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3-6 Student Interactives - Health. Games . To Cheat Or Not To Cheat. Another story of Neptuna, the amazing undersea city!

Games . To Cheat Or Not To Cheat

Sometimes it seems like everywhere you turn, there are opportunities to cheat on your schoolwork. Choose your way through the day and find out what happens when you do or dont play by school rules! Its the voice of your older sister, Kelly. Ever since you traded your alarm crab to your friend Tyler for a puffer fish coin bank, youve had to rely on her to wake you up in time for school. Skipping your shower and grabbing a cold Shrimp Tart for breakfast, you make it out of the housepod's main airlock in record time. If you go back for it, youll miss the bus, and youll be forced to hitch a ride with Kelly and her truly awful friends in the aquacar (a fate too horrible to even think about). Grade 5 - Science - The Human Skeleton. Dealing With Peer Pressure. Listen "Come on!

Dealing With Peer Pressure

ALL of us are cutting math. Who wants to go take that quiz? We're going to take a walk and get lunch instead. Let's go! " As you grow older, you'll be faced with some challenging decisions. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. Defining Peer Pressure.

A World Without Bullying: Brigitte's Story. Listen The Last Straw We all reach a point when we say, "Enough is enough!

A World Without Bullying: Brigitte's Story

I can't take this anymore! " By definition, bullying is a repetitive action, meaning it happens over and over again. It's this repetitiveness of bullying, which I like to call the "daily grind," that can really affect people so much! Many times we can't tell what the last straw is for somebody and we don't always know how our words and actions may affect another person! Dealing With Bullies. What Kids Say About: Drinking Alcohol. Listen Why Do Kids Try Alcohol?

What Kids Say About: Drinking Alcohol

Here are the top three reasons kids gave when asked why they try alcohol: to look cool to see what it's like because other kids are doing it All kids want to be cool. The good news is that most kids we surveyed don't think drinking makes a person any cooler. It's easy to see how a kid might get the wrong message about alcohol.

Well, alcohol also has a darker side. When people drink too much, they might do or say things they don't mean. Because alcohol can cause such problems, the citizens and government leaders in this country have decided that kids shouldn't be allowed to buy or use alcohol. If you know someone who is drinking, you might tell one of your parents, a teacher, or a school counselor. Sometimes it can be hard for kids to say no if someone offers them alcohol. What Kids Say About: Tobacco. Listen It's unhealthy to smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco — everyone knows that.

What Kids Say About: Tobacco

But what do kids think about these habits? KidsHealth wanted to know, so we asked 1,433 kids. Here's what they said: Most kids have never tried cigarettes or chewing tobacco. 85% of kids said they've never tried it. 10% of kids said they tried it once. 5% said they use tobacco once in a while or as often as every week. Most kids live in houses where no one smokes. 62% said no one smokes in their house. 18% said one person does. 20% said two or more people do. Most kids have family members who have talked to them about the dangers of tobacco use. 15% of kids said a family member did this once a week. 10% said a family member did this once a month. 28% said a family member did this once in a while. 24% said a family member did this once or twice. 23% said no family member had ever brought up this subject.

Nearly 40% of kids said someone regularly smokes in their house. Games . You've Got to be Kidding! Games . Rumor Control. Nutrition. Human Body, Anatomy Charts, Anatomical Models. Skeletal System Game: Skeletal System matching name. Learn the Skeletal System - Label the Bones. ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids.

Learn the Skeletal System - Label the Bones

The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an award-winning destination for elementary students that offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning activities. Millions of kids, parents, and teachers visit ABCya.com each month, playing over 1 billion games last year. Apple, The New York Times, USA Today, Parents Magazine and Scholastic, to name just a few, have featured ABCya’s popular educational games. ABCya’s award-winning Preschool computer games and apps are conceived and realized under the direction of a certified technology education teacher, and have been trusted by parents and teachers for ten years. Our educational games are easy to use and classroom friendly, with a focus on the alphabet, numbers, shapes, storybooks, art, music, holidays and much more!