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The Academy @Shawnee High School Curriculum Map for Health Education

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Essential Question:  What basic concepts are related to health promotion and disease prevention?

Rationale: The acquisition of basic health concepts and functional health knowledge provides a foundation for promoting health-enhancing behaviors among youth. This standard includes essential concepts that are based on established health behavior theories and models. Concepts that focus on both health promotion and risk reduction are included in the performance indicators.

Shawnee High School

Course Title:  Health Science (a graduation requirement)

Teacher:         La Juan Lewis, room 259 or gym.  I am available before and after school (usually 7:30-7:40 am and 12:50-2:00 pm).  Please contact me if you wish to take advantage of this extra time for studying or to sit down and have a conference.

Class Website:  http://www.coachlewispe.com

Textbooks:       Prentice Hall Health & Lifetime Health, Friedman, Stine, Whalen.  Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2005.

Optional or Supplemental books/materials: 

Additional material and supplemental resources will be provided via handouts and overheads as needed.

Course Description:

This course is designed to increase student awareness of their health; of what distinguishes healthy behavior from high-risk behavior, and the ways in which health interacts with the community and environment.  This course will encourage the student, to adopt positive health related behavior through skill building that includes decision-making, role modeling, critical analysis, and goal setting.

Course Objectives:

The student will be able to:

1)  Promote personal health and prevent disease.

2)  Practice positive mental and emotional skill building strategies, which will increase responsible behavior to family members and others.

3)  Establish personal goals and create self-designed programs that promote health

behaviors.

4)      Understand the difference between environment and genetics in an individual’s

growth and development.

5)  Demonstrate and apply their knowledge of the infectious cycle and connect this

knowledge to public health efforts (community agencies) to prevent disease.

6)  Recognize the connection between low self-esteem, drug and alcohol abuse and teen

pregnancy.

7)      Assess individual nutritional habits and identify components of a balanced and healthy diet.

8)      Understand and demonstrate the relationship between advertising techniques and

negative health choices.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING POLICY

Attendance and Tardy Policy:

Because there is a direct relationship between student attendance and success in school, each day is important for the attending student.  Shawnee High School policy on attendance as stated in our student handbook will be followed and enforced.

Assignment Policy and Assignment Grading Weight:

1)      Class work:  Daily class work will be assigned and turned in after completion of the lesson/activity.  The student will be responsible in keeping a journal discussing his/her accomplishments in and out of class.  It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of any long-term absences.  Weight:  35% of grade.

2)      Homework:  Periodically, homework will be assigned in the form of worksheets, papers, projects, etc.  All homework will be turned-in during the next class meeting unless specified by the teacher.  Weight:  15% of grade.

3)      Tests and Quizzes:  After each section (see Course Content, below), quizzes and tests will be administered.  Weight:  25% of grade.

4)      Participation:  Weight:  25% of grade.

5)      Make-up Work:  Make-up work will be allowed for up to one week after the return of a student due to an absence.  Other incidences will be decided by the discretion of the instructor.  “Forgetting”, “losing” and the use of other similar excuses are not valid reasons for make-up.

Grade Distribution:

A=100-90%

B=89-80%

C=79-70%

D=69-60%

F=59% and below

Course Content:

Making Healthy Choices

Mental Health

Social Health

Nutrition

Physical Fitness

The Human Life Cycle

Preventing Substance Abuse

Disease and Disorders

Safe Environment

Required Materials:

1—Three-ring binder (1 ½ preferred)

Binder paper

1—120 page Notebook (optional)

Pens and Pencils

The student will be responsible for bringing their materials to class, all assignments, with quizzes and related tests completed in class.