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RESOURCE	GRADE LEVEL	MEDIA TYPE
Air Quality Index In this interactive activity adapted from "Air Quality Index: A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health" by the U.S. EPA, learn about common pollutants in the air we breathe, their health effects, and how their levels are reported.	6-12	Interactive
Atrazine Affects the Water Supply In this video segment featuring live-action animation, adapted from Big River: A King Corn Companion, see how the agricultural pesticide atrazine impacts both crops and human health.	6-12	Video
Can Organic Farms and Mosquito Control Coexist? Learn about one town's conflict over the issue of spraying pesticides to combat disease-carrying insects, in this video segment from Greater Boston.	6-12	Video
Careers in Environmental Health This interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain examines some of the career opportunities available in the environmental public health field and describes how the work of professionals in this field directly impacts human health.	9-12	Interactive
Chemical Hazards at Home In this interactive activity from the National Library of Medicine, investigate some of the chemical hazards commonly found in homes.	3-5	Interactive
Clean Water Systems in Mexico The push to modernize Mexico's water and sanitation systems not only saved human lives, it also spurred economic growth, as illustrated in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival.	6-12	Video
Climate Change and Human Health Learn how global climate change affects human health in this interactive activity adapted from "A Human Health Perspective: On Climate Change" by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.	6-12	Interactive
Did Environmental Exposure Cause a Disease Cluster? This video segment from Greater Boston examines whether environmental toxins may be to blame for a rare skin disease.	6-12	Video
The Effects of Childhood Lead Poisoning Learn about the long-term consequences of childhood lead poisoning and how to avoid them, in this video adapted from Lead Awareness for Parents by the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning.	6-12	Video
The Effects of Pesticides on Children Follow anthropologist Elizabeth Guillette as she studies the effects of pesticides on children in a farming community in Mexico, in this video segment adapted from Playing with Poison.	9-12	Video
Eradicating Malaria with DDT Learn about the role of the controversial chemical DDT in the worldwide malaria eradication program, and hear from an expert who advocates bringing it back, in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival.	9-12	Video
Farm Nitrates in the Water Supply Learn how nitrate runoff from farm fertilizers can negatively impact human health and how a water treatment plant is tackling the challenge, in this video excerpted from Big River.	6-12	Video
Fracking In this video segment adapted from Need to Know, learn about the controversial method of extracting natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and how some residents who live near drill sites are concerned that it's polluting their water.	9-12	Video
Groundbreaking Pesticide Ban Learn how one child's willingness to share her experience of life-threatening exposure to lawn pesticides helped inspire a citywide ban of pesticides for lawn or garden use, in this video segment adapted from Playing with Poison.	6-12	Video
Health Risks of the BP Oil Spill In this video segment adapted from Need to Know, learn about the possible short- and long-term health risks for workers involved in cleaning up the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.	9-12	Video
Heart Disease: America's Leading Cause of Death Learn why heart disease, a largely preventable condition, is the leading cause of death in this country today, in this video adapted from The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America.	6-12	Video
Help Prevent Diabetes with Exercise This animated video segment adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, featuring American Indian characters, explains how children can help prevent diabetes through regular physical activity.	K-2	Video
How Does Lifestyle Affect Diabetes? This animated video segment adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, featuring American Indian characters, explains how lifestyle changes have resulted in an increase in diabetes.	K-2	Video
How Does Your Environment Affect Your Health? In this media-rich self-paced lesson, students explore how environmental factors affect human health and how they can reduce their exposure to health hazards in their environment.	5-8	Self-paced Lesson
How to Reduce Lead Exposure Learn how to prevent childhood lead poisoning in this video segment adapted from Lead Awareness for Parents by the Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning.	6-8	Video
Is Autism Genetic or Environmental? In this video segment from Greater Boston, learn about conflicting theories regarding the cause of autism.	9-12	Video
Malaria Treatment and Prevention Strategies In this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival, watch a graphic representation of the malaria parasite and hear from experts about the physical and economic effects of the disease on the human population, as well as treatments and preventive measures.	6-12	Video
Natural Gas Mining Contaminants This video segment adapted from Split Estate reveals some community health consequences of natural gas mining.	8-12	Video
Possible Causes of Malformed Frogs In this video from DragonflyTV, Katie and Susie investigate whether malformations in frogs in a nearby pond are being caused by ultraviolet light from the Sun, chemical pollutants, or parasites.	5-8	Video
Protect Your Health and Environment In this media-rich self-paced lesson, students explore health hazards in their environment and learn how to make their environment safer.	3-4	Self-paced Lesson
Understanding Air: Climate Change and Modeling Combustion with LEGO^® Bricks In this lesson, students learn about the components of air and the chemical reactions that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. They model combustion using LEGO bricks, and explore the connection between carbon dioxide, climate change, and environmental health.	5-8	Lesson Plan
Understanding Air: Air Pollution and Modeling Pollutants with LEGO^® Bricks In this lesson, students learn about the chemical reactions that release various pollutants into the atmosphere and what happens when pollutants in the air are exposed to sunlight. They model incomplete combustion using LEGO bricks, and explore the connection between air quality and environmental health.	5-8	Lesson Plan
West Nile Virus Outbreak in NYC Learn how doctors in both the veterinary and human health fields unraveled the mystery of the deadly West Nile virus outbreak in New York City in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival.	6-12	Video