Students celebrate diversity. For this multicultural appreciation lesson, students celebrate diversity by sampling food from different cultures, learning a few words in Spanish and identifying the seven different continents.

Students read an article at CNNfyi.com about Mad Cow disease. They identify and explain bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They formulate ways to combat mad cow disease.

In this computer research worksheet, students load ViewPoint and open the Countries file. They utilize the search tool to select countries outside the continents of Europe and North America. Students also utilize the Sort tool to sort...

Students examine and compare the AIDS management policies of several countries, using the Botswana case as a starting point

Students develop an awareness of the effect of pandemics and acquire knowledge to prevent a pandemic from spreading. In this pandemics lesson plan, students build research skills using a variety of sources. Students investigate...

Fourth graders read a poem about rice and identify its importance around the world. In this rice lesson, 4th graders read about the role of rice in various nutritional sectors around the world. Students complete two word problems about...

Students examine the issue of childhood obesity. In this current events lesson plan, students explore the personal health issue as they discuss balanced diets, food diaries, and the 2012 London Olympics. Suggestions for classroom...