STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - HEALTH ...



Unit 1Health & WellnessThis unit defines health and discusses major influences on an individual’s health. Personal responsibility is stressed as a primary means of promoting health.Central IdeasStudents will be learning about and discussing the health triangle and it’s aspectsStudents will examine what health literacy is and why it’s importantStudents will be researching Healthy People 2020 to have a better understanding of how it is meant to help our societyStudents will be looking at the health continuum and explaining how a person can move along the continuum at various points in their livesStudents will be examining and discussing all of the influences that will help shape their overall healthEssential QuestionsHow is my health and wellness relevant and important in my life?How are health and wellness different?What are the different aspects of health?What are the influences on the health of an individual?How can Healthy People 2020 help our society become healthier?How can being health literate improve my overall health and wellness?VocabularyLesson 1: Health, Wellness, Prevention, Health Education, Healthy People 2020, Health LiteracyLesson 2: Heredity, Environment, Peers, Culture, MediaLesson 3: Risk Behaviors, Cumulative Risk, AbstinenceAnticipated Time Frame September- 3 weeksNYS Health Standards & NYS Common Core Standards21st Century LearningStandard 1: Personal Health and FitnessStudents will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal healthStandard 2: A Safe and Healthy Environment.Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environmentStandard 3: Resource Management.Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resourcesCommunication & CollaborationStudents will have class discussions about the aspects of health and how different things in life will effect parts of their healthStudents will discuss their findings from the Healthy People 2020 websiteCritical Thinking & Problem SolvingStudents will use critical thinking skills to explain how healthy people 2020 is meant to help USIT, Media LiteracyInternet ResearchAnalyze video’s from the media to understand how media has an effect on our health Objectives for UnitFormative/Summative AssessmentStudents will be able to explain the health triangle.Students will be able to discuss the importance of health literacy for achieving and maintaining good health.Students will be able to explain what Healthy People 2020 is and its importance.Students will be to explain how influences such as heredity, environment, culture, media, and technology have impacted the health status of individuals, families, communities, and the world.Students will be able to analyze the health messages delivered through media and technology.Students will be able to describe ways to promote health and reduce risks.Students will be able analyze the importance abstinence from risk behaviors.Students will be taking a 10 question quiz at the beginning of each class dealing with the material from the lesson the class before.Students will be doing research on Healthy People 2020 and will turn in their work.Students will be engaging in class discussions.Students will take an end of unit test.Scaffolds & SupportsInstructional Resources & ToolsClassroom PostersHealth TriangleInteractive ProjectorHealthy People 2020 websitePowerPointYouTube video ................
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