General: Arthur Weighs In, Cookie Jar Group, 2004, 12 minutes, G Arthur Weighs In Description: In this episode, Arthur is the lead in a school play and his character is supposed to wear a suit. He had worn dress pants for a wedding earlier in the year but when he went to try them on, … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Arthur Weighs In
General: Too Scared For School (Bullying Documentary)-Real Stories, Produced by ITV, 2016, 46 minutes, rated PG Description: This documentary is about four children and their experiences with bullying. They each describe how they were being abused with words and physically at their school, and how that abuse made them feel. One of the children named … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Too Sacred For School Grade 5
General Information: The Tree Lady, H Joseph Hopkins, September 2013, Beach Lane Books. This book is about Kate Sessions, a woman with an incredible love of trees. The story starts out with her being a small girl, loving trees and being with nature. She grows up and goes to college and then moves to San … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Tree Lady, 3-5
General Information: Stopbullying.gov https://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/index.html This site is friendly and welcoming with many colors that grab students attentions and is easy to navigate. The students are able to learn about bullying, how and why it hurts others, and what they can do to stop bullying. The site also has videos and games students can play to … Continue reading Healthy Environment: Bullying 3-5
Healthy Environment K-2 Integrated Media Resources Carly Waner and Elizabeth Sutermeister HLED 455 Documentary Film: General Information: Viruses and Bacteria: The Story of The Warm Wet Spots (The Sneeze by Francois Chew) Producer: Ruby Petersen Unger 1994 21 minutes Rating: G Description: This film describes how easily germs can spread in a way that is … Continue reading K-2 Healthy Environment Media Resources: Documentary and Popular Film about Germs
Healthy Environment K-2 App Resource Carly Waner and Elizabeth Sutermeister HLED 455 General Information: Name of the app: The Adventures of Doc-Fu: Hand Washing Name of the rights-holder: Florida Hospital Publication year: April 23, 2013 Version number: 5 Cost: Free URL: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adventures-doc-fu-hand-washing/id609201315?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Summary explaining the purposes and features of the app: This app helps explain the … Continue reading K-2 Healthy Environment Integrated Interactive App Resource about Handwashing
Documentary and Popular Film Documentary: Environmental Health By Emily Miller (2/10/2016), 3:36 minutes, and G rated Documentary description: This is a short video all about what environmental health, why it is a concern and preventative measures we can all take. This video is clear and concise and students will appreciate the visuals. Documentary review: The … Continue reading Environmental Health Documentary and Popular Film
Interactive App for a smart device: App Info App name: Science Today Name of rights-holder: California Academy of Sciences’ Publication year: 2015 Version number: 1.5.23 Cost: Free URL to itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/science-today/id807475678?mt=8 URL to Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/calacademy/featured NHES, HBO, and Learning Objectives for this resource: NHES 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and … Continue reading Environmental Health App Resource
NonFiction Book- You Can Save The Planet: 50 Ways You Can Make a Difference by Jacquie Wines, publisher is Scholastic Reference (2008). This book is full of ways middle school students and people in general can be more environmentally friendly and help take care of the Earth. This book introduces the greenhouse effect and global … Continue reading Environmental Health Literature Resources
Internet Source for Students: interactive, educational Environmental Health Student Portal This website is clearly organized and easily accessible for students. The main thing that sets this site apart from others is that it is not just one page or side link about environmental health, but instead it is the whole site. Everything within the site … Continue reading Environmental Health Online Resources