6th Grade Health Curriculum
Personal Health: Taking Charge Of It!
Physical, social and emotional aspects of health and wellness.
Personal hygiene, grooming and cleanliness.
An anatomical study of: hair, skin, nails, eyes, ears and teeth.
Marketing techniques in health advertising.
Self esteem for a positive body image and outlook.
Building a constructive attitude towards self management in health.
7th Grade Health Curriculum The Human Body: How Does It Work?
Structure and function of cells.
The skeletal and muscular system overview
The circulatory and respiratory system overview
The digestive and excretory system overview
Nutrition and Fitness Reasons for needing nutritious food
Role and source of the six types of nutrients
Understanding dietary guidelines and using the food guide pyramid
Analyzing food labels
Choosing foods that are low in fat, cholesterol, sugar, sodium and caffeine
Influence of the media on dietary behaviors
The nutrition-fitness connection
Goal setting for achieving fitness
Tobacco and Related Health and Social Issues
Risks of cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco
Harmful substances in tobacco
Addiction, dependence and withdrawal
Effects of secondhand smoke
Resisting peer
pressure to use tobacco
Effects of tobacco use on fitness 8th Grade
Health Curriculum The Human Reproductive System: How Does It Work?
Structure and function of the male and female systems and organs The
menstrual cycle and fertilization Comparing changes in male and female
systems Infections and disease of the reproductive system Abstinence,
decision making and refusal skills in high risk situations Drugs and
Alcohol Legal and illegal drugs and medicines and how they effect the
body systems How drugs and alcohol effect decision making Practice
making safe and drug free decisions Health consequences of alcohol on
the body and on growth Resisting peer pressure to use alcohol and/or
drugs Recognizing reasons teens drink alcohol Safety, Injury and
Violence Prevention Practicing safe habits for personal safety Refusal
skills to resist peer pressure to engage in high risk behaviors or
situations Safe dating School safety Internet safety
Welcome to Health Class!