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Student Health Education Program


Grades: Middle & High School
Subject Area: Health

Help your students learn the importance of comprehensive eye exams and healthy vision habits. Includes activities on vision correction and eye safety, information for parents, and a helpful handout for your school nurse. Available in French and English for schools in Canada.

Smokey's Wildfire Prevention Detectives


Grades: Middle School
Subject Area: Science

Enlist your students in Smokey Bear’s campaign to use fire responsibly and reduce human-caused wildfires with this standards-based curriculum that takes a forensic science approach to wildfire prevention and wildland fire management. Includes an online “training center” activity and a take-home Campfire Safety Guide. Resources in English and Spanish.

Snitch


Grades: College
Subject Area: Law, Law Enforcement

Bring your students into the conversation when the new film Snitch arrives in theaters on February 22, 2013, opening debate on the controversial connection between mandatory sentencing and the plea bargaining tactic that has come to be known as "snitching."

Stomach Flu Survival Guide


Grades: Preschool & Daycare
Subject Area: Health

Help parents prepare for stomach flu season with this survival guide from the makers of Pedialyte®. Handouts alert parents to the warning signs of dehydration caused by diarrhea and vomiting, and provide tips for preventing dehydration.

KNOW Hunger


Grades: Public Libraries & Community Centers
Subject Area: Hunger Relief, Community Action

Hunger touches every community in the U.S., affecting nearly 49 million Americans — including more than 17 million children. Help mobilize your community to fight hunger with this public awareness program made possible by Tyson Foods.

Farm to Table


Grades: Elementary (2-4)
Subject Area: Health, Science

Explore how milk and other nutritious foods make their way from local farmers to your students’ homes and school lunches. Students take a virtual tour of a dairy farm, discover how farms and gardens benefit the environment, and learn how they can start growing fruits and vegetables in a garden of their own.

Fight BAC! for Food Safety


Grades: Elementary (3-5)
Subject Area: Health, Science

Give your students the tools to keep their families safe from harmful bacteria in food, including a FREE Picnic Park game app that makes food safety awareness fun and a PowerPoint Fight BAC! Challenge to share with their parents. Teaching materials available in English and Spanish.

Promised Land: Be a Changemaker


Grades: College
Subject Area: Policy, Social Action, Environment

Challenge your students to become changemakers in their own community with these resources inspired by the film Promised Land. The downloadable Changemaker Planning Guide and online Community Action Pack give students the tools to make a difference.

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