Lesson Plans and Activities

This National Health Education Standards-mapped lesson helps students demonstrate age- and developmentally appropriate health and safety practices that prevent or reduce the risk of disease and injury and improve quality of life by learning how to recognize the signs of an overdose and understanding the steps to respond effectively.

This National Health Education Standards-mapped lesson plan teaches the DECIDE model of decision making to help students develop skills to make health-enhancing choices in challenging situations, as well as understand the risks of polysubstance use.

With many states legalizing the use of cannabis for adults, teens may have questions about whether it is safe.

Teens learn how screen time may affect their physical and emotional well-being.

In this experiment, students perform toxicity tests on seeds, paying careful attention to the dose and concentration of chemicals.

This activity is designed to help students in grades 9 through 12 learn to access valid and reliable health information.

In this lesson, students learn about prescription stimulants and the health risks of misusing them.

Lesson Plan Grades 6-12: How does stress affect the body? What is a panic attack? Classroom materials for teaching teens about stress. Download available.

Lesson Plan Grades 6-12: Classroom materials for teaching teens mindfulness, how to stop overthinking and healthy ways to cope with stress. Download available.

Help students understand how nicotine is not only highly addictive but also can cause lasting effects on their brain.