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Class Syllabus 7 Health
Flora Fields
Room 13
Email: [email protected]
Course Description: Students will receive a wide basis of
information in various areas such as personality, lifestyle, emotions, human growth and development, body
systems and functions, protection from infectious and
noninfectious diseases, substance use and abuse,
accident prevention and first aid.
Textbook: Decisions for Health, Holt blue book
Instructional Philosophy: Students will be instructed
through a lecture/ discussion, power point presentations,
and various other in – class activities.
Course Goals: Students will acquire knowledge about
their social, emotional, and physical well-being. They will
gain a better understanding of how to look and feel
good. Students will become more familiar with
infectious and noninfectious diseases and their impact
upon individuals and society. Students will also become
more aware of the various body systems and the
functions they play in our lives. Students will learn and
know the effects and hazards of drugs, alcohol, and
tobacco. Students can use the knowledge of so many
Health related issues that they can make a better
informed decision / choice in regards to their own health.
1st Quarter Health:
Health and Wellness-healthy relationships
Making Healthy Decisions
Stress Management/Emotional and Mental Health
2nd Quarter Health:
Nutrition-My Plate
Eating Disorders
Physical Fitness and Components
Sports and Conditioning
3rd Quarter Health
Body Systems and how they work
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Muscular system
Digestive System
Circulatory System
Urinary System
Respiratory System
Integumentary System
Tobacco products
Alcohol
Drugs and Medicine
4th Quarter Health:
Infectious Diseases
NonInfectious Diseases
Safety in school, vehicles, home, and other
environments
First Aid- CPR and rescue breathing
Evaluation:
Guided Notes
Quiz sheets
Power point presentations
Vocabulary quizzes
Unit test
Magazine articles
Vocabulary Illustrations
Health Class Rules
1. You will need a separate notebook
2. Bring textbook and notebook to class daily
3. When using an ink pen, only use blue or black;
pencils can always be used
4. Do not write on backs of pages, only use the front
of pages
5. Be in your seat when the bell rings or you will be
marked tardy
6. There is no eating, drinking or chewing gum in my
classroom
7. Raise your hand and wait to be recognized before
speaking
8. Do not talk while the teacher or a classmate is
speaking
9. Cell phones are to be turned off and kept in
backpack. No music or electronic devises are to
be out while you are in this class
10. It is your responsibility as the student to find out
about missing assignments when absent; late
work will only be accepted the first time , and a
one day leniency
11. Anything that is turned in must have your first and
last name on it
12. All backpacks and purses need to stay closed and
placed under your desk
13. Be respectful, do not touch other people’s
property
Parent/ Guardian
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