LESSONS
NIH Curriculum Supplement Modules (in concert with BSCS)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Cell Biology and Cancer
- Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
- Human Genetic Variation
MIDDLE SCHOOL
- Chemicals, the Environment, and You: Explorations in Science and Human Health
- Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior
National Institute of Environmental Health
A complete lesson bank, presentations and interactives for all grade levels.
Find a variety of educational materials, many of which are standards-based, to expose your students to environmental health concepts. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences).
Example of High school Lesson
Chemicals, The Environment and You: Explorations in Science and Human Health
Students explore the relationship between chemicals in the environment and human health, utilizing basic concepts in the science of toxicology. Developed by teachers, this curriculum includes six hands-on activities that will encourage students to think about chemical exposures, dose-response, and individual susceptibility.
Examples of Middle School Lesson
Toxic or Not? - Environmental Health Hazards This module focuses on our surroundings and the hazards present in everyday life. The environment is defined and broken into components, and the hazards present in our environment are discussed in terms of means of exposure.
The Quicksilver Question The Quicksilver Question Web Module introduces students to the connections between historic gold mining, mercury contamination, fish consumption and human health.
Example of Elementary Lesson
My World: My World Indoors Readers meet the main characters of the My Health My World series: two squirrels named Riff and Rosie, an old beaver named Mr. Slaptail, and a grasshopper-Chirpen J. Wingfellow, III-who serves as a guide for students and teachers. My World Indoors explores air quality and related issues, including allergies, in the places we live, study and work.