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Global Health Summit This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: This unit focuses on the impact that HIV/AIDS continues to have around the world. Students look at the biology of the disease and then delve into the social and personal implications of addressing a deadly pandemic. |
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Good Eats This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: In this unit, students will learn about the connection between nutrition and health. Through interdisciplinary study in Biology, Health Science, Interpersonal Relations, English Language Arts, Mathematics, and World History, they will explore the questions of why we should care about what we eat and how food is produced. Students will explore concepts ranging from the body’s physical requirements in terms of calories and nutrients to the physiological and psychological outcomes resulting from various levels of nutrition and health. They will be introduced to cellular respiration, recombinant DNA technology, and ethical issues raised by using—or withholding the use of—biotechnology to increase food production. |
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Heart to Heart The Heart to Heart task is a project that promotes friendship around the world.It is a project that involves writing. Students will share their feelings / emotions and participate in different themes monthly. Each month a new theme will be posted and students will respond, post pictures, make videos, participate in videoconferences, and write about that theme in the project forum. |
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High NCTE Activity - Air Temperature This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will write a paragraph comparing temperatures and making predictions. This task includes: |
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High NCTE Activity - Budding This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Land Cover Unit. Students will write a poem that compares the cycles of human life and seasons. This task includes: |
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High NCTE Activity - Clinometer This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will decide between two paragraph prompts. This task includes: |
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High NCTE Activity - Compass This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will write a poem that is composed of one stanza for each of the directions. This task includes: |
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High NCTE Activity - Densiometer This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Earth Systems Unit. Students will construct and use a densiometer, as well as write a poem about a tree in their site. This task includes: |
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High NCTE Activity - Rainfall This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will write a short story from the point of view of a water molecule as it makes it journey into the rainfall tube for measurement. This task includes: |
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High NCTE Activity - Solid Precipitation This task is from PALS and was previously part of Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Atmosphere Unit. Students will write a paragraph from the point of view of a water molecule as it turns into a snowflake. This task includes: |
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