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Teachable Moments from SIRS Discoverer
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Health & Disease, Grades 4-6
March 1, 2006 INFOhio provides
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ProQuest Teachable Moments theme for March is Health & Disease.
Throughout the month of March, help your young students learn more about their health and
preventing and controlling diseases.
Activity: Teachers should browse and gather ideas from the Health and Human
Body Subject Tree:
- Click the Health and Human Body icon.
- View the list of Health and Human Body related topics/subtopics that relate to
the March themes.
- Each topic below can be clicked to get more information from subtopic which include:
Circulatory System
Death & Dying
Digestive System
Eating Disorders
First Aid & Safety
Food, Drink & Nutrition
Physical Health & Fitness
Urinary System
| Assign each student to research one of these topics and answer the
following essential questions: |
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What causes this disease or disorder? |
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What are some of the ways to prevent or alleviate the disease/disorder? |
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What is being done to cure this disease/disorder? |
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What can I do to keep health? |
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How can poor nutrition cause diseases? |
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