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Grade 8

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Physical and Personal WellnessCH.8.2

  • 1

    Demonstrate the ability to make healthy food choices in a variety of settings.CH.8.2.1

    1. a

      Develop strategies for making healthier food and beverage choices in a variety of settings such as eating out, at home, with friends, or at school.CH.8.2.1.a

    2. b

      Describe the influences that impact healthy food choices.CH.8.2.1.b

  • 2

    Describe the physical, emotional, mental, and social benefits of sexual abstinence, and develop strategies to resist pressures to become sexually active.CH.8.2.2

    1. a

      Demonstrate the ability to anticipate and minimize exposure to situations that pose a risk to sexual health.CH.8.2.2.a

    2. b

      Demonstrate verbal and nonverbal ways to refuse pressure to engage in unwanted verbal, physical, and sexual activity and advances.CH.8.2.2.b

    3. c

      Define sexual consent and explain why individuals have the right to refuse sexual contact. CH.8.2.2.c

    4. d

      Seek support to be sexually abstinent.CH.8.2.2.d

    5. e

      Develop personal standards for dating situations.CH.8.2.2.e

  • 3

    Analyze how certain behaviors place one at greater risk for HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and unintended pregnancy.CH.8.2.3

    1. a

      Explain the benefits and effectiveness of abstinence in preventing HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy.CH.8.2.3.a

    2. b

      Explain the benefits and effectiveness and potential side effects of contraceptives in reducing the risk of HIV, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy.CH.8.2.3.b

    3. c

      Describe the risk relationship between using alcohol and other drugs and sexual activity.CH.8.2.3.c

    4. d

      Demonstrate peer resistance skills and personal boundary behavior.CH.8.2.3.d

    5. e

      Examine how healthy relationships can impact one’s risk for avoiding STDs.CH.8.2.3.e

  • 4

    Describe the signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).CH.8.2.4

    1. a

      Describe the signs, symptoms, and transmission of common STDs, including HIV, HPV, and chlamydia.CH.8.2.4.a

    2. b

      Explain that some STDs are asymptomatic.CH.8.2.4.b

    3. c

      Summarize which STDs can be cured, prevented by vaccine, and be treated.CH.8.2.4.c

  • 5

    Promote and enhance health through disease prevention.CH.8.2.5

    1. a

      Explain contributing factors to health status.CH.8.2.5.a

    2. b

      Analyze the relationship among poor eating habits, inactivity, tobacco and alcohol use, and health status.CH.8.2.5.b

    3. c

      Explain the body’s response to disuse and other stressors.CH.8.2.5.c

    4. d

      Explain how the immune system functions to prevent and combat disease.CH.8.2.5.d

    5. e

      Describe the potential health consequences of popular fads or trends.CH.8.2.5.e

Social and Emotional WellnessCH.8.3

  • 1

    Access valid and reliable school and community resources to help with mental and emotional health concerns.CH.8.3.1

    1. a

      Explain that why getting help for mental and emotional health problems is appropriate and sometimes necessary.CH.8.3.1.a

    2. b

      Understand that stereotypes exist about mental and emotional problems, and those stereotypes can influence a person’s desire to seek help.CH.8.3.1.b

    3. c

      Explain when it is necessary and how to seek help for mental and emotional health problems: such as depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal ideations, and mood, eating, and sleep disorders. CH.8.3.1.c

    4. d

      Determine valid and reliable mental and emotional health resources.CH.8.3.1.d

  • 2

    Analyze internal and external factors that influence mental and emotional health.CH.8.3.2

    1. a

      Analyze how culture, media, and others influence personal feelings and behaviors.CH.8.3.2.a

    2. b

      Describe how personal and family values and feelings influence choices.CH.8.3.2.b

    3. c

      Describe strategies to minimize negative influences on mental and emotional health.CH.8.3.2.c

    4. d

      Analyze internal factors that contribute to mental and emotional health.CH.8.3.2.d

    5. e

      Identify the factors that could negatively influence a person’s well-being with regard to depression, suicide, and/or self-harm.CH.8.3.2.e

    6. f

      Identify internal and external influences on one’s body image.CH.8.3.2.f

    7. g

      Describe the signs, symptoms, and consequences of common eating disorders.CH.8.3.2.g

Prevention and Risk ManagementCH.8.4

  • 1

    Analyze influences that impact individuals’ use or non-use of marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.CH.8.4.1

    1. a

      Analyze potential risks and protective factors (e.g., personal, family, and peer) that could impact drug use (marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco).CH.8.4.1.a

    2. b

      Determine situations that could lead to the drug use (marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco).CH.8.4.1.b

    3. c

      Describe how mental and emotional health and life circumstances can affect the use of marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.CH.8.4.1.c

    4. d

      Determine current cultural and societal drug trends and how they could potentially influence adolescent use or non-use.CH.8.4.1.d

  • 2

    Access valid sources of information about use of marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.CH.8.4.2

    1. a

      Analyze the validity of information, products, and services related to the use of marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.CH.8.4.2.a

    2. b

      Analyze the accuracy of images of use of marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco conveyed in the media, including advertisements.CH.8.4.2.b

  • 3

    Demonstrate decision-making skills to be drug free (marijuana, illegal drugs, abuse of prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco).CH.8.4.3

    1. a

      Use a decision-making process to avoid using drugs in a variety of situations (marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco).CH.8.4.3.a

    2. b

      Analyze choices about using marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco and how these choices can affect friends and family.CH.8.4.3.b

    3. c

      Develop personal plans to be and drug free.CH.8.4.3.c

  • 4

    Analyze the factors that influence violent and nonviolent behavior.CH.8.4.4

    1. a

      Identify media and cultural messages that could lead to different types of violence, including relational and sexual violence.CH.8.4.4.a

    2. b

      Examine the presence of violence in the media and its possible effects on violent behavior.CH.8.4.4.b

    3. c

      Describe how one’s beliefs, values, and familial and peer relationships could promote relational violence.CH.8.4.4.c

    4. d

      Identify verbal and nonverbal communication that constitutes sexual harassment.CH.8.4.4.d

    5. e

      Recognize behaviors that are perceived as sexually coercive, and behaviors that are crimes.CH.8.4.4.e

    6. f

      Explain why and how rape and sexual assault should be reported to a parent or trusted adult and appropriate legal authorities.CH.8.4.4.f

    7. g

      Formulate a plan to advocate for healthy, violence-free, respectful relationships for one’s self and community.CH.8.4.4.g

    8. h

      Determine who (adults) to report potentially unsafe behaviors/situations to both inside and outside of school.CH.8.4.4.h

  • 5

    Demonstrate ways to advocate for a positive, respectful school and community environment that supports pro-social behavior.CH.8.4.5

    1. a

      Use nutritional evidence to describe a healthy diet and an unhealthy diet.CH.8.4.5.a

    2. b

      Analyze and describe the relationship among healthy eating, physical activity, and chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, cancer, type-2 diabetes, hypertension, and osteoporosis.CH.8.4.5.b

    3. c

      Describe the importance of eating a variety of foods to balance nutrient and caloric needs.CH.8.4.5.c

    4. d

      Explain the effects of disordered eating and eating disorders on healthy growth and development.CH.8.4.5.d

    5. e

      Analyze the relationship between eating behavior and metabolism.CH.8.4.5.e

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