S+Minor,+Maria

Insert Course Name **Syllabus**

Office Hours:** Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-11:00
 * Teacher:** Maria Minor
 * Office:** Education Center
 * Office Phone:
 * E-mail:** maria.minor@maine.edu


 * =Summary of Unit= ||
 * This unit will cover the basic health concepts of family life, personal health, nutrition, safety and injury prevention, tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use. Students will learn the five aspects of health: physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual; as well as the basics of nutrition and ways to calculate dietary needs and caloric intake for different individuals. They will also look at safety and injury prevention measures that relate to kitchen safety and food preparation. Students will understand the harmful side-effects brought on by tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use and the avoidance of such drugs can lead to a healthier lifestyle. Students will be able to explain essential health concepts; evaluate dietary needs; apply safety and injury prevention to the kitchen; contrast drug use, abuse and addiction; be open to personal health changes; and recognize positive aspects of family life that affect eating habits. At the end of this unit, students will be able to create an iMovie to reflect on everything they have learned about the basic health concepts and how each can affect their health. ||

A6 Basic Health Concepts Grades: 6-8 Students will explain essential health concepts related to family life; nutrition; personal health; safety and injury prevention; and tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use prevention. ||
 * =Stage 1 Identify Desired Results= ||  ||
 * **Maine Learning Results: Health Education and Physical Education**

//What understandings are desired?//
• There are key injury preventatives related to kitchen safety. • Dietary needs and caloric intake differ from person to person. ||
 * //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * • The use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs can affect their personal health.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• How can injuries in the kitchen be prevented? • Why is it important to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and how does it affect personal health? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • How do tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs affect the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of health?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
• Key factual information: the aspects of health (physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual.), accident/injury prevention statistics • Critical details: Nutrition labels, Food Pyramid || • Explain essential health concepts. • Evaluate dietary needs. • Apply safety and injury prevention to the kitchen. • Contrast drug use, abuse, and addiction. • Be open to personal health changes. • Recognize positive aspects of family life. ||  || Obesity has become a major epidemic in our country. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports the total amount of obese adults aged 20 to 74 reached 32.9% in 2006. A similar percentage increase is occurring with children, where 18.8% of children aged 6-11 and 17.4% of teenagers are considered overweight or obese. After reviewing these facts, it is clear that the obesity epidemic needs to be addressed. To help with this process, the Food Network channel will no longer be airing episodes of Paula Dean's cooking show due to her excessive use of butter. ||
 * //Students will know:// **(K)** || //Students will be able to do:// **(S)** ||
 * •Vocabulary: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, macro-nutrients, vitamins, minerals, micro-nutrients, starch, fiber, calorie, BMI, BMR, tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse
 * Performance Task Overview

Assignments are expected to be turned in on time, unless prior arrangements have been made with the teacher. All assigned work should be typed using 12 font size, unless otherwise specified by the teacher. If you have an identified learning disability and need special accommodations, please let the teacher know immediately. ||
 * =Expectations= ||
 * All students are expected to be present and actively participating in class. Absent students are responsible for making up any work they have missed by making an appointment to meet with the teacher. Students will have two days to make up any work they have missed from an excused absence. Sicknesses and emergencies will happen, but students should check in with the teacher as soon as they are able to return to school.

1. **Interview and Reflective Blog**: Each student will be asked to interview their family and friends during class. We will discuss the responses and you will write a reflective blog entry on this activity. (50 points) 2. **Team Wiki**: In groups of four, you will research a fad diet of your choice. A checklist and rubric will be provided while you are conducting research. The wiki page will be presented to the class. (80 points for team wiki page, 20 points for presentation) 3. **Comic Life**: Students will be making a Comic Life on the typical family life in the U.S. (50 points). 4. **Blog**: Each student will write a reflective blog entry on food and kitchen safety. Once entries are complete, you will post comments on another classmate’s blog. (50 points) 5. **Brochure**: Students will be able to pick a drug that they would want to research and then complete a brochure on that drug (50 points). 6. **Performance Task**: Participation in making an iMovie from the WebQuest as well as the Presentation of the iMovie (100 points). Total: 400 points possible ||
 * =Benchmarks= ||


 * =Grading Scale= ||
 * A (93 -100), A- (90 - 92), B+ (87 - 89), B (83 - 86), B- (80 - 82), C+(77 - 79), C (73-76), C- (70 - 72), D+(67 - 69), D (63 - 66), D- (60 - 62), F (0 - 59). ||