Integrative Curricula - This Integrative Curricula follows an adventure story in which the characters (young middle-school aged students) travel in time and space to different parts of the world where they are faced with various health problems which they are required to solve.  Each "Lesson Set" of curricula was developed by repackaging our "Original Curricular Modules" (see description or request FREE CDs of Curriculum) into smaller one- to three-class period lessons which contain lesson plans, class activities and games, worksheets, handouts, and quizzes.  "Lesson Sets" come packaged with a Teacher Guide that introduces the lessons and provides background information for the teacher.  Lessons not only captivate students' interests in unique ways, but they also appeal to their senses of adventure and excitement that can only enhance their education.   Understand the Value of Integration

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The Kiss of the Assassin (Peru) [Focuses on pathogens and bacterial infectious diseases (Chagas disease in this case) that can be obtained from insects, like the "kissing bug," that harbor the bacteria and serve as vectors for the disease.]

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Science Half Life - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (A),  6.3 (B),  6.3 (E),  6.7 (A),  6.7 (B), 
Investigate the Mystery: Finding Facts - Overview,  Lesson Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (C),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (B), 
Investigate the Mystery: Transmission of Diseases - Overview,  Lesson Plan 6.2 (C), 
Investigate the Mystery: Designing an Experiment - Overview,  Lesson Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.3 (A), 
Malaria - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (B),  6.5 (A), 
Math Exchange Rates - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (C),  6.3 (A),  6.8 (D), 
Shipping Costs - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.3 (A),  6.8 (B),  6.8 (D),  6.12 (A), 
How do you Measure up? - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.4 (A),  6.4 (B),  6.8 (B),  6.8 (D),  6.13 (B), 
Measurement - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (C),  6.8 (B),  6.8 (D), 
Analyzing Temperature - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.10 (A),  6.10 (B),  6.10 (C),  6.10 (D), 
Half-Life - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.4 (A),  6.7,  6.10 (D),  6.12 (A),  6.13 (A), 
English Timelines - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.8 (B),  6.8 (C),  6.8 (D),  6.10 (B), 
Persuasive Writing - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.10 (L),  6.11 (B),  6.11 (C),  6.13 (B),  6.13 (C),  6.13 (D),  6.13 (F),  6.13 (I),  6.15 (C),  6.15 (F),  6.15 (H),  6,  24 (A), 
Descriptive Adjectives - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.6 (A),  6.6 (C),  6.7 (A),  6.7 (C),  6.7 (D),  6.9 (C),  6.15 (A),  6.15 (C),  6.17 (A),  6.17 (B),  6.17 (C),  6.17 (D),  6.17 (E),  6.17 (F),  6.17 (G),  6.17 (H), 
Prefixes and Suffixes - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.6 (A),  6.6 (B),  6.6 (C),  6.9 (D),  6.17 (F),  6.17 (G), 
Word Origins - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.6 (C),  6.9 (G),  6.16 (B),  6.16 (D),  6.16 (E),  6.16 (F),  6.17 (A),  6.17 (B),  6.17 (G),  6.18 (H), 
Social Studies Absolute Location - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.21 (C),  6.21 (F),  6.22 (A),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (B),  6.3 (C), 
Explore South America - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.21 (C),  6.21 (F),  6.22 (A),  6.3 (B), 
Research - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.1 (A),  6.1 (B),  6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.4 (A),  6.4 (B),  6.4 (C),  6.4 (D),  6.15 (B),  6.15 (D),  6.17 (C),  6.19 (A),  6.21 (E), 
Local Climate - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (B),  6.3 (C),  6.6 (A),  6.6 (B),  6.6 (C),  6.7 (A),  6.21 (B),  6.21 (C), 
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Tut's Revenge (Egypt) [Focuses on water contamination during construction of King Tut’s tomb in ancient Egypt.]

