Alcohol and Advertisements

good resource!!

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/lessons/elementary/alcohol/interpreting_messages.cfm

Body Systems Lesson Ideas

My husband and I just went to the BODIES Exhibit here in New York and had such a fun time learning more about the human body "up close and personal". I was browsing through the exhibit's website and came upon a series of  teacher's guides for the exhibit, specific to different age groups (grades 6-8, grades 9-12, etc). It has some great lesson plans about the body systems that can be done without going to the exhibit. My students loved learning about the background scientific information about the health issues we discussed this semester and I think some of these would be fun in the classroom.

http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/newyork/component/content/article/39.html

Bullying and Suicide

One of my students actually found these clips for me. I LOVED them!!

Jonah: He made this video before starting the 8th grade because he was upset and worried about being bullied. He talks about suicide and his option to be strong and ends his video with "I have a million reasons to be here." I took this statement and made it my main idea for my two days on suicide. I showed the beginning of the clip until he says that he is starting the 8th grade, then I fast forwarded it to 3:17 and watched it to the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdkNn3Ei-Lg

This 2nd video I showed on the bullying day. This video is a response to Jonah's video and is about stopping bullying. I showed the whole thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2yjLXARdWw

Alcohol Laws for Kids

Here's the best pdf i found about the laws for underage drinking. both for dui's and for possession.

http://publicsafety.utah.gov/highwaysafety/documents/Under21alcoholoffensesummary2011.pdf

it's important for students to know the consequences!

Spider Webs on Drugs (ATOD)

SO interesting...

look at this...

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Caffeine

http://eusa-riddled.blogspot.com/2011/09/weave-been-living-in-flames-weave-been.html

Video for Reproduction Unit

ok, don't be freaked out by the title! it's a rap...and it's awesome...

here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IlJFvxad1_A#!

probably more for a high school class, but it's GOOD!