| 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 |
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 |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Science |
Biology |
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| A Drug-Free Me |
| http://teachnet-lab.org/santab2003/tnetarchive/annorton/sb_drugfree_ao.htm |
| A Drug-Free Me! is a comprehensive unit in which junior high students are provided with the tools and fact-finding opportunities to make wise choices regarding drug, alcohol, and tobacco use. |
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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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| Elementary , Middle School |
Health Phys Ed |
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| An Introduction to Gentle Horsemanship |
| http://teachnet.ie/eheney/gentlehorsemanship.html |
| Prepare to learn pony secrets, how ponies behave, how to stay safe, and how to become a brilliant pony teacher and trainer. There are lessons to explore, and quizzes to see how much you have learned. |
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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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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Social Studies |
Literature, Writing, Community Culture |
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| Befriending Bullies |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/shammas/shammas.htm |
| How can classrooms be bully free? When everyone in the school community agrees to a no-tolerance policy. Buddy reading with older students relays how to deal with hurtful teasing and bullying. Youngsters write books about their own experiences and display them during open house and schoolwide events. Role-play reinforces social skills: how to apologize, how to comfort victims, and how to make friends. |
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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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| Elementary |
Health Phys Ed, Technology Media |
Software Programs |
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| Brush Up on Your Teeth |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/stpats2004/brushupteeth/ |
| The main aim of this webquest is to give children a further knowledge of their teeth, how to keep them healthy and how to prevent tooth decay. The tasks set out for the children involve searching the web for particular information and the use of Mircosoft Word, Textease and Microsoft Publisher. |
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| Elementary |
English Language Arts, Health Phys Ed, Science, Science, Technology Media |
Earth Science, Community Culture |
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| Buddy, Are You Ready? Preparing for School Emergencies |
| http://bostonteachnet.org/shih_ho/shih_ho.htm |
| Now more than ever, safety tops the list of classroom concerns. How can students face threats of disaster and feel prepared to deal with emergencies? "Buddy, Are You Ready?" introduces upper elementary students to natural disasters by reading stories about volcanoes, earthquakes, floods and hurricanes. |
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| Elementary , Middle School |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| Cardiovascular Endurance in Physical Education |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/coconnor/ |
| This project provides teachers with a series of lesson plans covering cardiovascular endurance. It also provides helpful resources such as downloadable circuit training cards, ananlysis charts for fitness tests, and links to relevant worksheets and quizzes for students. |
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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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| Elementary |
Health Phys Ed |
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| Dont Smoke or You Might Choke |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/adaptors/levy/index.htm |
| Students Will:
students will learn and apply basic research skills by exploring anti-smoking
students will become critical evaluators of websites
students will learn and apply basic public speaking skills to present their research
sing iMovie by creating a kid-friendly public service announcement (PSA)
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| Elementary |
Health Phys Ed, Technology Media |
Internet, Software Programs |
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| Drink more water! |
| http://www.teachnet-uk.org.uk/2004%20Projects/DT-Water%20Carrier/front%20page%20water%20bottle%20carrier%20project.htm |
| This project was designed in order to achieve two aims - to boost the amount of water drunk by the children in our primary school, and to design a system for storing drinking water in each class. |
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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 |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Physics |
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| Electricity WebQuest |
| http://www.teachnet.ie/pcoakley |
| This unit uses the webquest model to allow pupils to work on an inquiry oriented project using the internet as a resource. Children will be enabled to investigate electricity, work collaboratively to create their own project, and report their findings to their classmates.
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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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| Elementary |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Technology Media |
Biology, Digital Media, Internet, Software Programs |
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| For Your Eyes Only |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2004/duarte2.htm |
| In this interdisciplinary project students will use a collaborative model to learn about the human eye through interactive websites, teaching models, hands-on activities, professional speakers, and both virtual and physical field trips. |
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| Elementary |
Health Phys Ed, Mathematics, Science |
Numbers Statistics, Biology |
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| Healthy Eating |
| http://www.ioe.ac.uk/TeachNetUK/healthyeating.htm |
| In this project, students learn about which foods are healthy and which foods are less healthy by using Internet resources, and then moving onto creating a healthy eating database record of their classmates' favorite foods.
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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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| Elementary |
Fine Arts, Health Phys Ed |
Performing Arts |
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| Let's Dance |
| http://teachnet-lab.org/santab2003/tnetarchive/hansen/dance/dance.htm |
| Let's Dance is a unit where students learn and choreograph dances over a three month period and then perform their dance steps at an assembly. |
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| Middle School |
Health Phys Ed, Mathematics, Science, Technology Media |
Money, Biology, Software Programs |
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| Lunch Food? Mmm Mmm Good! |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/asalcedo/lunchmenu.htm |
| Students use the Internet to research recipes and utilize the USDA Food Guide Pyramid to investigate the importance of meeting these requirements and learn the consequences of an unbalanced diet. The students download recipes, create ethnic variations on the food pyramid, and use Excel to convert recipes and create a cost sheet for feeding different amounts of students. |
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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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| Middle School |
Health Phys Ed, Science, Science |
Biology |
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| Nutrition I.Q. |
| http://teachnet-lab.org/santab2003/tnetarchive/annorton/nutrition/sb_nutrition_ao.htm |
| Nutrition I.Q. Is a comprehensive unit in which Junior High students are provided with opportunities necessary to make wise food choices in their daily living. |
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| Elementary |
Health Phys Ed, Science |
Biology |
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| Nuts About Nutrition |
| http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2001/sampedror.htm |
| Nuts About Nutrition is a unit designed to teach and motivate children to learn about nutrition. The students will be able to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information in order to make smart decisions when it comes to nutrition.
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| Elementary |
Health Phys Ed, Mathematics, Science, Technology Media |
Scientific Method, Internet |
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| Pedestrian Safety |
| http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/jwilliams/safety.htm |
| According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, "Pedestrian injury is second only to cancer as the leading cause of death in children between five and nine years of age. A study in New Haven, Connecticut, however, reveals that many childhood pedestrian injuries can be prevented. The Science of Safety starts as a "simple" science unit on force and motion as a way to help students understand velocity and thus understand how to cross streets safely. |
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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 |
