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Best Non-Fiction Book for Middle School Students Regarding the Topic Healthy Environment

Best Non-Fiction Book: Sea Otter Rescue  General Information: Roland Smith writes Sea Otter Rescue. Published October 25th 1999 by Puffin Book for grade levels 6-8. This book is about when the Exxon Valdez struck the rocks in Alaska on March 24th, 1989 and nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the water. The … Continue reading Best Non-Fiction Book for Middle School Students Regarding the Topic Healthy Environment

Internet Resources for Kids, Parents, and Teachers Specific to Middle School Around the Topic of Healthy Environment Inside and Outside the Classroom

Internet Source for Students: Student: Social and Emotional Learning This website provides students the choice to select their grade level (6-8) so they can place themselves in the right area of research. The site enables a student to engage in a variety of quick readings on topics they may encounter at this age, it also … Continue reading Internet Resources for Kids, Parents, and Teachers Specific to Middle School Around the Topic of Healthy Environment Inside and Outside the Classroom

Best Integrated Films for Middle School Students

1.) Documentary: Watermark Watermark, Produced by Nicholas de Pencier, 2013, 90 minutes, PG This documentary talks about water and the history and the uses of water. Watermark goes into detail the uses that water has for us and what we need to do in the future in order to be sustainable. Review- I liked this … Continue reading Best Integrated Films for Middle School Students

Interactive App for Students

Interactive App Resource: General Information: Breathe2Relax Rights Holder: National Center for Telehealth & Technology Publication Year: 2011 Version Number: 1.7 (2016) Cost: Free   Summary: This application is a portable stress management tool that explains the effects that stress can have on the body as well as giving instructions and practice exercises on what is … Continue reading Interactive App for Students

Best Fiction Book for Middle School Students Around the Topic of Mental Health

Best Fiction Book: The Thing About Jellyfish. General Information: Ali Benjamin writes The Thing About Jellyfish. Little, Brown Books published this book on September 22, 2015 for Young Readers. The Thing About Jellyfish is about two young girls named Suzy Swanson and Franny Jackson. After Suzy’s best friend Franny drowns, Suzy is in denial and … Continue reading Best Fiction Book for Middle School Students Around the Topic of Mental Health