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Teaching Resources - Health
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AIRNOW Grades
9-12
epa.gov/airnow
Get up-to-the-minute information about air pollution in your community. Includes
maps, forecasts, and information about the health effects of air pollution.
Asthma Teachers
epa.gov/iaq/asthma/
Asthma and upper respiratory illnesses information from EPA's Office of Children's
Health Protection.
Children's
Health Protection Teachers
yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/homepage.htm
In-depth information from EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection about
protecting kids from all sorts of environmental hazards.
A Citizens
Guide to Radon Teachers
epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html
The complete guide to taking action to lower the radon level in your home.
It offers strategies for testing and discussions of what steps to take after
you have tested, discussions of the risk of radon and radon myths.
EPA Environmental Indicators
Initiative Grades
9-12
epa.gov/indicators
Reports on the status of and trends in environmental conditions and their impacts
on human health and the nation's natural resources.
Ground
Water Primer 
Grades
6-8, Grades
9-12
www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/groundwater/src/ground.htm
This computer program presents the basic concepts of ground water, the contaminants
that can affect water quality along with the risks they pose, activities that
an individual or community can do to help protect and conserve ground water,
and programs that are now in place to help protect ground water.
Help!
It's a Roach! Grades
K-5
epa.gov/opp00001/kids/roaches/english/
Is your family bugged by roaches? You're not alone. Although people may think
roaches like dirty places, even the cleanest homes can have them.
Indoor Air Quality
Tools for Schools K-12
epa.gov/iaq/schools
This fact sheet provides information on indoor air quality in school buildings
and how to order the Tools for Schools Action Kit. The kit shows how to carry
out a practical plan of action to improve indoor air quality at little or no
cost using common-sense activities and in-house staff.
The Inside Story Grades
6-8, Grades
9-12
epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
This brochure provides basic facts about pollutants found inside our buildings
and homes and helps you decide what actions to take to reduce the level of
indoor air pollution.
Lead in Paint, Dust
and Soil Grades
9-12
epa.gov/opptintr/lead/
Find information from the National Lead Information Center and pamphlets featuring
general information about lead hazards and lead poisoning prevention in the
home.
Learn About Chemicals
Around Your House Grades
K-5
epa.gov/kidshometour/
What do you know about the many household products used around your home? Join
a house tour to learn more about the chemicals around your home.
Mercury Grades
9-12
epa.gov/mercury/
Information about mercury, its health effects, studies, and what you can do.
Ozone: Good Up
High, Bad Nearby Grades
6-8, Grades
9-12
epa.gov/oar/oaqps/gooduphigh/
Ozone acts as a protective layer high above the Earth, but it can be harmful
to breathe. This publication provides basic information about ground-level
and high-altitude ozone.
Project
A.I.R.E. K-12
epa.gov/region01/students/teacher/airqual.html
The units in this package encourage students to think more critically and creatively
about air pollution problems and the alternatives for resolving them. Topics
covered include: air quality, rainforests, radon, the creation of environmental
laws, the greenhouse effect, and ozone. Grades K-12.
RadTown USA Grades
9-12
RadTown USA is a virtual community that aims to educate students about the sources of radiation in our daily lives.
Sunwise Schools Program Grades
K-5, Grades
6-8
epa.gov/sunwise/
SunWise Partner Schools sponsor classroom and school-wide activities that raise
children's awareness of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and simple
sun safety practices. For grades K-8. The SunWise
Toolkit is free to registered schools.
The Ultraviolet
Index Grades
9-12
epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html
Several publications explaining the Ultraviolet Index and steps you can take
to minimize the risks from overexposure to the sun's rays. Each is available
for reading online and downloading.
Water on Tap:
What You Need to Know Grades
9-12
epa.gov/safewater/wot/
Where does your drinking water come from? How is it treated? How do you protect
it? This is the place to get the answers to these and other drinking-water
questions.
