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Physical Education and Health Curriculum Framework (K-8)

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Recreational Sports and Activities: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Physical Education and Leisure

2:
Movement Concepts: Students shall understand movement concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the performance of physical activity.
1. Body Awareness
  1.
  Execute more advanced musculoskeletal techniques of movement necessary to perform a variety of activitiesPEL.2.7.1
2. Spatial Awareness
  2.
  Examine spatial awareness while performing a variety of physical activitiesPEL.2.7.2
3. Balance and Weight Bearing Activities
  3.
  Practice and refine the sequences of rolling, balance, and weight transfer demonstrating smooth transitionPEL.2.7.3
4. Rhythms and Dance
  4.
  Select alternative steps for established dance routinesPEL.2.7.4
5. Knowledge and Strategies
  5.
  Exhibit appropriate rules and strategies for competition in individual, dual, team, and recreational sports and activitiesPEL.2.7.5
6. Academic Integration
  6.
  Integrate academic content into physical activitiesPEL.2.7.6
3:
Health-Related Fitness: Students shall understand how health-related fitness can improve individual health.
1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance
  1.
  Participate in individual cardio-respiratory endurance activityPEL.3.7.1
  2.
  Develop and follow a personal fitness plan that integrates the FITT principle:<ul><li>Frequency</li><li>Intensity</li><li>Time</li><li>Type</li></ul>PEL.3.7.2
2. Body Composition
  3.
  Develop and use physical activities to improve body compositionPEL.3.7.3
3. Flexibility
  4.
  Develop flexibility to decrease incidents of injuryPEL.3.7.4
4. Muscular Strength and Endurance
  5.
  Explore a variety of muscle building activitiesPEL.3.7.5
5. Student Fitness Outcomes
  6.
  Participate in a nationally recognized health-fitness assessment:<ul><li>cardio-respiratory endurance</li><li>body composition</li><li>muscular strength and endurance</li><li>flexibility</li></ul>PEL.3.7.6
4:
Lifetime Activities and Recreation: Students shall understand the importance of health benefits and enjoyment from participating in lifetime recreational activities.
1. Benefits of Lifetime Activities
  1.
  Compare and contrast individual choice of activity and how it may change throughout lifePEL.4.7.1
2. Lifetime Sports and Recreation
  2.
  Discuss the way environment influences recreational and career choicesPEL.4.7.2
5:
Personal and Social Behavior: Students shall demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.
1. Personal Behavior
  1.
  Accept and respect the decisions made by game officials and other authority figuresPEL.5.7.1
2. Social Behavior
  2.
  Analyze the role of physical activity in understanding individual differencesPEL.5.7.2

