Objectives
1. Students will be able to identify risk factors and discuss the consequences of poor choices.
2. Students will be able to explain the relationship between current decisions and future wellness.
3. Students will be able to identify preventative practices and explain it's importance for improving health.
4. Students will identify ways to improve one's self-esteem.
5. Students will identify personality traits associated with good mental health.
6. Students will describe the link between positive self-esteem and good mental health.
7. Students will develop the coping skills for alleviating stress.
8. Students will explain the relationship between stress and illness.
9. Students will define mental disorder and distinguish between normal and abnormal behaviors.
10. Students will differentiate between various types of mental disorders.
11. Students will list common warning signs of suicide.
12. Students will identify three important issues to consider when thinking about physical intimacy.
13. Students will differentiate between adolescence and puberty.
14. Students will state the relationship between the endocrine system and reproduction.
15. Students will explain how sperm is produced and how they function.
16. Students will identify the structure of the female reproductive system.
17. Students will explain the series of events that lead to pregnancy and the female menstrual cycle.
18. Students will identify the three stages of birth.
19. Students will identify and discuss their responsibilities to themselves, their family, their friends, and their community.
20. Students will associate food with energy.
21. Students will identify the six classes of nutrients and their functions.
22. Students will name types of foods that are good sources of each of the six classes of nutrients.
23. Students will prepare a low calorie, balanced meal.
24. Students will describe risk factors for cardiovascular disorders.
25. Students will identify the five health-related fitness components.
26. Students will write a three segmented fitness plan with exercises related to each health-related fitness component.
27. Students will be able to accurately write a fitness goal related to their individual level of fitness.
28. Students will be able to incorporate the FIT principle into a given workout.
29. Students will be able to differentiate between an aerobic and an anaerobic workout.
30. Students will identify factors that affect the quality of sleep.
31. Students will be able to list the legal risks associated with buying, selling, and using alcohol.
32. Students will describe how alcohol enters the bloodstream and list its immediate and long term physical effects.
33. Students will define alcoholism and describe the progressive stages of alcoholism.
34. Students will practice refusal skills related to peer pressure situations.
35. Students will understand the dangers of tobacco use.
36. Students will explain the difference between legal and illegal drugs.
37. Students will explain the dangers of drug dependence and drug abuse.
38. Students will identify behaviors that may prevent the spread of STD's.
39. Students will identify myths related to STD's.
40. Students will differentiate between infectious and noninfectious disease.
1. Students will be able to identify risk factors and discuss the consequences of poor choices.
2. Students will be able to explain the relationship between current decisions and future wellness.
3. Students will be able to identify preventative practices and explain it's importance for improving health.
4. Students will identify ways to improve one's self-esteem.
5. Students will identify personality traits associated with good mental health.
6. Students will describe the link between positive self-esteem and good mental health.
7. Students will develop the coping skills for alleviating stress.
8. Students will explain the relationship between stress and illness.
9. Students will define mental disorder and distinguish between normal and abnormal behaviors.
10. Students will differentiate between various types of mental disorders.
11. Students will list common warning signs of suicide.
12. Students will identify three important issues to consider when thinking about physical intimacy.
13. Students will differentiate between adolescence and puberty.
14. Students will state the relationship between the endocrine system and reproduction.
15. Students will explain how sperm is produced and how they function.
16. Students will identify the structure of the female reproductive system.
17. Students will explain the series of events that lead to pregnancy and the female menstrual cycle.
18. Students will identify the three stages of birth.
19. Students will identify and discuss their responsibilities to themselves, their family, their friends, and their community.
20. Students will associate food with energy.
21. Students will identify the six classes of nutrients and their functions.
22. Students will name types of foods that are good sources of each of the six classes of nutrients.
23. Students will prepare a low calorie, balanced meal.
24. Students will describe risk factors for cardiovascular disorders.
25. Students will identify the five health-related fitness components.
26. Students will write a three segmented fitness plan with exercises related to each health-related fitness component.
27. Students will be able to accurately write a fitness goal related to their individual level of fitness.
28. Students will be able to incorporate the FIT principle into a given workout.
29. Students will be able to differentiate between an aerobic and an anaerobic workout.
30. Students will identify factors that affect the quality of sleep.
31. Students will be able to list the legal risks associated with buying, selling, and using alcohol.
32. Students will describe how alcohol enters the bloodstream and list its immediate and long term physical effects.
33. Students will define alcoholism and describe the progressive stages of alcoholism.
34. Students will practice refusal skills related to peer pressure situations.
35. Students will understand the dangers of tobacco use.
36. Students will explain the difference between legal and illegal drugs.
37. Students will explain the dangers of drug dependence and drug abuse.
38. Students will identify behaviors that may prevent the spread of STD's.
39. Students will identify myths related to STD's.
40. Students will differentiate between infectious and noninfectious disease.