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3. COURSE DESCRIPTION  Health is designed to review basic health principles involved in developing and maintaining physical and mental health. The course content focuses on acquiring knowledge for making inform decisions about the used of high-risk behaviors such as the used of tobacco, alcohol and drugs, conflict resolution and sexual behavior. The Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP) that is required by Georgia state law to obtain a drivers’ license is included in the course.

4. SYLLABUS Unit One: High risk behavior and the effect on the body11 days Tobacco Use Alcohol use Drug Use Effects of Tobacco on the body Effects of Alcohol on the body

5. SYLLABUS  Unit Two: Nutrition and your body 9 days  Food in your life  Being a smart consumer  Managing your weight  Protecting yourself from food problems

6. SYLLABUS  Unit Three: Personal Fitness 7 days  Physical fitness and you  Exercise and fitness  Avoiding injuries

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8.  Unit Four: Growth and Development 7 days  Prenatal development and care  Changes during adolescences  Growth for a lifetime

9. SYLLABUS  Unit five: Your body’s reproductive system 5 days  Male’s reproductive system  Female’s reproductive system

10. SYLLABUS  Unit Six: Flash  Five days

11. SYLLABUS  Unit seven: Family and social health 7 days  Getting along with others  The nature of conflict  Conflict resolution and skills

12. GRADING Formative Assignments: Assessments for Learning Count as 45 % of the term average Minimum of four grades per progress reporting period (every 4.5 weeks) Examples are: Lesson Quizzes Daily Class Work 4 points per day 1 pt for the Quote for Today 1pt for the Vocabulary work 1 pt for the Written work 1 pt for the Ticket out the door

13. GRADING  Summative Assignments : Assessments of Learning Count as about 40% of the term average Minimum of two per progress reporting period (every 4.5 weeks) Some examples are: Chapter Tests

14. A DAY IN HEALTH CLASS Enter the Health classroom and sit in assign seat Copy the Quote for the Day Roll call Review of quote for the day Vocabulary words Written Work Review of written work Video Streaming from Georgia Public Broadcasting Ticket Out The Door