Health and Wellness

6:
Human Growth and Development Students shall understand characteristics relating to growth and development.
1. Body Systems
  1.
  Examine the interaction between the body systemsHW.6.7.1
  2.
  Examine changes that occur during adolescenceHW.6.7.2
7:
Disease Prevention: Students shall understand components related to disease prevention and exhibit behaviors to promote health.
1. Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
  1.
  Identify ways individuals can reduce risk factors related to communicable and chronic diseasesHW.7.7.1
  2.
  Demonstrate ways individuals can reduce risk factors related to diseaseHW.7.7.2
  3.
  Recognize the warning signs of cancer:<ul><li>change in bowel or bladder habits</li><li>a sore that does not heal</li><li>unusual bleeding or discharge</li><li>thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere</li><li>indigestion or difficulty swallowing</li><li>obvious change in a wart or mole</li><li>nagging cough or hoarseness</li></ul>HW.7.7.3
  4.
  Discuss the physical and social consequences associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) contractionHW.7.7.4
  5.
  Describe specific symptoms of STIHW.7.7.5
  6.
  Identify ways to prevent and treat STIsHW.7.7.6
8:
Community Health and Promotion: Students shall demonstrate the ability to access valid health information, products, and services that promote consumer, community, and environmental health.
1. Health Information, Services, and Products
  1.
  Research community resources for diagnosing and treating health issuesHW.8.7.1
2. Environmental and Community Health
  2.
  Identify available resources that provide information which promotes environmental and community healthHW.8.7.2
3. Media and Technology
  3.
  Discuss the validity of media messages before the purchase of productsHW.8.7.3
9:
Healthy Life Skills and Relationships: Students shall demonstrate the ability to use appropriate skills to enhance relationships and promote wellness.
1. Interpersonal Relationships and Human Sexuality
  1.
  Recognize the consequences of sexual interaction:<ul><li>emotional</li><li>social</li><li>physical</li></ul>HW.9.7.1
  2.
  Develop solution skills for conflict:<ul><li>avoidance</li><li>resolutions</li><li>confrontation</li></ul>HW.9.7.2
  3.
  Model refusal skills that may be used when pressured to exhibit inappropriate behaviorHW.9.7.3
  4.
  Identify the benefits of abstinence as it relates to risky behaviorsHW.9.7.4
10:
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Students shall comprehend substance use, abuse, and the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
1. Medicine
  1.
  Predict how misuse of medication could lead to dependencyHW.10.7.1
2. Tobacco
  2.
  Chart the damage to different body systems caused by longterm tobacco useHW.10.7.2
  3.
  Identify the legal issues and consequences of under-age use, possession, and purchase of tobacco productsHW.10.7.3
  4.
  Analyze how messages from media sources influence tobacco useHW.10.7.4
3. Alcohol
  5.
  Explain diseases caused by alcohol abuse:<ul><li>alcoholism</li><li>cirrhosis of liver</li><li>fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)</li></ul>HW.10.7.5
  6.
  Identify the legal issues and discuss the consequences of alcohol use and/or possession:<ul><li>under age</li><li>blood alcohol concentration (BAC)</li><li>driving under the influence (DUI)</li></ul>HW.10.7.6
4. Other Drugs
  7.
  Identify the physical, emotional, and social effects of the following drugs:<ul><li>prescription drugs</li><li>crystal methamphetamine</li><li>"date-rape drug"</li><li>performance-enhancing drugs</li><li>marijuana</li><li>over-the-counter drugs</li><li>other dangerous drugs</li></ul>HW.10.7.7
  8.
  Discuss legal boundaries involved with the use and abuse of each drug categoryHW.10.7.8
  9.
  Analyze the legal and social consequences of repetitive illicit drug offensesHW.10.7.9
5. Refusal Skills and Prevention Strategies
  10.
  Discuss the different prevention strategies used to avoid addictive substancesHW.10.7.10
  11.
  Identify family, peer, legal, and cultural influences in avoiding the use of all addictive substancesHW.10.7.11
11:
Personal Health and Safety: Students shall recognize and practice health-enhancing behaviors to reduce health risks.
1. Personal Health
  1.
  Examine skills necessary to manage mental and emotional health:<ul><li>defense mechanisms</li><li>self-talk</li><li>coping skills</li><li>stress management</li></ul>HW.11.7.1
  2.
  Discuss the warning signs of depression and suicidal thoughtsHW.11.7.2
  3.
  Discuss the benefits of safe behavior and the consequences of risky behaviorHW.11.7.3
  4.
  Identify suicide prevention strategies:<ul><li>counseling</li><li>hot-line</li><li>trusted adult</li></ul>HW.11.7.4
2. Personal Hygiene
  5.
  Examine the importance of good hygiene as the body developsHW.11.7.5
3. Oral Health
  6.
  Identify diseases related to poor oral health:<ul><li>dental cavities</li><li>gingivitis</li><li>leukoplakia</li><li>periodontitis</li><li>halitosis</li></ul>HW.11.7.6
  7.
  Describe the hazards of specific tobacco products on oral healthHW.11.7.7
  8.
  Discuss the risks of oral piercing on oral healthHW.11.7.8
4. Safety
  9.
  Practice safety procedures for the following:<ul><li>weather</li><li>transportation</li><li>food</li><li>fire</li><li>recreational (e.g., swimming, boating, camping, hunting, biking)</li></ul>HW.11.7.9
  10.
  Model first aid and emergency procedures using role playing, skits, or another performance-based methodHW.11.7.10
  11.
  Develop responses to avoid situations that threaten personal safety:<ul><li>using conflict resolution</li><li>reporting bullying and sexual harassment</li><li>traveling in pairs</li></ul>HW.11.7.11
  12.
  Identify individuals and other sources to help and report abuseHW.11.7.12
12:
Nutrition: Students shall understand concepts related to nutrition and develop skills for making healthy food choices.
1. Healthy Eating Habits
  1.
  Identify factors that influence food choices:<ul><li>time</li><li>cost/availability</li><li>culture</li><li>location</li><li>peers</li><li>media</li><li>family</li><li>body image</li></ul>HW.12.7.1
  2.
  Discuss a personal eating plan and physical activity schedule for weight managementHW.12.7.2
2. Food and Nutrition
  3.
  Explain how nutrients affect risk factors for the following four common chronic diseases:<ul><li>cancer</li><li>cardiovascular disease</li><li>osteoporosis</li><li>type II diabetes</li></ul>HW.12.7.3
  4.
  Analyze a daily nutrition log based on Nutrition Facts labelsHW.12.7.4
  5.
  Describe causes, symptoms, consequences, and treatments for the three most common eating disorders:<ul><li>bulimia</li><li>anorexia nervosa</li><li>binge eating</li></ul>HW.12.7.5

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What grade levels do these standards cover?: Grade 7
When were these standards adopted?: 2011
Where can I read the official document?: Physical Education and Health Curriculum Framework (K-8)

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