HEALTH (Period ALL) Assignments

CHANGED DUE DATE- YOUR BLOCK DAY!! WED-FRI

Body system Project

Your group will be assigned a body system

• Nervous
• Cardiovascular
• Respiratory
• Digestive
• Integumentary
• Urinary
• Muscular
• Skeletal
• Research your body system
• Here are some helpful websites you can use: 
• www.kidshealth.org
• http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems
• http://www.stcms.si.edu/hbs/hbs_student.htm

Each person in your group will be responsible for a question.

1. What is the main function of this system? (Include pictures or diagram)
2. List the main organs or glands of this system. (Include a picture of each)
3. Identify one disorder, disability or disease associated with this system. Describe the symptoms.
4. List ways we can keep this system healthy.

Your job will be to teach the class about your system through p.point presentation. 

Include: 

Due Tuesday, October 30^th

Counts as a 50% of your grade. All sources need to be included. Everyone’s effort will depend on the quality of your presentation.

Check list for Endocrine Project

__________ Presentation: eye contact, clear speech

__________ Visual Aid:Colorful and creative illustrations 

__________ Description of system 

__________ Main organs 

__________ Associated Diseases/Disorders 

__________ Keeping the system healthy 

Thursday, October 25

Extra Credit Opportunity!!!

The Freshman Health and P.E. classes have been asked to help donate the following items to the Exceptional Halloween Dance which will be held on Friday the 26th!

Students will receive 5 extra credit points (limit 2 donations per student) for each flat of small (8 oz) water bottles.  



Students will receive 2 extra credit points (limit 5 donations per student) for each Juice Box package.  (please look for Motts for Tots, Fruitables, V8 Fusion, Trader Joes Reduced Calorie, or Honest Kids)

       

   

Bring all donations to the Health classes.

Thank you for your help to make this a special event for some very special people.

For those students who will be absent for Freshman Retreat, here is what you will miss. Study this diagram, there will be a quiz when you return to class. Chapter 16: lesson 1 should help you fill this out.

Freshman Health

Instructor: Mrs. Duardo (Wilkins)

Textbook required: Glencoe Health by Bronson 

Course Outline

Topics we will cover: Mental/Emotional Health

Nutrition and Fitness

Reproductive Systems

Growth and Development

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

STD’s and HIV

Health Care

Course Requirements

• Students are required to bring to class: Writing utensils

    Class Notebook

    Health textbook

• Class work and notes must be completed in class notebook
• Students are required to respect other students, themselves, the classroom and the teacher at all times. 

General guidelines for determining student grades 

Unit Tests: 15%

Given at the end of each chapter 

Make up tests will be taken on the day of the student’s return

Mid Term/ Final Exam: 30%

Mid term will cover Unit 1-3; Final Exam will cover Unit 4-5

Quizzes: 5%

Chapter quizzes will usually be announced. 

• pop quizzes are usually review quizzes after lecture so be 

  prepared.

• Note checks is an evaluation of your notes. 3 points total.
• Organization-1pt; 
• Date and Title of notes-1pt; 
• Handouts/notes are hole punched-1pt
• If absent, the student will be excused from pop quizzes but will make up chapter quizzes.

Homework/Projects/Class work: 50%

All assignments must be completed and turned in on time to receive full credit. Latework will receive 1/2 credit! 

**Any assignments before the mid- term will expire its “point value” after exams are taken.

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If absent, check class website for missed class assignments and homework. 

Grading Scale:

A= 89.5-100%     B=79.5- 89%     C=69.5-79&     D=59.5-69%     F=0-59%

Discipline guidelines/rules

The following disciplinary actions will be taken for: Tardiness, Disruptive behavior, and deemed items such as cell phones. All school regulations  and Alemany High School code will be strictly enforced.

** With all due consideration given to the above stated guidelines, the final determination of the student’s grade rests with the professional judgment of the teacher.                                

Health Course & Unit Outline

Unit 1- A healthy Foundation

Chapter 1: Understanding Health and Wellness

Lesson 1- Your total health

Lesson 2- What affects your health?

Lesson 3- Health Risks and your behavior

Lesson 4- Promoting health and wellness

Chapter 2: Taking charge of your health

Lesson 1- Building health skills

Lesson 2- Making Responsible decisions and setting goals

Lesson 3 - Being a health literate consumer

Unit 2- Mental and Emotional

Chapter 3: Achieving Mental and Emotional health

Lesson 1: Developing your self esteem

Lesson 2: Developing Personal identity and character

Lesson 3: Expressing emotions in healthful ways

Chapter 4: Managing Stress and Coping with Loss

Lesson 1: Understanding Stress

  Lesson 2: Managing Stress

Lesson 3: Coping with loss and grief

Chapter 5: Mental and Emotional Problems

Lesson 1: Dealing with anxiety and depression

Lesson 2: Mental disorders

Lesson 3: Suicide Prevention

Lesson 4: Getting help

Unit 3- Nutrition and Fitness

Chapter 10: Nutrition for Health

Lesson 1: The Importance of nutrition

Lesson 2: Nutrients

Lesson 3: Healthy food guidelines

Lesson 4: Nutrition labels and food safety

Chapter 11: Managing weight and eating behaviors

Lesson 1: Maintaining a healthy weight

Lesson 2: Body Image and Eating Disorders

Chapter 12: Physical Activity and Fitness

Lesson 1: Benefits of Physical Activity

Lesson 2: Improving your fitness

Lesson 3: Planning a personal activity Program

Lesson 4: Fitness Safety avoiding injuries

Unit 4-Drugs

Chapter 20: Tobacco 

Chapter 21: Alcohol

Chapter 22: Illegal Drugs

Unit 5- Endocrine and Reproductive systems

Chapter 16: "                  "

Lesson 1: Endocrine system 

Lesson 2: Male Reproductive system 

Lesson 3: Female Reproductive system

Chapter 17: The beginning of the life cycle

Lesson 1: Prenatal development and Care

Lesson 2: Heredity and Genetics**

Chapter 23:Communicable Diseases

Lesson 1: Understanding communicable Diseases

Lesson 3: Fighting Communicable Diseases

Chapter 24: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Lesson 1: STDs

Lesson 2: Prevention and Treatment

Lesson 3: HIV/AIDs

Lesson 4: Prevention and Treatment