Mystery Illness Strikes the Sanchez Household

Students assume the role of environmental health scientists to help the Sanchez family discover the cause of their health problems. Students conduct a simulated health hazard investigation following the ToxRAP™ Framework and Map that guides them to an explanation -- lead-based paint dust was released during renovation work.

ORDERING CODE: SSH

What is Wrong with the Johnson Family? (3-6)

Students become environmental health scientists and use the ToxRAP™ Framework and Map to conduct an investigation into the Johnson family's unexplained health problems. Students conduct activities and games to help them solve the mystery -- carbon monoxide is leaking from a furnace that has a blocked chimney.

ORDERING CODE: WJF

The Case of the Green Feathers(K-3)

Students use the ToxRAP™ Framework and Map to explain how natural air contaminants, such as pollen, can cause allergic and asthmatic reactions. Students read an oversized children's book that tells the story of Chick Chock™, a baby chick who awakens from a nap sneezing and covered with green dust.

ORDERING CODE: CGF

ToxRAP™ (Toxicology, Risk Assessment and Pollution)

How do you know if the environment is causing health problems? In this innovative, three-part curricular series, students become health hazard detectives to cooperatively investigate environmental health hazards and their impact on human health. By applying an environmental health risk assessment framework, students learn how to state a health problem, investigate hazards and people who may be exposed and identify hazard control methods. A detective theme helps students to study air contaminants and learn the principles of toxicology and the process of risk assessment. Teaching techniques include illustrated stories, problem-based learning, games, graphing, hands-on experiments and case studies. ToxRAP™ is an achievement award recipient from the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF).

COST:

$75 curricular package and over-sized children's book.

COST:

$75 curricular package

COST:

$95 curriculum and game.