The BioScann Stress Case takes place over 5 days. By the end of the curriculum, students will have a deeper understanding of 1) the biology of stress, 2) the development of public health campaigns, and 3) STEM and STEM-adjacent careers. Throughout Days 1-4, students have group discussions where they analyze data and use it as evidence for an argument. On Day 5, students can either work together to plan a stress-reducing public health campaign at their school or be guided through a STEM career exploration activity.
Content Warning: Talking about stress can itself be stressful. This curriculum also includes topics such as depression, substance use disorder and cardiovascular disease, and shows the prevalence of deaths from intentional self-harm among different age groups. Please direct students to helpful resources in your school/community and/or to the resources listed in the student workbook. You may want to give a heads up to your school’s health and wellness support team (or equivalent) that your class will be doing this curriculum.
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Student Workbook
The BioScann Stress Workbook can be printed out for each student instead of the daily worksheets. It includes:
- The daily worksheets
- Resources for students who are struggling with stress and/or who want to learn about Substance Use Disorder, Depression and Cardiovascular Disease
- Glossary
- Parts of a Public Health Campaign
- The Perceived Stress Scale
Curriculum Resources
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