Description
In this activity, students discuss what's bad and good about
stress and some of the biggest stressors for kids their
age. They go to the BAM! Web site and take the Stress-O-Meter
test to help them gauge their own level of stress and learn
about new ways to relieve their personal stress. In a class
discussion, students learn more about the differences between
short- and long-term stress. They keep a stress diary, and
evaluate whether their methods for reducing stress were
successful.
Relevant Standards
This activity fulfills science
and health education standards.
Objectives
Students will:
- Discuss the good and bad characteristics of stress
- Differentiate between short- and long-term stress
- Explore and make a plan to use new ways to relieve stress
- Describe their own sources of stress and evaluate whether
the stress-relief methods they used were successful
BAM! Body and Mind Resources: