7^th and 8^th Grade Health

Course Outline

First 9 Weeks

Chapter 1 Learning About Your Health

Lesson 1 What is Health

Lesson 2 What Influences Your Health

Lesson 3 Health Risk and Your Behavior

Position Paper

Chapter 2 Taking Responsibility for Your Health

Lesson 1 Building Health Skills

Lesson 2 Making Responsible Decisions

Lesson 3 Setting Personal Health Goals

Lesson 4 Your Character in Action

Scenario Stories/Reflection

Chapter 7 Mental and Emotional Health

Lesson 1 What is Mental and Emotional Health

Lesson 2 Your Emotions

Lesson 3 Managing Stress

Lesson 4 Mental and Emotional Problems

Gaining a Better Understanding

Chapter 8 Social Health: Family and Friends

Lesson 1 Developing Communication Skills

Lesson 2 Understanding Family Relationships

Lesson 3 Friendships and Peer Pressure

Lesson 4 Abstinence and Refusal Skills

Second 9 Weeks

Chapter 9 Resolving Conflicts and Preventing Violence

Lesson 1 Conflict at Home and at School

Lesson 2 Conflict Resolution Skills

Lesson 3 Preventing Violence

Lesson 4 Dealing with Abuse and Finding Help

Chapter 10 Tobacco

Lesson 1 What Tobacco Does to the Body

Lesson 2 The Respiratory System

Lesson 3 Teens and Tobacco Addiction

Lesson 4 Avoiding Tobacco

Chapter 11 Drugs and Alcohol

Lesson 1 Using Medicines Safely

Lesson 2 Alcohol Use and Abuse

Lesson 3 Drug Use and Abuse

Lesson 4 The Nervous System

Lesson 5 Avoiding Alcohol and Other Drugs

Chapter 14 Personal Safety and Injury Prevention

Lesson 1 Developing Safe Habits

Lesson 2 Safety at Home and in School

Lesson 3 Outdoor and Recreational Safety

Lesson 4 Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters

Lesson 5 First Aid

Chapter 15 The Environment and Your Health

Lesson 1 How Pollution Affects your Health

Lesson 2 Protecting the Environment

Third 9 Weeks

Chapter 12 Understanding Communicable Diseases

Lesson 1 Causes of Communicable Diseases

Lesson 2 The Immune System

Lesson 3 Communicable Diseases

Lesson 4 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Lesson 5 Preventing the Spread of Disease

Chapter 13 Non communicable Disease

Lesson 1 Understanding Allergies and Asthma

Lesson 2 Understanding Cancer

Lesson 3 Understanding Heart Disease

Lesson 4 Understanding Diabetes and Arthritis

Chapter 6 Growth and Development

Lesson 1 Adolescence

Lesson 2 The Male Reproductive System

Lesson 3 The Female Reproductive System

Lesson 4 Human Development

Lesson 5 Making the Most of you Teen Years

Fourth 9 Weeks

Chapter 3 Physical Activity and Fitness

Lesson 1 Physical Activity and Health

Lesson 2 The Skeletal and Muscular System

Lesson 3 The Circulatory System

Lesson 4 Developing a Personal Fitness Program

Lesson 5 Sports and Physical Wellness

Chapter 4 Food and Nutrition

Lesson 1 Nutrients for Health

Lesson 2 The Food Guide Pyramid

Lesson 3 Healthful Meals and Snacks

Lesson 4 The Digestive and Excretory System

Lesson 5 Managing Your Weight

Chapter 5 Personal Health and Consumer Choices

Lesson 1 Caring for Your Teen, Skin, Hair, and Nails

Lesson 2 Caring for Your Eyes and Ears

Lesson 3 Consumer Choices and Your Health

Lesson 4 Being an Informed Consumer

Lesson 5 Health Care Providers and Services