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Assignment information - grade 6 health

What is the passion project?

Researching a specific question that represents your passion
Working individually to become more knowledgeable
Discovering something you are passionate about
Creating a plan to get better at that passion
Demonstrating movement that represents your progress
Presenting
- What your passion is and what you learn
- How you created your plan and worked on answering your question
- Where you found your information and where you practiced your movement
- How you practiced and what strategies, tactics, principles and/or concepts you used

This database from the US Department of Health and Human Services has all sorts of reliable information on health topics.

RAINN: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States.
Kidpower International
"Kidpower is the global nonprofit leader in personal safety education for all ages,
teaching skills for strong relationships and the prevention of harm."

AES database list (with passwords)
This is the complete list of databases available through the AES library. You can access this document if you are signed in to your AES account.

Britannica Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
An encyclopedia is an excellent place to begin almost any research project.
Newsela This link opens in a new window
Newsela might have news articles that will be helpful to your research. You can adjust the reading level.
Brain POP This link opens in a new window
You might find informational videos about your topic here.
Health Reference Center This link opens in a new window
SIRS Discoverer This link opens in a new window
SIRS will have magazine and reference articles that will be helpful for your project.

Notecards (US letter)
This version is in Googledocs. Please make a copy of it to use it.

KidsHealth
"Nemours is a nonprofit pediatric health system."
Food and Drug Administration
Use the search engine within this site for a wide range of information.
Teens Health from Nemours
This site has trustworthy information on lots of different topics.
Medline Plus - Teen Health
This excellent site is sponsored by the National Institute of Health. Use the in-site search engine.
Tween and Teen Health - Mayo Clinic
This site is from a very reputable clinic in the United States. Follow the links near the bottom of the page, or use the search engine within the page to find excellent information on almost any medical or health issue.
New York Times
Use the search engine within this site to find NYT articles about your debate topic. You can create an account with your AES password.

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