Health & Fitness 3

PEIMS Course Title/Number:
Health 3/02550050

Prerequisite Requirements:
None.

Course of Instruction/Lesson Description:
In the Health & Fitness program students acquire the health information and skills necessary to become healthy adults and learn about behaviors in which they should and should not participate.

Major course expectations include the following:

Students will:

• Explore major parts and functions of the skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and digestive systems.
• Examine stages of growth and development in the human life cycle.
• Identify habits that support good health.
• Explain how regular brushing and flossing can help prevent tooth decay.
• Describe ways to protect sensory organs (eyes, ears, and nose) from harm.
• Read and interpret information provided on health care product labels.
• Identify nutrients the body needs and tell what foods supply these nutrients.
• Explain how to use the Food Guide Pyramid to plan a well-balanced meal.
• Explain how to use food labels to compare food products and choose healthy foods.
• Demonstrate mastery of the skills and knowledge within this unit.
• Explain the importance of rest and sleep to good health.
• Describe safety rules and protective gear for preventing injury during physical activity.
• Describe the influence of physical activity on mental and emotional health.
• Define strength, flexibility, endurance, and aerobic exercise.
• Describe how following safety rules can help you avoid hazards.
• Identify safety precautions that help prevent injury from motor vehicles.
• Explain the importance of using safety gear and equipment in activities that involve wheels.
• Describe how to prevent poisoning.
• Explain what to do in the event of a fire.
• List safety rules for using electricity and household electrical appliances.
• Describe basic first aid for scrapes, minor cuts, and insect stings.
• Describe safety rules for handling natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes.
• Identify symptoms that indicate illness and describe behaviors that prevent illness and disease from spreading.
• Identify specific behaviors and actions that contribute to the spread of disease.
• Describe methods for the treatment of common diseases.
• Give examples of noncommunicable diseases and describe the symptoms that accompany them.
• Identify tobacco as a harmful substance and explain why it should be avoided.
• Explain how drugs can affect the human body, and define medicines as helpful drugs.
• Explain the difference between over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and prescription medicines.
• List safety rules for using medicines.
• Describe how medicines influence changes in the body.
• Describe the effects of marijuana and cocaine on the body.
• Identify strategies for saying "No" to drugs.
• Explain where feelings and emotions come from.
• Identify different ways of expressing and controlling feelings and emotions.
• Identify strategies for managing stress, anger, fear, and grief.
• Define peer pressure and distinguish between positive and negative peer pressure.
• Identify effective ways for resolving conflicts with others.
• Describe ways to have healthy relationships with family and friends.
• Describe ways in which family members can work and play together.
• Describe different ways that family members communicate with respect.
• Describe effective strategies for coping with changes in a family.
• Explain how families might experience change.
• Describe the differences in the services offered at specific kinds of health-care facilities.
• Identify community resources where health care is available.
• Identify sources of pollution in the environment.
• Describe actions that can prevent or reduce pollution to create a healthier environment.
• Explain how reusing, reducing, and recycling can help the environment.
• Describe how litter causes problems for living things and the environment.

Lesson Numbers/Duration:
60 total.

Online Importance:
K12's Health and Fitness program provides step-by-step guidance in each lesson that provides detailed instructions for each online and offline activity. Activity Instructions provide an outline of the lesson as well as information about assessment and supplemental material. Most Activity Instructions are available to print from the Online Lesson.

Monitoring Student Progress:
Most health lessons end with an assessment. The assessment generally includes two or more questions or problems based on the lesson objectives.

In most cases, students and parents can access student-specific screens to determine (1) progress in the number of lessons completed, (2) the lesson assessment (percentage mastered), (3) the semester assessment (percentage mastered), and (4) the number of times the student has taken the assessment instruments. Families who enroll their children in the eCP program have the benefit of help and guidance from an experienced teacher. The teacher will contact students daily through email and phone conferences. Consistent progress monitoring by the teacher will be utilized throughout the project period.

Schedule for Monitoring Student Progress:
Each teacher will establish a daily contact schedule for their assigned students at a time of day that is reasonably convenient for both parties. Contacts may be asynchronous/synchronous or one-on-one/groups. The avenues of teacher-initiated contact will be adjusted as determined by the progress a student makes through their learning plan. Parent- and student-initiated contact with teachers can happen at any time. The Acting Director, or their designee, will monitor the communication logs to ensure that parents are being routinely supported and informed regarding the student's ongoing progress and participation.
In addition, teachers will monitor progress in mastery of objectives and lesson completion on a weekly basis. Continuous progress monitoring by the assigned teacher ensures that parents are informed on a regular basis regarding progress and participation.

Required Instructional Materials:

Materials K12 provides:

• Student Textbook

Grading/Credit Award Criteria:
The Texas Virtual Academy at Southwest Schools issues formal report cards every nine weeks. Students who complete a significant amount of coursework after the conclusion of the final term will receive a supplemental report card in July. The final grade in each content subject, English/Language Arts, mathematics, Social Studies, and Science, is determined by a combination of the grades from each reporting period and the proctored course completion (CCE) exam. The average of the grades for each reporting period is comprised of 90% of the final grade. The scores of the CCE comprise 10% of the final grade.

The final grade for electives is based on cumulative progress recorded in the Online School (OLS). A grade of Completed, or C, is reported for 80% or more of the lessons marked as completed. A grade of Incomplete/Unacceptable, or I, is reported when less than 80% of the lessons are marked as completed. No Grade, or NG, is assigned if the student has administrative approval to waive the course requirements in a particular elective course.

To be promoted to the next grade, the student must meet the Student Success Initiative requirements for that grade. Additionally, the student must have a final score of 70 or above on at least three content courses and the average of the four content courses must be at least 70. For each reporting period, the grade in a content area subject is the average of at least six distinct grades. Those grades include, but are not limited to, the progress in the OLS converted to a numerical grade, response to the daily questions, online quizzes following the weekly grade-level study halls, work samples, and benchmark assessments.

Contact Information:
Students will be assigned a teacher upon acceptance into TXVA@SW. The teacher will provide the student and family telephone and email contact information. The student and/or family may contact a help desk at 1-886-YOUR K12 for additional technical, material, or logistical support. Students will be provided with online assistance 24/7 through the TXVA website.