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Olympic Goal Setters

Hey 7th graders! You’re going to research a specific athlete from the Olympics or Paralympics who has inspired you through their goal-setting. Go online to find as much information as you can about their path to Rio, and answer the

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Healthy habits research guide

Hey 7th graders! You’re going to take what we’ve been learning about SMART goals and put it into action in your own life.   First, read this article from Choices: How Healthy Are You Really? Then with your group, find

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Healthy Choices Letter

Hey 7th graders, The time has come to pass on your wisdom by writing a letter to incoming 6th graders about how to stay healthy in middle school. Brainstorm a list first of all of the healthy choices we’ve learned about,

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Resources for the Stressbusters video project!

Hey 6th graders! Hope you’re excited about making your stress buster videos. Project Sheet: Stressbuster Video Instructions Rubric: Stressbuster Video Rubric If you need some inspiration, check out some of the videos by our friend Berna at Choices. Remember, you want people

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Superfoods!!!

Hey 6th graders! Have you ever heard of something called Superfoods? Well, they’re super awesome, and today you’re going to use your super powers to explore the Internet and find out all that you can about Superfoods. Then you’re going

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Advocacy in action!

A group of students in Chicago, Illinois are taking on food provider giant Aramark (you guys remember them from The Great Cafeteria Takeover HBO documentary we watched?) They said they’re tired of being served unappetizing food that isn’t fresh and healthy, and

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Project! Analyzing Food Packaging

Hey 8th graders, Now that you’ve done your taste test of the different energy and granola bars, you’re going to analyze the labels to see if the claims match up to the actual facts. Download the following sheet, look at

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Using Social Media to Teach Advocacy

The Power of Social Media to Teach Kids Advocacy The Internet is an amazing thing. When we look at the impact of it on the social and emotional health of our kids, it’s easy to go negative- especially with some

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