Mr. Eric N. Heil’s
8th grade
Health Education syllabus
Teacher Eric
Heil Department: Health
& Physical Education
Course Title Health
Education Grade 8
This completed form will be posted in the room where
the class is taught. A copy is to be
placed in the lesson plan book and a copy filed with the Principal.
1.
List the goals and objectives of what the students are expected to
learn in class.
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Students are expected to be familiar with the National Health Standards
for Health
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Students will study concepts in Health governing Mental/Social/Physical
Health aspects
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Students should engage in critical thinking and analysis about their
present lifestyle practices and make considerations about the direction of
their future.
2.
List the major topics, in sequence that will be covered this
semester. (add pages if necessary)
Quarter
1:
Week
1, 2, 3: Understanding Health
Concepts,
Personal
Perspectives & Family Values
Health Literacy skills
General
Health Model
Week
4& 5: Mental /Social health
(chapter 3& 4)
Life Line: Analyze influences of our personal perspectives
on life
Stress: defined & management
Sharing and Practicing Stress reduction and coping
techniques
AVB
school wide discussions on harassment and social respect
Week
6 & 7: Media Literacy:
Understanding/analyzing/interpreting
how media influences Health behaviors and American culture.
Learn to make media to
influence positive Health behaviors
Week
8 & 9: Nutrition Basics
Nutrition
(chapter 9), Research nutrition concepts, Teen Health II
Defining
terms and concepts
Analyzing food Nutrition Fact
Labels
Investigating risk factors
and mechanisms of high Sodium, sugar, saturated fat diets
Quarter
2:
Media
Deconstruction on food packaging
Food log/Energy expenditure
log/Diet analysis Personal diet analysis
Comparing
caloric intake vs. caloric expenditure
Practicing
low fat, low sodium, low simple sugar eating behaviors
Anatomy
& Physiology of Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Comprehend influence of
Substance Abuse on nervous system
Chemical Dependency and
Addiction defined
Week 14, 15, 16: Substance
Abuse: Alcohol
History of
Alcohol, social trends physical ailments
Chapter
14; research and concepts
Videos: The Truth About
Alcohol, reality experience of alcohol use by teens
Bombed! Consequences of EXCESSIVE alcohol use, “Alcohol
Poisoning”.
Share-an-Attitude:
What 3 things influence your
attitude about alcohol use?
Media Literacy: anti-ad influencing reversal of
Media techniques that promote excessive drinking sales.
Guest
Speaker: Volunteers of
Preventing
Teen Substance Abuse, 3 part series
Substance Abuse:
Drug research
Tobacco, Marijuana, Ecstasy, GHB, Methamphetamine,
Cocaine, Smokeless tobacco
Research
sources: theantidrug.com, links to USDA drug info, classroom resources
PSA
presentation: create an anti-Drug Radio Advertisement and presentation.
Week
17-18: Sexuality Influence
and Development
Parent
night to review material 1 month prior to instruction (
Healthy Sexual Development, text review, ch
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Media Influence-
deconstruction of media images reflecting sexuality expectations
Videos:
Tough Guise, by Jonathon Kratz, violence vs. compassion in male
media
roles
Killing Us Softly, by Jane Kilbourne,
objectification of women in
media images
Guest
Speakers:
·
Crisis Pregnancy Center representative;
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Abstinence until marriage influence
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Encourages monogamous relations
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Define boundaries for premarital relations
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Municipality Family Planning representative:
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Abstinence until responsible for outcomes of sexual activity.
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Recognizes risk taking behavior regarding sexuality
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Instructs methods of prevention for Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted
Infections
Dating Violence and Abuse
video: Rape on Campus: tips of prevention
Quest Speaker: AWAIC (Abused Women’s Aid in
Crisis Center)
3.
List the teacher methods, techniques, and approaches to be used in
presenting this material.
I use lecture with overhead, board notes, & media
projection to introduce concrete topics, concepts, & lessons.
I use research methods to learn concrete facts.
I use small discussion groups to explore peer
influence and leadership.
I use guided
discovery methods to engage students in classroom discussion, seek the correct
response.
4.
List the textbooks and materials to be used.
Teen Health II
Healthy Sexual Development
Understanding Normal & Clinical Nutrition
5.
List additional teacher references, and resources for extension (i.e.
guest speakers, etc.) to be used.
Listed within curriculum scope and sequence above (point 2.)
6.
Explain provision for individual instruction needs.
All students are challenged at an appropriate level.
Students with greater instruction needs get personal attention and modified
evaluation.