Health and Nutrition

Age 12-14: Concept 2 - Semester 2: Unit 5

Summary of Skills

• Analyze Food Facts Labels for nutrients such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. (Science)
• Analyze the marketing and advertising of alcohol and tobacco companies in terms of the strategies they use to influence youth experimentation with their products. (Science)
• Analyze the relationship between health-enhancing behaviors (communication, goal-setting and decision making) and the ability to cope with failure. (Science)
• Apply lifelong nutrition and health related fitness concepts to enhance quality of life. (Science)
• Apply My Plate meal planning guides to ethnic and vegetarian choices. (Science)
• Apply risk reduction behaviors to protect self and others from alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. (Science)
• Apply strategies and skills for developing and maintaining healthy relationships. (Science)
• Apply strategies that develop and maintain reproductive and sexual health. (Science)
• Apply strategies to consume a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages in moderation. (Science)
• Attribute the prevention of nutrition related diseases to following the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. (Science)
• Classify behaviors as either productive or counterproductive to group functioning. (Science)
• Compare weight management strategies for healthy eating patterns, including attention to portion and serving sizes. (Science)
• Contrast characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships for friendships and for dating. (Science)
• Contrast characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships. (Science)
• Design a stress management plan that is appropriate for the situation and individual traits and skills. (Science)
• Design goals for increasing physical activity and strategies for achieving those goals. (Science)
• Design nonviolent solutions to conflicts based on an understanding of the perspectives of those involved in the conflicts. (Science)
• Differentiate between communicable and chronic diseases. (Science)
• Differentiate between positive and negative stress management strategies. (Science)
• Differentiate the health effects of beverages which are nutrient dense with those high in sugar and calories. (Science)
• Differentiate the signs, symptoms, and consequences of common eating disorders from more healthy eating behaviors. (Science)
• Evaluate Food Facts label with the advertisement of nutrition choices and allowable claims on food labels. (Science)
• Evaluate the validity of claims made in advertisements for health products and services. (Science)
• Explain environmental, psychological, and social factors affecting excessive sun exposure. (Science)
• Explain health and academic consequences of inadequate rest and sleep. (Science)
• Explain methods of protecting eyes and vision. (Science)
• Explain the effects of culture, media, and family values on decisions related to becoming or remaining abstinent. (Science)
• Explain the immediate social and physical consequences of tobacco use, including spit tobacco. (Science)
• Explain the impact of early sexual activity outside of marriage on physical, mental, emotional, and social health. (Science)
• Explain the increase of incidence of disease and mortality over the last decades. (Science)
• Explain the relationships between food consumption, physical activity, and healthy weight management. (Science)
• Explain the signs of an abusive relationship and access resources for help. (Science)
• Identify the positive benefits of abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage. (Science)
• Illustrate the effects of alcohol and other drugs on behavior, judgment, family relationships, and long-term success. (Science)
• Implement a personal fitness plan that balances caloric intake and expenditure. (Science)
• Implement a personal wellness plan in nutrition and fitness to enhance quality of life. (Science)
• Implement a plan to consume adequate amounts of foods high in fiber. (Science)
• Implement verbal and nonverbal communication skills that are effective for a variety of purposes and audiences. (Science)
• Infer the potential outcome from impulsive behaviors. (Science)
• Interpret the Body Mass Index in terms of body composition and healthy weight, underweight, overweight and obesity. (Science)
• Interpret the relationship between poor nutrition and chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity. (Science)
• Interpret the transition of adolescence, including emotions in flux. (Science)
• Judge the effects of popular fads on health (tattooing, piercing, artificial fingernails). (Science)
• Organize common responses to stressors based on the degree to which they are positive or negative and their likely health outcomes. (Science)
• Predict the potential effect of anti-tobacco messages on the use of tobacco by youth and adults. (Science)
• Recall symptoms associated with common communicable and chronic diseases. (Science)
• Recognize common STDs (including HIV and HPV), modes of transmission, symptoms, effects if untreated, and methods of prevention. (Science)
• Recognize signs and symptoms of hurting self or others. (Science)
• Remember that abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage means a positive choice for young people. (Science)
• Select methods of prevention based on the modes of transmission of communicable diseases. (Science)
• Summarize protective measures for ears and hearing. (Science)
• Summarize strategies for predicting and avoiding conflict. (Science)
• Summarize the benefits of regular physical activity. (Science)
• Summarize the responsibilities of parenthood. (Science)
• Summarize the safe and effective use of FDA-approved methods of preventing sexually transmitted diseases. (Science)
• Summarize the short-term and long-term benefits of resistance to drug abuse. (Science)
• Summarize the short-term and long-term effects of being exposed to secondhand smoke. (Science)
• Understand the health risks associated with alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. (Science)
• Understand wellness, disease prevention, and recognition of symptoms. (Science)
• Use effective assertive refusal skills to avoid pressure to use alcohol and other drugs. (Science)
• Use effective refusal skills to avoid negative peer pressure, sexual behaviors, and sexual harassment. (Science)
• Use strategies to communicate care, consideration, and respect for others. (Science)