G07 7th Grade Health
Level: Grade 7
Course Length: Quarter
Health at the 7th grade level places a strong emphasis on skill development in the areas of acquiring health knowledge, accessing health resources, practicing healthy behaviors, analyzing the influence of the media and other cultural influences on health decisions, developing communication skills, setting goals, making health-related decisions and learning to advocate for personal, family and community health. Topics include wellness; mental health and emotional wellness; violence awareness; substance use, abuse and addiction; human growth and development and human sexuality; and injury prevention and safety. Materials reinforce parent-student communication and parent involvement in health education.
G08 8th Grade Health
Level: Grade 8
Course Length: Quarter
The 8th grade health curriculum places a high emphasis on skill development in the areas of acquiring health knowledge, accessing health resources, practicing healthy behaviors, analyzing the influence of the media and other cultural influences on health decisions, developing communication skills, setting goals, making health-related decisions and learning to advocate for personal, family and community health. Topics in health are used as subject matter in teaching the skills. Topics include wellness; mental health and emotional wellness; violence awareness; substance use, abuse and addiction; human growth, development and human sexuality; and injury prevention and safety. Materials reinforce parent-student communication and parent involvement in health education.