ALEX Classroom Resources

Subject: Health Education (6 - 12)
Title: Project ALERT Core Lesson 3: Drinking Consequences and Alternatives
URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/project_alert/assets/0/947/pa_core_3%202021.pdf
Description:

Each day, America’s teenagers are bombarded with misleading messages about drugs. Glamorized by media and endorsed by peers, the consequences of drug use and experimentation are dangerously disguised, and often hidden altogether. The reality is that drug use can alter a teen’s life forever. That’s why every student should be given the tools to make a decision against using drugs - and the best place to give them those tools is your classroom.

This resource is lesson 3.

Subject: Health Education (6 - 12)
Title: What Is Alcohol Use Disorder?
URL: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts/alcohol
Description:

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic relapsing brain disorder characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. AUD ranges from mild to severe. Underage drinking is drinking alcohol before a person turns age 21, which is the minimum legal drinking age in the United States. Underage drinking is a serious problem, as you may have seen from your friends or your own experiences. Alcohol is the most commonly used substance of use among young people in America, and drinking when you’re underage puts your health and safety at risk.

Subject: Health Education (6 - 12)
Title: Project ALERT Knowledge Assessment Tool
URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/project_alert/assets/0/685/Project%20ALERT%20Knowledge%20Assessment%20Tool%202016.pdf
Description:

This resource is a test bank of assessment items in True/False, Multiple Choice, and Short Answer formats that are provided for each of the Project ALERT Core (Lessons 1-11). You can choose from these items to create lesson-based assessments, a Project ALERT unit test, and/or for part of a course exam that may include an assessment of the students' success using the Project ALERT curriculum.

Subject: Health Education (6 - 12)
Title: Drug Facts Challenge!
URL: https://teens.drugabuse.gov/teens/games/drug-facts-challenge
Description:

A Jeopardy-style game of drug facts.

Drug Facts Challenge! is a Jeopardy-style game based on scientific findings developed by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The questions and answers are based on the NIDA for Teens Drug Facts pages.

Play as a group or have students play individually. Allow time for teens to review the NIDA for Teens Drug Facts prior to playing. You can print out or have teens access the pages online. Another option is to display each of the Drug Facts on a large screen, allowing teens ample time to read and discuss. Then, use the same large screen to display and play the Drug Facts Challenge! game.

Subject: Health Education (9 - 12)
Title: How to Organize a 5K: A Guide to Planning Your First Race
URL: https://www.active.com/running/articles/how-to-organize-a-5k-a-guide-to-planning-your-first-race
Description:

This will direct you through everything one will need to know about organizing a 5K. This resource describes the process from inception to the finish line and beyond. Many times things can get overlooked during the planning process, especially for first time race directors. This website gives a good overview of all that is necessary to organize a successful run.

Subject: Health Education (8 - 12)
Title: Peer Health Exchange: Steps to Advocate
URL: https://ikewg3fvxhz2omywi3xvrygd-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Steps-to-Advocate.pdf
Description:

This resource explains to students how to be an advocate. Teachers can print this resource out and display in the classroom or use it as visual to start a class discussion.

Subject: Health Education (9 - 12)
Title: Alcohol Abstinence Pledge
URL: https://www.alcoholproblemswi.org/alcohol-abstinence-pledge/
Description:

This is a Pledge of Safety and Wisdom: To Abstain from Alcohol

This pledge can be downloaded and signed by students or it can be used as a resource in creating a student-led alcohol abstinence pledge.

Subject: Health Education (9 - 12)
Title: Power Up With Problem-Solving!
URL: https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/power-up-with-problem-solving/girl-power/
Description:

Tyler is 17 years old and has a passion for helping people. She lost her 4 grandparents to cancer and wanted to do something to help others. She is strong in science and decided to use her science skills to help find a cure for cancer. She volunteers at a hospital to provide some help and kindness to cancer patients.Tyler’s passion for serving others is huge and her problem solving science skills are helping to make an impact in her community.

Subject: Health Education (5 - 12)
Title: Inclusion in Higher Education: Move to Include
URL: https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/mti17.goingtocollege/going-to-college/
Description:

There are college options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These programs connect students to the community and the larger world. Continued education increases learning and skill-building, social contact and better job opportunities for students. This video can be played during a lesson on locating school and community health resources.

Subject: Health Education (7 - 12)
Title: How Lead Went from Household Staple to Dangerous Toxin
URL: https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/9233db95-5f7d-4621-a319-e5bf4b442136/how-lead-went-from-household-staple-to-dangerous-toxin/
Description:

Learn why lead exposure is still a concern throughout the country with this video and educational resources from PBS NewsHour from October 12, 2016.

Subject: Health Education (9 - 12)
Title: Coal's Deadly Dust - A Resurgence in Black Lung Disease
URL: https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fln37cdd-soc-blacklung/a-resurgence-in-black-lung-disease-coals-deadly-dust/
Description:

Learn how the recent resurgence of progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of “black lung” disease, in miners across Appalachia has been linked to the failure of coal-mine regulations to limit silica dust levels in these excerpts from Coal’s Deadly Dust | FRONTLINE, in partnership with NPR.

Subject: Health Education (8 - 12)
Title: Discover Inclusive Wellness
URL: https://www.nchpad.org/fppics/NCHPAD_Discover%20Inclusive%20School%20Wellness(1).pdf
Description:

Discover Inclusive Wellness is an addendum to CDC's Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program. This guide will help teachers and students learn how to effectively include children with disabilities in their advocacy and school wellness efforts. As students are learning in middle school to work collaboratively to advocate for healthy individuals, families, and schools, this guide would assist teachers with educating their students on how to effectively include students with disabilities in their school wellness plans and how they can advocate for full inclusion.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

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