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Risky Business This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: Students will learn about lifestyle and genetic influences on health status and about the health insurance system in the United States. They will imagine a future healthcare environment in which technology has greatly advanced, treatment costs have escalated, and individual lifestyle and medical data are widely available to insurers. In this scenario, insurance companies routinely use this kind of information to create programs aimed at improving health outcomes, set insurance rates, approve or deny applications for health insurance, and reduce healthcare expenses. |
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Safety First This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: This unit focuses on the causes of workplace injuries and the consequences for workers, employers, and society as a whole. Students will investigate the biological and physical basis for injury on the job, regulations governing the work environment in the United States, and how public and government perception of who is responsible for work-related injuries has changed through history. |
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Second Opinion This unit includes an unit overview and 2 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: In this unit, students will explore the variety of medical practices that exist outside of conventional Western medicine. Complementary and alternative medicine, known as CAM, is becoming more widely accepted in the United States as our population becomes more diverse. At the same time, scrutiny of these practices, some of which are not subject to any regulatory oversight, is an issue that becomes increasingly pressing for the healthcare industry, healthcare workers, and the general public. |
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Self Exploration Through Yoga, Art, and Writing-Intersession In this task, students will participate in daily yoga and read the book Esparanza Rising. They will then create a blog to aid as a reflection journal about all the activities they are taking place in. This task includes: |
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Staff Class to the Past: Time Travel Through US History In this task, students will participate in a Socratic seminar to determine 16 of the most influential and important U.S. historical events. Once chosen, students will create a "wormhole" to experience these events and create a visual representation about what they went through. This task includes: |
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The 1967 Referendum The The 1967 Referendum unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 7 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: The 1967 Referendum was a significant milestone in the progress towards equal rights for Indigenous Australians. It holds great symbolic importance for Indigenous Australians. In the campaign for the referendum, Victorians played a significant role. In The 1967 Referendum, students evaluate the significance of the 1967 Referendum by:
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The Mayan Community Project In this task, students will extensively research the Mayan culture and create an A-Z children's book with what they've learned. The class will sell their books as a fundraiser to help children in Mayan communites attend school. This task includes: |
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The New Americans Project In this task, students will be partnered with a new American, or someone who has immigrated, and learn about their lives through interviews and research. This task includes: |
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This American Life: An Immigration Project In this task, students will explore the trials of immigration as well as the history of a group of immigrants through interviews, literature circles, and field experiences. This task includes: |
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Waiting to Inhale This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: Although smoking is perceived with increasing disfavor in the United States, it is a habit that continues to flourish around the world and is taken up by thousands of young people every day. In this unit, students will explore the past and present influence of tobacco on social, political, and economic life in the United States and around the world and its impact on individual and public health. |
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