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Goals:(Studentswillbeableto)
H.7.1.Understandhealthbehaviorsandresponsibledecisionmaking H.7.2.Examinepersonalchoicesandhealthyrelationships H.7.3.Compareandcontrastbodysystems H.7.4.Discriminatebetweenunhealthy/healthynutritionalchoices H.7.5.Describeprevention&treatmentofdiseases H.7.6.Categorizeeffectsofsubstanceabuse H.7.7.Outlineprecautionsforunsafebehaviorstoprotectfrominjury
PersonalHealth
Identifypersonalhealthcarenecessaryforselfesteemandgeneralgoodhealth Explaintheimportanceofhealthyeating,sleep/relaxation,stressmanagement,physical activityandregularmedicalcheckupsforgoodhealth.
Mental/Emotional&SocialHealth
Summarizefactorsthatinfluencehealth Investigatehowmanagingstressisnecessaryforgoodhealth Explainhowtobuildhealthyrelationshipswithfamilyandfriends
PhysicalDevelopment,StructureandFunctionoftheHumanBody
Summarizehowheredity,exercise,andotherfactorsaffectgrowthanddevelopment andbodysystems Describethelifecycle,andthebenefitsofaginginhealthyways
Nutrition
Describefoodgroupsandhowrecommendedservingsaredeterminedinthefood pyramidandwhatvariousnutrientswilldoforthebody Describetherelationshipbetweencalories,foodintakeandactivitylevels Understandsafetymeasuresforpreparationandstorageoffood Identifyeatingdisordersandtheirrelationshipwithnegativebodyimage
PreventionandTreatmentofIllnessandDisease
Explainthebodysdefensesagainstdisease Identifycausesofandpreventionforcommunicableandnoncommunicablediseases
Describewaystopreventthespreadofcommunicablediseasesandwaystoprevent noncommunicablediseases
SubstanceAbusePrevention
Compareeffectsofvariouslegalandillegaldrugsonthebody Differentiatebetweenuse,misuseandabuseofsubstances Explainhowdependence/addictionaffectstheuserandothers
Safety,1stAidandViolence
Giveexamplesofprecautionstoavoidunsafebehaviorsandprotectstudentsfrom violence Demonstratebasicfirstaidproceduresforminorinjuriesandwhattodoinemergencies Explainhealthywaystoresolveangerandfrustrationandavoidviolence
InstructionalStrategies:
Healthistaughtthroughvariousmethodssuchas: Pairedorgroupcooperativeactivitiesandproblemsolvingexercises Lecturewithnotetaking Technologyrelatedactivities Wholeclassquestionandanswerdiscussions Practiceactivitiesforvocabularyandcomprehension Playinggamesforreviewandreinforcement
Resources:
HealthandWellness(Macmillan/McGrawHill) athometextbookandaclassroomtextbook Varioushandouts
Assessments:
InHealth,assessmentsarevaried: Tests/Quizzesatendofchapterorunit Homeworkorclasswork(vocabularyandconceptcomprehension) Variousactivitiesandprojectsforunits(written,artistic,technological,etc.) Someexamplesof7thgrademajorassignmentsareadrugpreventionposter,aresearchpaper aboutaspecificdisease,acharactercollage,andproblemsolvingactivities.
Homework:
Studentscanexpecthomework24nightsaweekonaverage.Oftenitisreadingor simplycompletinganactivitybeguninclass.Ifthereishomework,itispostedon Skyward.
Studentsshouldkeephomeworkassignmentsandvocabularyactivities(intheirfolder) tostudyfortests/quizzes.
Grading:
Studentsaregradedonatotalpointsystem.Projects,testsandquizzesareworthmore pointsthanhomework&classworkassignments. Gradeslowerthan50willbeenteredasa50butacommentwillindicatewhatthe actualscorewas. Withanyassessmentwhereasecondattemptismade,thefirstattemptwillbeentered inthecommentarea.(FurtherAttemptsFurtherlearningmustbeshown.Thisprocess willbedeterminedbyastudent/teachermeeting). A=92100 B=8391 C=7482 D=6573 F=64andbelow PleaseseetheHealthyFamilyLivingsectionofthePleasantdaleMiddleSchoolwebsitefor furtherspecificinformationonclassroomexpectations,materialsneeded,andgrading procedures. Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeatanytimewithquestionsorconcernsaboutthe curriculum,assignmentsorgrades.