Water Treatment
Cycle K-12
epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/treat.html
External links
Air Defenders - the
Quest for Clean Air Grades
6-8
www.airdefenders.org
Learn how burning garbage in the open air causes pollution and health problems.
This site is aimed at students 10 and up. It presents alternatives to open
burning (recycle, trash dump, reuse, compost). Students earn their Air Defender
badge while pursuing their quest to clean the air and protect community health.
Air
Pollution, What's the Solution Grades
6-8, Grades
9-12
www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj
This site offers a comprehensive Web-based curriculum unit on air quality,
ozone and particle pollution. Intermediate grade students explore EPA's Web
sites on air quality as they discover the scientific and health related concerns.
Your students will also gain Web browsing skills as they complete this interactive
and fun program. Grades 6-12.
American
Lung Association State of the Air report Grades
9-12
lungaction.org/reports/stateoftheair2004.html
Want to learn about the air quality in your community? Read
the 2004 American Lung Association's 'State of the Air' report
to find out more.
Asthma Funbook Grades
K-5
http://www.noattacks.org/forkids.html
Download a funbook with games that teach your child about asthma and triggers. This is a site funded by EPA's Asthma program.
Become
an IPM Super Sleuth Grades
K-5, Grades
6-8
www.ipminstitute.org/supersleuth.htm
Created with support from EPA and the National Foundation for IPM Education,
IPM Super Sleuth teaches kids in grades1-7 about Integrated Pest Management with
the use of word games.
Easy Breathers Grades
9-12
www.easybreathers.org/
Pollution emissions from transportation are a major ingredient in global warming,
stratospheric ozone depletion, asthma, ground-level ozone (a.k.a., smog) formation
and other problems. We're responsible for these emissions. The way we choose
to get around today impacts our world tomorrow - the land, the water, and the
air. A group of high school students, teachers, and a professional video crew
got together to produce this site. So check it out, already!
EcoHealth Teachers Guide Grades
6-8
Targeting grades 5-8, students and teachers will find information for research as well as lesson plans on the issues of global warming, ozone, ecosystem balance, world food supplies and globalization.
Elementary
Urban IPM Curriulum Teachers
www.pested.msu.edu/CommunitySchoolIpm/curriculum.htm
This site provides K-6 educators in formal and informal settings with background
information, hands-on activities, worksheets and resources to help teachers
engage the students in real-world scientific and interdiciplinary learning
using Urban Intergrated Pest Management (IPM) tools.
Environmental
Health Science Education Grades
6-8,Grades
9-12,
www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/
Portal site for students, teachers and scientists on environmental health information,
activities, jobs, and developmental opportunities.
The Green Squad K-12
www.nrdc.org/greensquad/
The Green Squad teaches kids about the relationship between their schools and
environmental and health issues. The site is designed primarily for students
in fifth through eighth grade, but also offers information for younger and
older students as well as parents and teachers.
Journey
to Planet Earth Grades
9-12
www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/
A PBS educational program that explores the fragile relationship between people
and the world we inhabit. Includes videos, teaching guides and internet resource
links.
Mercury in
Schools Grades
9-12, Teachers
http://www.mercuryinschools.uwex.edu/
You'll find a clearinghouse for information on where mercury can be found in
schools, mercury elimination and spill incident case studies, and educational
materials on mercury and overall pollution prevention for teachers, students
and school administrators. From US EPA and the University of Wisconsin.
National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences Kids’ Page Grades
6-8
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/
National Pesticide Information
Center (NPIC) Grades
9-12
npic.orst.edu/
Everything you ever wanted to know about pesticides in one easy location.
This cooperative effort between EPA and Oregon State University provides
information from EPA, state agencies, academia and Canada, including
information for health care providers.
Pest
Patrol: A Backyard Activity Book for Kids Grades
K-5, Grades
6-8
www.mda.state.mn.us/IPM/ipmpubs.html#patrol
Some insects bug you, some bugs protect you. This printable activity book includes
quizes, puzzles, games to help you learn which insects are pests and which
are the rest.