health

In this LDC Module, students will be able to identify whether the properties of the sun are beneficial or harmful to living things on Earth. For the student's final written task, students and teachers will use the task template rubric, to write a paragraph detailing the beneficial and harmful...

This set of performance assessment materials (2013-14 version) is intended to be completed in the Fall of Eighth Grade as an initial round of assessments, if appropriate for your class (see Eighth Grade assesment linked below for additional materials designed to be administered later in the...

This set of performance assessment materials (2013-14 version) is intended to be completed in the Fall of Fourth Grade as an initial round of assessments, if appropriate for your class (see Spring Fourth Grade assesment linked below for additional materials designed to be administered later in...

This set of performance assessment materials (2013-14 version) is intended to be completed in the Fall of Third Grade as an initial round of assessments, if appropriate for your class (see Spring Third Grade assesment linked below for additional materials designed to be administered later in the...

This information module is intended to be taught in the middle of the school year following instruction on main idea of text. In this module, students will be taught to identify the main idea of non-fiction text that is read (or listened to). The students will also be taught how to take notes...

An important aspect of healthcare science is clearly and accurately communicating anticipatory life span changes to customers and patients. After selecting a target audience, students will create an informational brochure to use at an upcoming healthcare fair. Included in the module are articles...

Students will read informative articles and that highlight the effects of different types of food on their health. Students will explore the websites of fast food restaurants to review the nutritional facts of the foods offered. Students will then conduct a close reading of the texts while...

The obesity problem in the United States if rising, resulting in higher risks of health- related diseases. Rising health-related diseases come with higher health costs. Obesity is considered an epidemic in the United States. To fight obesity, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City proposed a ban on...

This module is to be implemented following Activity 50 in Unit C "Micro-Life". Activity 51 has been integrated into the module; choosing to implement the remaining activities is up to the teachers discretion. Prior to teaching this module ensure students have a strong background in how...

In this task, students will play the role of a team hired to work for a non-profit environmental company, Invasion Free, to investigate an invasive species introduced locally. Students will learn about different types of invasive species and the distribution of these species in their local...

In this Ap Chemistry curriculum module, students will learn how and when a disease becomes an epidemic and a pandemic. They will examine how people from different cultures around the world have dealt with diseases through the ages. Specifically, students will investigate plant, animal and human...

Students will create the ultimate health smoothie, made of real foods, that has the right proportion of all the major nutrients needed to live a healthy life. Then, students will design and write the recipe others should follow to make the health smoothie.

This performance task requires students to demonstrate their ability to read and analyze a short text as well as the ability to write an essay that requires them to take a position and support it with evidence. Before students complete the reading and writing assessments they will participate in...