5th+Grade+Health+Curriculum

=5th Grade Health Curriculum = Back to Home Page

Growth and Development
IDENTIFY THE KINDS OF CHANGES THAT FAMILIES EXPERIENCE DESCRIBE HOW CHILDREN'S RESPONSIBILITES CHANGE AS THEY MATURE IDENTIFY THE STAGES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBE SOME OF THE CHANGES A PERSON EXPERIENCES AT EACH STAGE IDENTIFY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF REACHING PUBERTY DESCRIBE FACTORS THAT AFFECT GROWTH DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MAJOR GLANDS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IN THE GROWTH PROCESS DESCRIBE HOW THE GROWTH SPURT EXPERIENCED DURING PUBERTY AFFECTS YOUR INTERESTS AND YOUR ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS DESCRIBE THE FEELINGS AND PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON DURING ADOLESCENCE AND WAYS TO HANDLE THESE NEW FEELINGS

Food for Health
IDENTIFY THE SIX MAJOR NUTRIENTS, THEIR SOURCES, AND THEIR FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY DESCRIBE HOW THE BODY DIGESTS AND USES FOOD EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH FOOD GROUP EXPLAIN HOW FIBER IS IMPORTANT TO HEALTH EXPLAIN WHAT A BALANCED DIET IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT USE THE FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID AND THE STEPS FOR MAKING DECISIONS TO IDENTIFY AND CHOOSE HEALTHFUL SNACK FOODS IDENTIFY THE STEPS FOR DECISION MAKING USE THE DECISION-MAKING STEPS TO MAKE HEALTHFUL FOOD CHOICES IDENTIFY THE TYPES OF INFORMATION FOUND ON FOOD LABELS DESCRIBE WAYS TO HANDLE AND PREPARE FOODS SAFELY EXPLAIN HOW A PERSON CAN TELL IF A FOOD IS SPOILED

Learning about Disease
DISTINGUISH AMONG DISEASES CAUSED BY DIFFERENT PATHOGENS EXPLAIN HOW PATHOGENS ARE TRANSMITTED AND HOW THEY ENTER THE BODY EXPLAIN HOW HIV IS TRANSMITTED AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE BODY NAME THE BODY'S DEFENSES AGAINST PATHOGENS EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A PATHOGEN AND AN ANTIBODY EXPLAIN HOW THE BODY DEVELOPS IMMUNITY TO A DISEASE DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CHRONIC AND ACUTE DISEASES RECOGNIZE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND THE RISK OF DEVELOPING SOME CHRONIC DISEASES

Medicines and Other Drugs
EXPLAIN THAT MEDICINES ARE DRUGS THAT CAUSE HELPFUL CHANGES IN THE BODY WHEN USED CORRECTLY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN OTC AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES EXPLAIN HOW THE USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS CAN HARM THE BODY DESCRIBE CRACK AND COCAINE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE BODY DESCRIBE MARIJUANA, INHALANTS, AND STEROIDS AND THE EFFECTS THEY HAVE ON THE BODY DESCRIBE THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ABUSE EXPLAIN HOW DRUG ABUSE CAN INTERFERE WITH ACTIVITIES AND GOALS SUGGEST WAYS TO SAY NO TO DRUG ABUSE IDENTIFY REFUSAL SKILLS USE REFUSAL SKILLS TO STAY DRUG FREE

Effects of Tobacco and Alcohol
NAME THREE HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN TOBACCO SMOKE DESCRIBE THE EFFECTS OF TOBACCO USE ON PARTS OF THE BODY IDENTIFY REASONS PEOPLE USE TOBACCO EXPLAIN WHAT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL IS AND WHAT IT MEASURES DESCRIBE THE WAYS IN WHICH ALCOHOL AFFECTS A PERSON'S HEALTH, ABILITIES, AND FUNCTIONING EXPLAIN WHAT AN ALCOHOLIC IS AND WHO MIGHT BECOME ONE LIST REASONS FOR CHOOSING NOT TO USE ALCOHOL DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH PEER PRESSURE ANALYZE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS IDENTIFY WAYS OF REFUSING USE REFUSAL SKILLS TO SAY NO TO ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS LIST WARNING SIGNS OF A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL EXPLAIN WHY PEOPLE WHO ARE ADDICTED TO ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO NEED HELP TO STOP USING THESE DRUGS IDENTIFY SOURCES OF SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STOP USING ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO

Keeping Safe
PRACTICE SAFETY AT PLAY AND IN MOTOR VEHICLES ANALYZE SAFETY EQUIPMENT EXPLAIN FIRST-AID TREATMENT FOR COMMON INJURIES COMPARE ROAD RULES FOR SAFE BICYCLING AND SAFE DRIVING PRACTICE SAVE BICYCLING IDENTIFY TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS EXPLAIN HOW TO PREVENT HOME FIRES RECOGNIZE FIRE HAZARDS IN THE HOME DESCRIBE HOW TO SURVIVE A HOME FIRE RECOGNIZE SITUATIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO VIOLENCE DESCRIBE HOW TO RESPOND TO THREATENING SITUATIONS PRACTICE WAYS TO AVOID VIOLENCE

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