8th Grade
2023-2024
Luck & Effort
8th graders chose a quote and drew a picture to depict what that quote means to them. Luck is awesome, but so is trying, studying, not giving up, thinking, taking risks, persevering, learning, working hard, practicing, overcoming obstacles & experimenting!
Human Body .vs. Drugs Project
Students worked with a partner or two to create a life-sized poster of the human body. They added information about vital organs as a review of how they function.
Each group was tasked with researching a particular drug and accessed valid information from NIDA to include Drug Facts on their poster.
Then, students participated in a gallery walk in which they viewed all of their classmates' posters and gathered information from each group to increase their functional knowledge of the effects drugs have on the body.
Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Demonstrate the ability to access valid information. products, and services to enhance health.
4. Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
8. Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
ANOD Vocabulary
8th Grade Natural Highs
8th graders have been learning about the benefits of having a Natural High. A Natural High is the good feeling one experiences without the use of drugs. People feel this when doing something fun and exciting and when they are happy.National Health Education Standards:
1.8.1 - Analyze the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
1.8.7 - Describe the benefits of and barriers to practicing healthy behaviors.
5.8.4 - Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems.
5.8.6 - Choose healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when making a decision.
7.8.2 - Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.
7.8.3 - Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.
- 1.8.1 Analyze the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
- 5.8.4 Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems.
- 5.8.6 Choose healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when making a decision.
- 7.8.2 Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.
- 7.8.3 Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.
- 8.8.1 State a health-enhancing position on a topic and support it with accurate information.
"Drug Free Me" Stories
In honor of Red Ribbon Week, 7th graders completed a story board that included information about why they are drug free, who is in their support system and how they view themselves.