4th+Grade+Health+Curriculum

=4th Grade Health Curriculum =

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Living and Growing
EXPLAIN HOW INHERITED TRAITS AND ACQUIRED TRAITS BOTH CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING AN INDIVIDUAL UNIQUE DESCRIBE THE PARTS OF A CELL AND HOW CELLS ARE ORGANIZED DESCRIBE GROWTH DURING THE EARLY AND LATE STAGES OF CHILDHOOD EXPLAIN HOW THE BRAIN CONTROLS THE BODY DESCRIBE HOW THE BRAIN AND THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM REPSOND TO THE BODY'S NEEDS

Staying Fit and Healthy
DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF SKIN EXPLAIN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF SKIN EXPLAIN WHY USING SUNSCREEN IS IMPORTANT

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 how fiber is important to health Identify the food groups and explain why they are important 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 Explain how food labels can be used to compare the nutritional value of foods Describe or demonstrate ways to handle and prepare foods safely Explain how a person can tell if a food is spoiled

Guarding Against Disease
COMPARE AND CONTRAST INFECTIOUS AND NONINFECTIOUS DISEASES DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN CHRONIC AND ACUTE DISEASES GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF BOTH CHRONIC AND ACUTE DISEASES EXPLAIN WHAT A DISABILITY IS DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DISEASES CAUSED BY VIRUSES AND BACTERIA EXPLAIN HOW DISEASES CAN SPREAD EXPLAIN HOW FOOD AND WATER SPREAD PATHOGENS LIST SOME OF THE BODY'S DEFENSES AGAINST DISEASE EXPLAIN THE FUNCTION OF ANTIBODIES DISCUSS HOW VACCINES HELP THE BODY FIGHT CERTAIN DISEASES DISTINGUSH BETWEEN NONINFECTIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES DISCUSS HEART DISEASES AND CANCER EXPLAIN HOW SKIN CANCER CAN BE PREVENTED DIFFERENTIATE AMONG ALLERGIES, ARTHRITIS, DIABETES, AND ASTHMA

Medicine and Other Drugs
RECOGNIZE THAT SOME COMMMON SUBSTANCES, SUCH AS CAFFEINE AND OTC MEDICINES, CAN BE ADDICTIVE DESCRIBE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE AND INHALANTS RECOGNIZE THE DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA AND COCAINE RECOGNIZE THAT COCAINE USE CAN LEAD TO INSTANT ADDICTION

Effects of Tobacco and Alcohol
Describe tobacco products and the harm they cause to the body Explain why some young people begin smoking and why stopping is difficult Describe alcohol and the harm it causes to body systems and behavior Identify some effects of problem drinking

Keeping Safe
RECOGNIZE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND KNOW HOW TO RESPOND DESCRIBE HOW TO PREVENT HOME INJURIES FROM ELECTRICITY, FALLS, FIRE, AND POISON PRACTICE FIRST AID FOR MINOR INJURIES EXPLAIN HOW TO PREVENT INJURIES AND PRACTICE SAFETY WHEN BICYCLING, SKATING, SKATEBOARDING, AND RIDING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE

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