General Health
General Health programs at the Poe Center educate children and youth on the major body systems and communicable diseases.
While our Transparent Anatomical Mannequin (TAM) and her sidekick, SAM the Systems Man, are able to bring these topics to life at our Raleigh facility, their messages and information can be translated anywhere!
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My Amazing Body!
Schedule this program for: Preschool,
My Amazing Body! is a program which introduces preschoolers to their personal responsibility for maintaining good health and taking care of their body. Special organs are highlighted as children meet a child-sized doll with removable parts, Cornelius P. Mud and the food puppets to introduce exercise, sleep and healthy eating.
Program Length: 30 minutesMeets Essential Standards:- Kindergarten HPD-1: Children develop healthy eating habits.
- Kindergarten HPD-2: Children engage in active physical play indoors and outdoors.
- Kindergarten HPD-3: Children develop healthy sleeping habits.
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Sunbeatables
Schedule this program for: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade,
In this curriculum, children meet the Ray and the Sunbeatables® superheroes, who travel around the world using their superpowers of sun protection. Children are encouraged to participate in activities to help Ray and his friends stay sun safe every day and everywhere they go.
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Germbusters (Junior)
Schedule this program for: Kindergarten, 1st Grade,
Germs, germs...they are not ALL bad, but they are tiny and they are everywhere! Are you ready to become a Germbuster? In this program participants will learn: where we can find various kinds of germs, how to prevent spreading germs, and how to have fun washing our hands. Join us and take the Germbuster pledge!
Program Length: 30-45 minutes -
Safety Smart
Schedule this program for: Kindergarten, 1st Grade,
You are someone special! Through a series of hands-on activities and games, this program illustrates the message of protecting yourself from the everyday dangers of daily activities. Learn how to stay safe and healthy while still having fun!
Program Length: 45 minutesMeets Essential Standards: -
Summertime Safety
Schedule this program for: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade,
Safe outdoor fun is the focus of this program. Children learn about protection from the sun, signs of overheating and dehydration, safe warm weather exercise and nutrition, poisonous plants, bug bites and more. Be active, stay safe, and have safe fun in the hot sun.
Program Length: 45 minutes -
Bones, Muscles and Joints
Schedule this program for: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade,
Don’t be afraid of this skeletal session. Participants learn the function of bones and the importance of keeping them healthy. 3-D models illustrate how the bones support the body. Volunteers demonstrate how to keep the spine in-line.
Program Length: 45 minutesMeets Essential Standards:- Grade 2: 2.NPA.1, 1.3; 2.NPA.2, 2.2
- Grade 3: 3.PCH.3, 3.1, 3.2; 3.NPA.2, 2.1, 2.2; 3.L.1, 1.1
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GermBusters
Schedule this program for: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade,
They’re everywhere, they’re everywhere! What are we talking about? GERMS! Whether it’s cold and flu season or just close quarters, germs can spread easily. Through this interactive experience, empower your students with the knowledge to reduce the transmission of these microscopic organisms.
Program Length: 45 minutes -
Decisions… Decisions…
Schedule this program for: 4th Grade, 5th Grade,
How do I deal with my stress? What do I say to my friends who are pressuring me to cheat? How do I get my turn on the computer when my sibling is always hogging it? Decisions… Decisions… is designed to help kids with these every-day situations by teaching a decision making frame work for dealing with stress, conflict and peer pressure. Participants will travel into their future and recognize how decisions today will help them achieve their dreams. Making difficult decisions ahead of time will help participants plan for plenty of rest, negotiating win-win solutions and take an assertive stand against peer pressure among other empowering strategies.
Program Length: 60 minutesMeets Essential Standards: -
Mission POE-ssible
Schedule this program for: 4th Grade, 5th Grade,
Take a journey to learn and explore the human body. Participants will identify several body systems as well as learn about what can affect these systems. Secret agents (participants) are tasked with a mission to defeat some of the saboteurs of our body systems. Agents have to make choices and answer questions along the way to complete the mission. The exhibits and activities provide the agents with opportunities to get into the concepts and see their systems “up close”. Participants explore myths and realities of sunscreen, learn the importance of protective equipment and learn about the spread of germs and food borne illnesses.
Program Length: 60 minutesMeets Essential Standards: -
Decisions… Decisions… Teen Talk (Online Only)
Schedule this program for: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade,
Co-facilitated by a Poe health educator and trained high-school volunteers from Poe’s Teen Health Advisory Council, this version of Decisions... Decisions... is specially designed to deal with the stress of COVID-19 from a teen perspective.
Program Length: 60 minutes -
Body Machine
Schedule this program for: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade,
Delve into the skeletal, circulatory, respiratory and digestive systems. Investigate key health concerns and identify current research on keeping the body healthy. Please note: Content and presentation are adjusted to suit the learning needs of 6th grade through 8th grade and 9th grade through 12th grade.
Program Length: 60 minutesMeets Essential Standards: