Science of Healthy Behaviors Curriculum Supp.

The National Institutes of Health has released a free middles school curriculum supplement entitled, "The Science of  Healthy Behaviors"

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is releasing "The Science of Healthy Behaviors", the newest in a popular series of curriculum supplements available for free to teachers (grades K-12) who request them. "The Science of Healthy Behaviors", for use by middle school teachers, introduces students to the scientific study of behavior and helps them explore how behavioral and social factors influence health.

The supplement is a self-contained teacher-ready guide to eight days of guided-inquiry science lessons that explore how behavioral and social factors influence health. This teacher-ready tool includes background information, lesson plans, take-home materials, and a Web-based component. Students build their scientific reasoning and critical thinking skills while investigating how research results help us understand disease.

The "Science of Healthy Behaviors" is:

-- A comprehensive, interactive, and easily incorporated resource.
-- Consistent with the "National Science Education Standards" released by the National Academy of Sciences in 1996.
-- Aligned to state standards for science, math, English language arts, and health.
-- Developed by leading scientists and educators.

The NIH produced "The Science of Healthy Behaviors" in partnership with curriculum developers from Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) of Colorado Springs, CO. Within the NIH, the development of the supplement was supported by the Office of Science Education, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and the National Institute of Nursing Research. The supplement was field-tested by teachers and students across the country.

To request "The Science of Healthy Behaviors" or learn about other free supplements in the series, visit the NIH Office of Science Education Website at .   Materials can also be downloaded from the website, http://science.education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/middleschool.htm

A web version of the curriculum is also available at http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih7/healthy/default.htm

Thanks to Maryann Suero of IL EPA for sending this.