CP+Wagg,+Jasmyn

=Unit Cover Page=


 * Unit Title:** Healthful Behaviors for the Adolescent **Grade Level(s):** 7
 * Subject/Topic Area(s):** Growth and Development & Avoiding/Reducing Health Risks
 * Key Words:** Body Systems, Communicable and Non-communicable disease, Risk Factors of Smoking, Benefits of Exercise, Emotional and Social Well-being, Benefits of Eating Healthy, Stages of Growth, Physical characteristics of Puberty
 * Designed by:** Ms. Jasmyn Wagg **Time Frame:** 26 days (80 minutes)
 * School District: School:** RSU #9


 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * This unit focuses on three areas of understanding. In the end, Students will understand that there are age appropriate characteristics in growth and development, there are decisions regarding health that may increase or decrease health status, and that there are multiple ways to prevent disease all appropriate for adolescence. The students will work through six lessons in the unit, each lesson will require the student to reach into their creative mind and produce a product using Type II technologies.These technologies include: Prezi, Comic Life, Imovie, Glogster, Ahead and Blogger. In using these technologies the students will continually be and engaged and embrace the six facets of understanding. The students will have an explanation and show perspective of the characteristics in the growth and development of an adolescent, interpret and apply ways of disease prevention, and have empathy and self-knowledge of the ways that people can increase their health status ||