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Health
Health - Grade 5
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

PS1: COMPREHEND CONCEPTS
The learner will be able to comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.
  

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H.5.1.1 Medicine Safety
The learner will be able to summarize the dangers of taking medicines or drugs.
  
л H.5.1.2 Vocabulary
The learner will be able to discuss terms: side effect, overdose, dependence, tolerance, addiction, drug misuse, drug abuse, legal, and illegal drugs.
  

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H.5.1.3 Media Influence
The learner will be able to identify ways various forms of media, such as movies, glorifies drug use.
  

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H.5.1.4 Resources
The learner will be able to locate sources of help for individuals who have problems with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
  
ллл H.5.1.5 Refusal Skills
The learner will be able to discuss and practice how to resist peer pressure.
  
л H.5.1.6 Create Alternatives
The learner will be able to practice peer leadership skills by creating healthy alternatives to drug use.
  
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Disease Prevention

ллл H.5.1.7 Endocrine / Immune System
The learner will be able to recognize diseases/illnesses (e.g., diabetes, growth hormone abnormalities and hepatitis) that affect the endocrine/immune system and discuss methods of prevention.
  
ллл H.5.1.8 Communicable and Noncommunicable
The learner will be able to describe the difference between Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases.
  
ллл H.5.1.9 Communicable Disease
The learner will be able to identify some of the ways to prevent the spread of communicable diseases (e.g., inoculation and quarantine).
  
ллл H.5.1.10 Immune System
The learner will be able to recognize the basic concept of how our immune system works.
  
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Family Living

л H.5.1.11 Puberty
The learner will be able to understand that the most important change of puberty is that young people become capable of childbearing.
  
л H.5.1.12 Roles
The learner will be able to recognize the importance of the role that both mothers and fathers play in the nurturing, guidance, care and support of a child.
  

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H.5.1.13 Parent Responsibilities
The learner will be able to recognize that having a child involves a commitment on the part of both mother and father to nurture, guide, care for and support the child.
  
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Growth and Development

ллл H.5.1.14 Endocrine System
The learner will be able to identify parts and major functions of the endocrine system.
  

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H.5.1.15 Personal Health Practices
The learner will be able to relate how personal health practices effect the functions of the endocrine system.
  
ллл H.5.1.16 Puberty
The learner will be able to describe the changes that occur during puberty (physical, emotional, and social).
  
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Mental Health

PS2: DECISION-MAKING SKILLS
The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.
  
PS3: COMMUNICATION SKILLS
The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.
  
л H.5.3.1 Stress
The learner will be able to define stress and identify its causes and physiological effects.
  

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H.5.3.2 Stress Management
The learner will be able to demonstrate and/or propose ways to manage stress and adapt to change.
  
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Nutrition

PS4: INFLUENCE OF MEDIA
The learner will be able to analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.
  
ллл H.5.4.1 Food Labels
The learner will be able to interpret USDA nutritional facts on food labels.
  
ллл H.5.4.2 Nutrients
The learner will be able to determine the functions and sources of each of the six nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water).
  
ллл H.5.4.3 Marketing Strategies
The learner will be able to distinguish between fact, fiction, and opinion about nutrition and discuss how marketing affects our perceptions of the facts.
  

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H.5.4.4 Dietary Imbalance
The learner will be able to explain dietary disorders and health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies and excesses.
  

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H.5.4.5 Recommended Daily Allowance
The learner will be able to create a one-day food plan based on the food guide pyramid and the USDA dietary guidelines.
  
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Personal Health

PS5: HEALTH-ENHANCING BEHAVIORS
The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.
  
PS6: ACCESS VALID HEALTH INFORMATION
The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services.
  
ллл H.5.6.1 Heart Disease
The learner will be able to describe risk factors for heart disease and proposes strategies for their prevention and techniques for controlling them.
  

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H.5.6.2 Hygiene
The learner will be able to develop strategies and skills for maintaining an adequate level of personal hygiene, emphasizing changes during puberty.
  
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Safety

PS7: HEALTH ADVOCACY
The learner will be able to demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
  
ллл H.5.7.1 First Aid
The learner will be able to apply appropriate first-aid procedures to common injuries occurring in the home, school, and community (e.g., proper response to breathing and choking problems, bleeding, shock, poisoning, and minor burns, and universal precautions to be taken when dealing with other people's blood).
  
ллл H.5.7.2 Violence Prevention
The learner will be able to identify threats to personal safety (e.g., child abuse, physical abuse, neglect and emotional abuse).
  
ллл H.5.7.3 Resources
The learner will be able to identify local support systems concerning personal safety (e.g., family, teacher, religious advisor, friend, and counselor).
  
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