| Middle School , High School |
Business Careers, English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Science, Technology Media |
Journalism, Writing, Biology, Email |
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| A Day in the Life of... |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/solano |
| This unit uses multi-disciplinary work to help students learn more about the professional world of sports medicine. Students conduct online research on sports medicine, contact professionals in the field, craft interview questions, engage in online discourse with these professionals, and create a brochure using information obtained from these interviews. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Fine Arts, Business Careers, English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Technology Media |
Graphic Arts, Journalism, Internet, Media Literacy, Visual Arts |
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| A Day in the Life of... |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/solano/ |
| This unit uses multi-disciplinary work to help students learn more about the professional world of sports medicine. Students conduct online research on sports medicine, contact professionals in the field, craft interview questions, engage in online discourse with these professionals, and create a brochure using information obtained from these interviews.
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Earth Science |
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| All About Water |
| http://teachnet.ie/tburke/water/ |
| This project helps students to learn about the physical and chemical properties of water, the unusual expansion and contraction of water, surface tension in water, how water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen, how water is treated to make it safe to drink, and how water is recycled by our environment. |
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| High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| An "Egg-cellent" Project About Genetic Diseases |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/TeachNet/westchester/kent.htm |
| An "Eggcellent" Project About Genetic Diseases allows students to experience the responsibility involved in caring for a child with a birth defect, and provides them with a hands-on approach to learning about the more common human genetic diseases. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Science |
Literature, Poetry Creative Writing, Writing, Biology |
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| An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of Disease |
| http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetusa/jkent/disease.htm |
| Students explore the historical aspects of disease and discuss both fiction and non-fiction accounts of disease, including The Microbe Hunters, The Hot Zone, The Andromeda Strain, Tuesdays with Morrie, and A Parcel of Patterns. They write a series of children's books about microbes and other disease-causing organisms, the immune system, antibiotics, and scientists (such as Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk) who have made important contributions to the struggle against disease. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Technology Media |
Biology, Software Programs |
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| An Introduction to Nutrients, a Recipe for Success |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/gmcweeney |
| This project focuses students on healthy eating with a webquest to discover the key facts on nutrition. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| Bones and Muscles |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2006%20Projects/PE-Bones_Muscles/index.htm |
| This unit of work covers anatomy and physiology as part of physical education. It consists of a PowerPoint presentation and activities to reinforce learning. |
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| High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Social Studies |
Community Culture |
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| Community Environmental Health Fair |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/tuller/sigproj.htm |
| How can high schoolers discover a relationship between a community's wealth and its level of pollution? Through a city-construction simulation, students hypothesize reasons for this relationship.
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed |
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| Contemporary Studies in PE |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2006%20Projects/PE-A1_Contemporary_Studies/index.htm |
| These lessons are clearly planned in terms of objectives and activities. They include external web sources, games, and ideas for discussion. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Business Careers, Health Phys Ed, Science, Social Studies, Technology Media |
Biology, Community Culture, Internet |
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| Courage Connection 2 Kids 4 Kids |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/vasallo/vasallo.htm |
| Students help children cope with extended hospital stays when they give helpful hints and exchange stories of personal courage. Helped by high school mentors, students write and post their personal stories on their own Courage Connections web page and share information on careers in health care with the school community.
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| High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Science |
Physics |
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| Electricity in the Home |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/torourke/home.htm |
| This interactive project shows students real-life applications of eletricity in the home. It tries to teach the difficult concepts of electricity in a manner that all students should be able to relate to. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed |
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| Expedition Training |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2006%20Projects/CC-Expeditions_Training/Index.htm |
| This resource aims to support teachers planning outdoor expeditions. |
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| High School |
Business Careers, Health Phys Ed |
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| Fishing for Food and Nutrition |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/gmcweeney/fish/ |
| Using the WebQuest format, students will investigate various species of fish, their nutritional value, and guidelines for purchase and storage, then present this information to the class. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| Food Science |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/tburke |
| This project aims to increase students' knowledge about the food they eat, its nutritional value and the way it might have been altered during processing. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed |
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| Know Your Sport Challenge |
| http://teachnet.ie/mcarey/ |
| This is a project which challenges you to find out all there is to know about the sport that you love, or the sport that you want to know more about. To fulfill this challenge, you can use the Internet to discover answers to the various parts. There is an opportunity to interview a player to gain a deep view into what their sport or activity means to them. |
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| High School |
Business Careers, Health Phys Ed |
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| Meat--Farm to Fork: A Home Economics WebQuest |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/gmcweeney/2004 |
| The site focuses on Meat from the Food Studies and Consumer Studies perspective of a Home Economics course as well as providing some interesting and simple recipes. The site is designed using a webquest structure and it encourages students to become independent learners and construct their own learning. |
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| Middle School , High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Special Ed |
Biology |
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| Milk: The Complete Food |
| http://teachnet.ie/gmcweeney/2006/ |
| This webquest on the importance of milk in the diet, focuses on milk from a food studies and consumer studies perspective as well as providing some interesting and simple recipes for a home economics curriculum. The site also caters to special needs students by using larger fonts to make reading easier. |
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| High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| Quit Smoking: Together We Can Do It! |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/chang/chang.htm |
| Students utilize the Internet to research smoking and second-hand smoke. In addition to studying its effects and health risks, they examine social, physical, and environmental causes and motivations for smoking as well as statistics (age, gender, ethnicity) related to nicotine addiction. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Technology Media |
Media Literacy, Video |
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| Showcasing Teen Issues: It's About Respect |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/mortensen/mortensen.htm |
| How can teenagers respect each other and the community? When they use technology to produce public service announcements (PSA). Contributors to Showcasing Teen Issues divided respect into three categories: Body (smoking, drugs, AIDS, stress), Mind (culture- language, nationality, race), and Soul (beliefs- customs, religion, ethics). |
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| High School |
ESL, Health Phys Ed |
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| Sound Minds in Sound Bodies - Spreading the Word |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/feeney_wong/sigproj.htm |
| Are teens aware that their ipods can cause permanent hearing loss? Do adolescents really need more sleep than adults? How can young people protect their skin and teeth? This project recognizes that teenagers must be aware of everyday life issues that affect their well-being. |
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| High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Technology Media |
Internet, Software Programs, Video |
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| Teen Sexuality and the Spread of STD |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/doremus/sigproj.htm |
| Supporting the work of the school nurse and the priorities of the School-Based Health Center, students in two Health Careers classes study the biology of reproduction and STD transmission; learn about the public health field and its methods; and develop and distribute student surveys to identify common behaviors and false information that lead to the spread of STDs. |
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| High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| The Key To Your Heart |
| ttp://www.teachnet.ie/macalvey/2004 |
| This project views the heart in a cross-curricular manner emphasising in particular biological structure and concepts, diet related matters, the importance of exercise for a healthy heart and also includes links to webquests. |
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| High School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| Vitamin Check Up Center |
| http://teachnet.ie/macalvey/2006/ |
| This project will attempt to present the theory of vitamins as an interactive presentation. This project can be used as a teaching resource which can be presented in class by the teacher with the aid of a data projector or students can access it for themselves and learn independently and work at their own pace. |
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| High School |
English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Technology Media |
Software Programs |
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| Wake Up Call to Fitness and Nutrition |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/lee-nieves/sigproj.htm |
| How can high school students help their peers and youngsters not only understand fitness and nutrition but also incorporate healthy practices into their daily lives?
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