PLEASE NOTE:
- This course is one semester in length.
Primary Grade: 8
Grade Range: 6, 7, 8
Credit Equivalency:
Semester: 0.5 Credits
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Middle School Health explores each of the health dimensions, including physical health, social health, emotional health, and intellectual health. Students learn about healthy eating habits, safe exercise routines, and ways to prevent disease. They also study how to improve their emotional and intellectual well-being, including methods for boosting their self-confidence and enhancing their decision-making skills. In addition, students learn to apply refusal skills when faced with peer pressure while maintaining healthy relationships. By the end of the course, students will have the tools necessary to improve all areas of health in order to achieve total wellness and make healthier lifestyles choices.
COURSE TOPICS
- Wellness
- Social Health
- Healthy Food Choices
- Personal Fitness
- Emotional Health
- Intellectual Health
- Evaluating Choices
- Substance Abuse
- Communicable Diseases
- Noncommunicable Diseases
TEACHER SERVICES
All course teachers are certified, subject-area content experts. The teacher will grade student assessments and provide detailed feedback. The course teacher is available to answer student questions via email, during scheduled office hours, or by virtual appointment. The teacher will carry out documented modifications and accommodations that are applicable to the online course. Progress monitoring and supplemental material will be provided by the teacher as needed.