To establish competency goals and objectives for the teaching and learning of behaviors that...

To establish competency goals and objectives for the

teaching and learning ofbehaviors that contribute to a healthful lifestyle and improved quality of life for

all students.

What is the Purpose of Health Education?

Units We Will Cover the First

Three Weeks

1. Preparatory-Definition of Health, Decision-Making,

Health Continuum, Wellness, Self Esteem

2. Fitness-Target Heart Range, Aerobic and Anaerobic, 5

Elements of Fitness, Designing a Fitness Program

3. Substance Abuse-Drug Categories with emphasis on the Gateway Drugs: Tobacco,

Alcohol, and Marijuana

Units We Will Cover the SecondThree Weeks

Nutrition-Food Groups, 6 Main Classes of Nutrients, Diets, Eating Disorders, Myplate.gov~evaluating my eating habits

Relationships-Abstinence, Puberty, Male and Female Anatomy, Birth Control Methods for when a Husband and Wife get married, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, AIDS

GRADING POLICY

*TEST 20%

*PHYSICAL EDUCATION PARTICIPATION 45%

*HEALTH PARTICIPATION 10%

*NOTEBOOK 25%

Each student will write two one-page health articles due the first three weeks of health.

The second three weeks they will write one one-page health article.

I will take seven in class assignments each three weeks for the notebook check. I will drop one of the

seven.

HOMEWORK(3 TOTAL ARTICLES)

Write a one-page summary (front of a page) of any health article that you have read. The article may

come out of a magazine, newspaper, internet or journal. The article must be hand-

written unless permission is granted

by the teacher.

Partner Work

TECHNOLOGY

TARGET HEART RANGE

NOTES

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GROUP WORK

FOLDABLES