Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.1A Grade 8 CPI 3

 

Standard: 2.1 - Wellness

 

Strand: A - Personal Health

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 -  The student will interpret health data to make predictions about wellness.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        WHEN WE GET SICK - Students brainstorm the top 10 reasons students are not in school, then invite the school nurse to confirm or reveal the reasons. (Students may cite reasons other than illness, such as religious observances, family trips, and dental appointments; clarify to focus on illness-related absenteeism.) Divide the class into groups and assign each group one of the top 10 reasons. Students research the health problem, outlining the incidence in this age group, the causes and contributing factors, the signs and symptoms, and what methods can be used to prevent or lessen the impact of the disease. Students use this information to develop a mini-presentation on school attendance policies for younger students about to enter middle school.