8th Grade Health:
Fitness Concepts & Wellness
Review the FITT principle and 5 components and give examples of the each
Examine a fitness assessment
Finding and determining heart rate (rest, max, target)
Understand the importance of exercise in leading a healthy lifestyle
Set personal fitness goals
Concepts of health and fitness (Classroom Based Assessment)
Nutrition
Explain the obesity epidemic and factors which influence it including cultural and environmental reasons
Describe short and long term consequences of obesity
Describe ways to improve nutritional/physical health
Set nutritional and life style goals to help guide them towards healthy lifestyles
Understand and demonstrate knowledge of obesity related non-communicable disease including: symptoms, treatment and prevention
Understand how the components of health are affected by personal decisions and risky behaviors.
Body Systems/Communicable & Non-Communicable Diseases
Explain the structure, functions and common problems and maintenance of key body systems: nervous, respiratory, skeletal, cardiovascular, and muscular
Understand the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases
Show an understanding of how the body systems are interconnected and affect one another
Show understanding of the scientific terms of the skeletal systems
Drugs
Understand the affects of drugs on the body and mind
Understand how physical, social, mental and emotional health is affected by drug use
Learn, practice and apply refusal skills in realistic situations
Demonstrate knowledge of communicable and non communicable diseases associated with drug use
Family Life & Sexual Health
Be able to define HIV and AIDS and tell the difference between the two
Understand how a healthy and an AIDS infected immune system works
Be able to tell ways in which STI’s are contracted
Be able to identify signs and symptoms of common STI’s
Understand the physical, emotional and social effects of sexual relationships
Understand common birth control methods and their effectiveness in disease/pregnancy prevention
Demonstrate understanding of possible short and long term consequences of becoming sexually active
Surviving Adolescence & Preparation for High School
Understand and accept different personality characteristics
Be able to understand the emotional and physical effects of peer pressure
Be able to resolve conflict situations among peers