), short stories (18), sociology (22), space (214), spanish (106), STEM (269), writers workshop (31)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site as a supplemental resource for your current lessons, as a resource for students to learn about subjects not covered in their current courses, and to differentiate learning for students. For example, provide remediation to high school students by sharing the 9th or 10th-grade literature and composition courses as a review activity or enhance your British Literature unit by assigning a module that focuses specifically on 17th, 18th, or 19th-century British literature. Consider assigning different activities to groups of students to present to their peers. Ask them to use an infographic creator such as the Canva Infographic Creator, reviewed here, as a tool for sharing important information. As a final learning extension, create a digital class book using Ourboox, reviewed here, to share understanding of the content learned. Include text, images, maps, and more in the student-created books.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Social and Emotional Learning Resources - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12tag(s): emotions (47), empathy (28), social and emotional learning (94)
In the Classroom
Find resources to educate yourself and your students about various topics related to social-emotional learning. This collection includes lesson plans, digital check-ins, toolkits, professional resources, and more. Share this curated list with your colleagues and families.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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World's Largest Lesson - Project Everyone
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K to 12tag(s): cross cultural understanding (160), earth (185), energy (130), engineering (123), environment (237), inequalities (23), maps (208), STEM (269), substitutes (26), sustainability (42)
In the Classroom
Discover the many free educational resources found on this site to include with your lessons about global cultures, the environment, health, and technology. Use the activities and lessons found on the World's Largest Lesson to engage students in understanding and processing information related to serious global issues. Have students use a collaborative whiteboard tool such as Jamboard, reviewed here, to brainstorm solutions to problems using the sticky note feature or to create mind maps and flow charts to organize further research. Enhance learning by asking students to create an interactive, choose your own adventure story using StoryLab, reviewed here. Ask students to use information learned from their lessons to create a story that tells what happens if the earth continues on its current course vs. what happens when suggested changes are implemented.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources to Develop a Positive Self-Identity - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): bias (26), difficult conversations (60), identity (29)
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Find resources to educate yourself and your students about various topics related to self-identity. This collection includes lesson plans, blogs, book suggestions, and interactives too. Share these resources with your colleagues and families.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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