The National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

Curricula Available From the NIH

A variety of lesson plans, educational materials, and classroom activities for teachers and students to reference.

Office of Science Education

Coordinates science education activities at the NIH and develops and sponsors science education programs. These programs serve elementary, secondary, and college students; teachers; and the public. For a complete list of curricula, access Lesson Plans and Supplemental Curricula.

• High School:
  Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
• Middle School:
  The Science of Energy Balance: Calorie Intake and Physical Activity

• Organ Systems (lesson plan focusing on bodily defense, digestion, detoxification, gas exchange, coordination, and control)
• Risk Management and Health Care (lesson plan about health care) (PDF, 113 kb)
• Risk Management: Health Risks (lesson plan about health risks) (PDF, 97 kb)

• NIEHS Curricular Material—A variety of educational materials, many of which are standards-based, that expose students to environmental health concepts.
• Vision: A School Program—A 16-page teaching guide on how the eye works, eye problems, and eye safety. (NEI)

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