7thGradeHealthyFamilyLiving

Mr.SteveJohnson Email:sjohnson@d107.org Phone:7082467339

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.