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What you need to know about your health class...
- 5th Grade Health will meet 1x a week for 2 marking periods
- Students just need their chromebooks for class
- All notes discussed during class can be found on Google Classroom
5th Grade Health Topics
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Topic
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Summary
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Mental, Emotional, Social Health
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- How Mental, Emotional, Social Health relate to one another
- The importance of achieving all 3 categories
- Wellness
- Healthful Behaviors (examples)
- Risk Behaviors (examples)
- Intentional & Unintentional Injuries
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Community Health Skills
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- Effective Communication Skills
- Verbal & Nonverbal Communication
- Conflict Resolution (I-Message)
- Stereotypes & Prejudice
- Different Cultures
- Respect
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Human Growth & Development
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- Examine and explore the stages in life focusing on the changes during adolescence in both males and females.
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Disease Prevention
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- Communicable & Noncommunicable Diseases
- Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention
- Hygiene
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Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drugs
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- Prescription medicine & Over the counter Medicine
- Negative effects/impact of alcohol & drug abuse
- Short & long term effects
- Signs & symptoms of someone abusing drugs/alcohol
- Decision-making & resistance skills
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Family Life
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- Types of relationships (family, friends, teacher, Dr, etc…)
- Healthy relationships (mutual respect)
- Characteristics of a healthy relationship
- Factors that may change the make-up of a family over time (divorce, illness, death, new family member, etc…)
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Nutrition & Fitness
(discussed in PE)
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- Benefits of physical Activity & eating health
- Factors that may influence food choices & physical activity
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