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WEEKLY JOURNALS

Monday 8/31 

6th- 6.MEH.3.1: Challenges or opportunities: When one door closes, another one opens.  Sometimes in life, we don't always receive our desired outcome.  Tell us of a time a challenge or setback became an opportunity for you to succeed later? What helped you think of that challenge or setback as an opportunity for growth.

7th-7.MEH.3.1: Help Seeking Strategies: We’ve been talking about mental health and more importantly, why getting help is vitally important.  pCome up with a list of 3 different resources that would be appropriate for supporting mental health and why you chose those sources.

8th- 8.MEH.3.2: Help Seeking:  If you or a friend were showing signs of depression, self mutilation, suicidal thoughts, or any other type of self harm, where could you turn?  Tell us of a plan for seeking help for you or your peers who exhibit signs of self-harm or suicide intent.

Tuesday 9/1

6th- 6.MEH.3.2. Health enhancing behaviors:   We all face challenges and adversities.  Middle school is arguably one of the toughest times in a person’s life.  Describe a challenge or setback a 6th grader may go through, then give me a health enhancing behavior that could help that student get through that struggle.

7th-  7.MEH.3.2 Strategy implication: If a friend told you they were going through something and experiencing negative thoughts, what would be an appropriate way to take action to help them connect with a trusted adult?

8th- 8.PCH.1.1- Risk Factors and Social Determinants of Health: Social detriments are NON-medical factors that impact our health.  They can be environmental, economical and social.  Identify 2 social determinants of health that could affect a person's health throughout their lives, then explain how these factors could positively or negatively affect someone’s health.

Wednesday 9/2

6th- Communicable vs. Chronic Diseases: What is the difference between communicable and chronic diseases? Give me one example of each.

7th- Personal Behaviors and Chronic illness:  A chronic illness is a long term illness that can last for years and affect a person’s quality of life.  What is one personal behavior that can increase the risk of chronic illness? And name one healthy behavior that can lower the risk of chronic illness.

8th- Chronic Diseases: Name one chronic disease and what is one healthy choice someone could make to lower their risk of a chronic disease

Thursday 9/3 

6th- Symptoms and Diseases: Imagine your friend says they have a cough, shortness of breath, and feeling fatigued. What disease do you think they’re facing and is the disease communicable or chronic?

7th- Social determinants of health: Imagine a person lives in a neighborhood where there are few safe places to exercise, limited access to healthy foods, and the nearest doctor’s office is far away.

Name two social determinants of health that could be affecting this person

8th- Preventable Disease Risk: Imagine a student has multiple family members with Type 2 diabetes. The student drinks sugary drinks most days, gets very little physical activity, and recently learned during a check-up that their blood sugar level should be monitored.

What is one uncontrollable risk factor in this scenario?  Name two controllable risk factors the student could change.

Friday 9/4

6th- 6.PCH.1.3.- Preventing Communicable Diseases: Imagine several students at school are sick. One student is coughing, and another student forgot to wash their hands before eating lunch.

Name one way to prevent the spread of disease through direct contact.

What should someone do when coughing to help prevent droplet spread?

7th- 7.PCH.1.3- Sleep and your health: Imagine a student stays up very late every night and only gets a few hours of sleep. During school, they have trouble paying attention, remembering information, and controlling their mood. They also notice they are getting sick more often.

 Name one physical consequence of not getting enough sleep.  Name two mental consequences of not getting enough sleep.

8th- 8.PCH.1.4- Environment and your health: Imagine a community is located near several busy highways and factories. Residents are regularly exposed to vehicle exhaust, smoke, and smog. 

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8.NPA.4.3 Summarize the benefits of regular physical activity

7.NPA.4.1 Design goals for increasing physical activity and strategies for achieving those goals.

6.NPA.3.2 Implement a personal wellness plan in nutrition and fitness to enhance quality of life

8.NPA.4.3 Summarize the benefits of regular physical activity

7.NPA.4.1 Design goals for increasing physical activity and strategies for achieving those goals.

6.NPA.3.2 Implement a personal wellness plan in nutrition and fitness to enhance quality of life