YouTube will be used in Health classes to show various videos on the harmful effects of smoking, smokeless tobacco, dangers of consuming and effects of all drugs. It will be used to show the students the benefits of nutrition, and how personal hygiene is good for you. By viewing the videos the students will also be introduced to various types of diseases and their effects on the body. Students will be assessed by taking quizzes weekly to assure that they have gained an understanding, and that they will be able to make decisions that are good for them.
ADAP (Alcohol Drug Awareness Program) is a powerpoint/slides that will be used to include various slides and videos that the students will learn the effects of alcohol and texting while driving. Students will also learn the laws pertaining to gaining driver's license and consequences of breaking the law while driving. Students must then pass a state administered test from the Ga. Department of Driver Services online in order to receive the ADAP certificate which is required by law to obtain a driver's license.
Scoreboard Timer will be used for students to evaluate and progress in various aspects of personal fitness activities such as push ups, sit-ups, jumping jacks, jump roping, various types of running and relays such a half mile jog, mile run, turkey trot, partner run, basketball relay, and partner relay. Students will be required to keep a training log with times for our different types of running and activities that scoreboard timer was used to evaluate.
LiveStrong.com will be used to show students online video examples of how to take and complete fitness assessments to their individual bodies. Students will also be required to learn how to take their pulse, resting heart rate, and target heart rate from watching example videos. Once shown the students will complete various fitness assessments and record their results. Students will then repeat the process of taking all assessments and recording them in the middle of the semester and at the end to see their results from the beginning until the end.
Study.com will be used to show students various videos of how to develop and keep Healthy Lifestyle choices and Personal Wellness. These videos will cover Looking Good/Feeling Good, Components of Fitness, Goal Setting for themselves, Guidelines for Exercise at various stages of Life, Flexibility, Cardio Fitness, Muscular Fitness, Body Composition/Weight Control, and how to Evaluate their Mental and Physical Well Being. Students will then be assessed by taking written quizzes to make sure they have established the knowledge to be able to take this with them into life during and after high school for a Healthy Lifestyle.