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Posted: September 20, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

In this activity, students will experiment with the conditions that affect how much groundwater certain types of soil can absorb. This activity is designed for students in grades 5–12 and for informal education environments. Learn more. 

 

Posted: September 20, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

In this video, astronaut Sultan Alneyadi tours the plant growing facilities astronauts use to conduct experiments on how plants grow in microgravity. This video explores the process of photosynthesis and how it impacts plant growth and food production in space. Educators can use this STEMonstration and the accompanying classroom connection (PDF, 10 pages) to help students explore photosynthesis and predict how changing the variables of light, water, or carbon dioxide in the photosynthesis process might impact the health of a plant. Learn more. 

Posted: September 20, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

In this activity, students will experiment with identifying different types of soil and testing soil pH levels. This activity is designed for students in grades 5–12 and for informal education environments. Learn more. 

Posted: September 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

This educator guide provides resources to help students use the engineering design process to construct, test, and analyze a prototype parachute designed to slow the descent of an egg and minimize the force of impact when landing. The guide contains student sheets, background information, steps of the engineering design process, tips for capturing digital video and using a video analysis app, a scoring rubric, physics formulas, and additional resources. Activity materials for grades 3–4 and 5–12 are provided. Learn more. 

Posted: September 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED)

Date: September 27, 2023, 1:00–2:00 pm ET 

This webinar will discuss the Participatory Systems Change for Equity framework, which is an approach to systems transformation that centers the expertise of those most impacted by child-, youth-, and family-serving systems to understand and interrupt inequitable system conditions. This session will review how the Participatory Systems Change for Equity framework can help schools, districts, counties, states, or other community-serving agencies reimagine how to transform systems in partnership with communities to promote equity, opportunity, and well-being. Learn more and register. 

Posted: September 19, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Information Gateway

September is Child Welfare Workforce Development Month (CWWDM). CWWDM celebrates the work of child welfare and social work professionals, leaders, and students. This webpage features CWWDM materials, including posters, certificates, a schedule of events, infographics, activities, and more. Learn more. 

Posted: September 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS), Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TA Center)

This fact sheet (PDF, 9 pages) provides tips for how K-12 schools can apply the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) approach to reducing and removing opportunities for criminal behaviors at public schools. The fact sheet also discusses how schools can incorporate CPTED principles into emergency operations plan (EOP) development. Learn more (PDF, 9 pages). 

Posted: September 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS), Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TA Center)

This fact sheet (PDF, 10 pages) provides tips for how institutions of higher education (IHEs) can apply the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) approach to reducing and removing opportunities for criminal behaviors at colleges and universities. The fact sheet also discusses how IHEs can incorporate CPTED principles into emergency operations plan (EOP) development. Learn more (PDF, 10 pages). 

Posted: September 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS), Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TA Center)

This updated tool provides an opportunity for administrators, faculty and teachers, and other personnel at schools, districts, and institutions of higher education to assess their capacity to create and maintain a high-quality emergency operations plan (EOP). Users will receive a customized downloadable report upon completion of the tool. Learn more. 

Posted: September 18, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)

This webpage features materials for CDC’s Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign. The campaign encourages middle and high school educators to speak with students about the risks of e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction. The campaign also provides resources for educators to help students avoid or quit vaping. Materials include fact sheets, conversation cards, videos, resources for youth, and more. Learn more.

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

This report identifies social, emotional, behavioral, educational, mental, physical, and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report examines strategies for addressing the challenges the pandemic introduced for children and families in marginalized communities, and provides recommendations for programs, supports, and interventions to counteract the negative effects of the pandemic on child and family well-being. Learn more.  

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

This webpage shares tips for parents on providing healthy snack options that give young people important nutrients and help satisfy hunger between meals. Learn more. 

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office for Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS), National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)

The brief (PDF, 5 pages) shares how colleges and universities can collaborate with schools to build comprehensive mental health systems. Specific strategies to accelerate advancement of K-12 school mental health systems are provided. Learn more (PDF, 5 pages). 

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Minority Health (OMH)

This resource (PDF, 8 pages) focuses on involving youth and young adults in community-based public health campaigns to improve health literacy and reduce health disparities. Organization-level recommendations are provided. Learn more (PDF, 8 pages). 

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

This webpage shares how parents and caregivers can help their children develop healthy habits to last a lifetime. The webpage explores these questions: 

  • Why is it important for my child to stay at a healthy weight? 

  • How do I know if my child is at a healthy weight? 

  • What if my child is overweight or has obesity? 

Learn more. 

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Education (ED), Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS), National Student Attendance, Engagement, and Success Center (NSAESC)

This report (PDF, 20 pages) provides tips to organizations and leaders serving young people and families about building developmental relationships with the youth they serve. Learn more (PDF, 20 pages). 

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)

The Move Your Way® campaign provides free tools and resources to promote key messages from the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans — including fact sheets, posters, videos, and interactive tools. This webpage provides links to the following resources: 

Learn more. 

Posted: September 15, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Transportation (DOT), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

This webpage contains  marketing materials for NHTSA’s winter holiday impaired driving prevention initiative. Campaign materials include graphics, fact sheets, news releases, radio and TV ads, reports, and more. Learn more.  

Posted: September 14, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Justice (DOJ)

This report (PDF, 15 pages) defines child sexual abuse material and describes the landscape of online child sexual exploitation offenses and their effects. The report describes DOJ efforts to foster the following: 

  • Strategic law enforcement approach 

  • Education efforts for parents/caregivers and children to prevent online child sexual exploitation 

  • Technology and financial industry engagement 

  • Legislation to create an online culture of safety for young people 

Learn more (PDF, 15 pages). 

Posted: September 14, 2023
Agencies & Departments:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO)

This webpage provides tips on healthy eating and physical activity. Parents, guardians, and teachers can help young people develop healthy habits with these tips: 

  • Ensure adequate sleep 

  • Reduce screen time  

  • Develop healthy eating habits 

  • Limit snacks with lots of salt, added sugar, and saturated fat 

  • Help children and teens stay active 

Additional resources on healthy eating, physical activity, social-emotional wellness, and maintaining a healthy body weight are provided. Learn more.