American Masters - Judy Garland: By Myself
Description	Students will explore Garland's life as they investigate a variety of musical, historical, and artistic resources. They will explore an interactive timeline, create an "Over the Rainbow" fact collection, synthesize what they learn by writing a brief entertainment news skit, and develop a media campaign focusing on the role drugs and alcohol played in Garland's life.
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Grade Level	8, 6, 7

Health Superstitions And other Quacky Ideas
Description	The purpose of this activity is to understand that there are many false beliefs about health issues.
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Type	Activity
Grade Level	3, 5, 4

It's My Life - Smoking Scavenger Hunt
Description	Students will need to make health decisions related to their health habits. Smoking is a habit that often begins in early adolescence. According to the CDC, smoking is the number one cause of lung disorders and contributes to the onset of many diseases. Students will be able to evaluate the health hazards of tobacco and tobacco smoke and practice skills for refusing to smoke.
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Grade Level	8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 5, 6, 7

It's My Life - Dangers of Drug Abuse
Description	Middle school students should understand that they will be faced with a variety of decisions regarding their health, and that some of them might involve substances of abuse. Experimentation with drugs often begins in early adolescence. Students will be able to evaluate the health hazards of illegal and legal drugs and explain why it is important to stay drug-free. Students will be able to interpret knowledge about drug abuse and will describe the short-term and long-term health risks of using drugs.
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Grade Level	8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 5, 6, 7

It's My Life - When Food Becomes a Problem
Description	Students will describe anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. They can evaluate the signs and symptoms of eating disorders and evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of eating disorders on the body and emotions. Other topics include why it is important to speak with a trusted adult about themselves or someone they may be concerned has an eating disorder and why teens choose to use food as a vehicle to control things they feel they cannot control themselves. Cultural fixations and advertising about being thin are also discussed.
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Grade Level	8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 5, 6, 7

Weekly Reader Parents
Description	Weekly Reader Parents offers information, activities, and resources that parents can share with their children. Items include recipes, parenting articles and advice, recommended reading lists, and more.
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Type	Collection
Grade Level	adult/continuing education

All Choked Up By Smoking Statistics
Description	In this lesson, students use the article "More College Students Are Smoking, Study Says" as a springboard for discussion on the reasons why people smoke cigarettes and investigate different methods of graphing statistics by using the data provided in the article. Students also create graphs from a table provided by the American Lung Association regarding smoking habits among high school seniors from 1976 to 1997 as a way to demonstrate understanding of how to present statistics graphically in a variety of ways.
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Type	Lesson plan
Grade Level	8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 6, 7

It's My Life - Smoking
Description	This episode covers health hazards of smoking, peer pressure, contents of a cigarette, helping quit smoking, and anti-smoking projects.
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Grade Level	8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 5, 6, 7

The West - The Fragile Western Biome
Description	Throughout this lesson, students will discover the impact of American westward expansion, in particular the mining industry, on the ecosystems of the West.
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Grade Level	9, 10

Making the Case
Description	In addition to gathering evidence to support their theories, scientists must disprove arguments against them. The theory that cellular phones cause brain cancer is controversial. In this activity, students will study the evidence and argument listed about this theory, and then answer the questions that follow.
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Type	Activity
Grade Level	8, 12, 11, 9, 10, 6, 7