• HEALTH EDUCATION

    Course of Study
     
    Academic Standards for Health and Safety:
     
    • Concepts of Health (growth and development, body systems, nutritional choices)
    • Healthful Living (adolescent choices, decision-making, personal health)
    • Safety and Injury Prevention (safety practices, injuries, individual responsibility)

     

    Topics:
            6th Grade:   Personal Health, Fitness, Nutrition, & Skills for
                                  a Healthy Life
     
            7th Grade:    Eating Disorders, Alcohol, Tobacco,
                                  Drugs,  &Noncommunicable Diseases
                                 
     
            8th Grade:    Body Systems, Growth and Development,
                                  Communicable Diseases,
                                  Safety and Emergencies, & Relationships
     
    Grading:
     
                    * Tests
                        * Quizzes
                        * Homework
                        * Projects
                        * In-class assignments
                       
         
              *** Total Points Earned Divided by Total Points Possible ***