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Science Investigate the Mystery - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (B),  6.3 (D),  6.3 (E),  6.4 (A),  6.5 (A),  6.6 (B),  6.6 (C),  6.7 (A),  6.7 (B),  6.10 (A),  6.10 (C),  6.12 (B),  6.14 (B),  6.21 (A), 
Dehydration Model - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.1 (A),  6.1 (B),  6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (C),  6.3 (D),  6.4 (A),  6.4 (B),  6.5 (A),  6.5 (B),  6.10 (A),  6.10 (B),  6.10 (C),  6.12 (A),  6.12 (B),  6.12 (C), 
Water Purification - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.1 (A),  6.1 (B),  6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.3 (A),  6.4 (A),  6.10 (A),  6.10 (C),  6.12 (A),  6.12 (B),  7.5 (B),  7.12 (B),  7.12 (C),  8.11 (A), 
Weather and Climate - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (B),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D). 6.2 (E),  6.5 (A),  6.5 (B),  6.6 (C),  6.12 (C),  6.14 (C), 
Math Treasure of King Tut's Tomb - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.1 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.4 (B),  6.5 (F),  6.8 (B),  6.8 (B),  6.8 (D),  6.11 (A), 
Carbon Dioxide Production - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.1 (A),  6.1 (B),  6.1 (C),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.3 (B),  6.3 (C),  6.8 (B),  6.8 (D),  6.10 (B),  6.10 (D),  6.11 (A),  6.12 (A), 
The Great Pyramid - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (B),  6.4 (B),  6.8 (B),  6.11 (A),  6.12 (A), 
English Perspective - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.7 (A),  6.8 (B),  6.8 (C),  6.8 (D),  6.10 (B),  6.12 (B),  6.12 (D),  6.12 (H),  6.12 (K),  6.13 (A),  6.13 (C),  6.13 (E),  7.7 (A),  7.7 (C),  7.8 (B),  7.10 (A),  7.10 (B),  7.12 (B),  7.13 (A),  7.13 (C),  7.13 (E), 
In Someone Else’s Shoes - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.4 (A),  6.8 (B),  6.13 (A),  6.13 (C),  6.13 (E),  6.13 (G),  6.13 (H),  6.14 (A),  6.14 (B),  6.18 (A),  6.18 (B),  6.18 (C),  6.18 (D),  6.18 (I), 
Persuasive Writing - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.5 (F),  6.7 (A),  6.8 (C),  6.10 (B),  6.10 (F),  6.10 (G),  6.15 (B),  6.15 (H),  6.16 (B),  6.18 (A),  7.7 (A),  7.8 (C),  7.10 (B),  7.10 (F),  7.10 (G),  7.17 (A),  7.17 (B),  7.17 (C),  7.17 (F),  8.7 (A),  8.8 (C),  8.10 (B),  8.10 (F),  8.10 (G), 
Social Studies Latitude, Longitude and Loot - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (B),  6.3 (C),  6.4 (A),  6.4 (D),  6.21 (C),  6.21 (F),  6.22 (A),  6.23 (A),  6.23 (B),  7.21 (H),  7.22 (A),  8.30 (H),  8.31 (A), 
A Day in the Life of an Ancient Egyptian - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.4 (D),  6.5 (A),  6.7 (A),  6.7 (B),  6.8 (A),  6.12 (A),  6.15 (A),  6.15 (B),  6.15 (C),  6.17 (A),  6.18 (A),  6.18 (B),  6.21 (A),  6.21 (C),  6.22 (B),  6.22 (C),  6.22 (D), 
Farming on the Nile - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (A),  6.3 (B). 6.3 (C),  6.6 (C),  6.4 (A),  6.4 (B),  6.4 (D),  6.5 (A),  6.6 (B),  6.6 (C),  6.7 (A),  6.7 (B),  6.7 (C),  6.8 (A),  6.21 (A), 
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Midnight at the Marble Tomb [Focuses on the health consequences of raw sewage in streets, acupuncture, tattoos, body piercing (of the nose, ears, lips, eyebrows, and belly button), blood transfusions, and organ donations in India.]

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Science Infectious Diseases - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.2 (C),  6.2 (D),  6.2 (E),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (B),  6.3 (C),  6.3 (D),  6.3 (E),  6.4 (B),  6.12 (A),  6.12 (B),  6.12 (C), 
Tattoos, Trends, and Time - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (D),  6.12 (B), 
Doctors Without Borders - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (A),  6.2 (D),  6.12 (A),  6.12 (B),  6.12 (C), 
Math At the Fishing Pier - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (B),  6.4 (B),  6.6 (C), 
Growing Food in India - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (C),  6.3 (B,  C),  6.4 (B), 
The Mathematics of the Taj Mahal - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (B),  6.4,  6.8 (B),  6.12 (A), 
Through India and Back - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (C),  6.3 (A), 
Tattoos and Hepatitis - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.2 (C),  6.3 (A),  6.7,  6.9 (B), 
English Explore India - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.10 (D),  6.13 (C),  6.13 (E),  6.13 (F),  6.14 (B),  6.15 (C),  6.15 (D),  6.15 (F),  6.15 (H),  6.18 (A),  6.18 (H), 
Group Edit - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.4 (A),  6.11 (A),  6.15 (C),  6.15 (E),  6.15 (F),  6.15 (H),  6.16 (B),  6.16 (C),  6.16 (D),  6.16 (E),  6.16 (F),  6.17 (D),  6.17 (E),  6.17 (F),  6.17 (G),  6.17 (H),  6.17 (I),  6.18 (A),  6.17 (B),  6.17 (C),  6.17 (E),  6.17 (H),  6.19 (B), 
Wonders - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.4 (A),  6.10 (I),  6.11 (D),  6.15 (A),  6.17 (A) ,  6.18 (A),  6.18 (B),  6.18 (C),  6,  18 (D),  6.21 (A),  6.21 (B),  6.21 (C),  6.21 (D),  6.21 (E),  6.21 (F), 
Social Studies Absolute Location - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (B),  6.3 (C),  6.21 (C),  6.21 (F),  6.22 (A), 
Relative Location - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.3 (B),  6.3 (C),  6.21 (C),  6.21 (F),  6.22 (A), 
India Salt Map - Overview,  Lesson Plan,  Activity Plan 6.1 (A),  6.1 (B),  6.2 (A),  6.2 (B),  6.3 (A),  6.3 (C),  6.4 (A),  6.4 (B),  6.4 (C),  6.4 (D),  6.15 (B),  6.15 (D),  6.17 (C),  6.19 (A),  6.21 (E),  6.22 (B),  6.22 (C),  6.22 (D),  6.22 (E), 
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