Standard of Learning

9.2 The student will analyze and evaluate the relationship among healthy behaviors, disease prevention and control, and comprehensive wellness. Key concepts/skills include:

1. participation in activities that improve the cardiovascular system;
2. development of a personal plan for remaining free of communicable diseases;
3. recognition of the value of proper nutrition, rest, and regular activity.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will analyze the value of proper nutrition, rest, and regular participation in activities that improve cardiovascular health.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• identify how eating habits affect personal health.
• recognize how much sleep teenagers need. (8 to 10 hours)
• identify adverse health effects of lack of sleep. (linked to the rise in obesity; lowers growth hormone which controls the body's proportions of fat and muscle; blood studies show impaired glucose tolerance, or a pre-diabetic state; sleep is when the brain rehearses recently-learned information, so deep sleep improves memory and one's ability to learn; lowers the body's ability to fight infection)
• describe the psychological and physiological benefits of physical activity.
• identify the health benefits of regular physical activity for teenagers and for a lifetime.
• provide examples of cardiovascular activities.
• describe how a healthy cardiovascular system improves personal health.

Sample Lessons

About All You Can Eat: Feast or Famine
Design an experiment to test if Pima Indians develop diabetes because of genetics or diet.
Sponsor: PBS
One class period
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

BAM! Body and Mind> Teachers’ Corner> Active or Not Here it Comes!
The goal of this section is to expand students understanding of physical activity beyond organized sports. By extending their view of physical activity, students will recognize that organized sports (e.g., playing on the football or soccer team), less competitive or personal fitness activities (e.g., swimming with friends or weight training), lifetime sports (e.g., golfing or walking), and some everyday activities (e.g., walking their dog, dancing to their favorite song, or mowing the lawn) are all forms of physical activity. As student’s understanding grows, they will determine that they already participate in physical activities to some extent and gain confidence to expand upon their activities.
Sponsor: Center for Disease Control
http://www.bam.gov/teachers/activities/active_or_not.htm
Free

Design and Implement a Personal Fitness Plan
Students, through self-evaluation, create and implement a personal fitness plan to be carried out over ten physical education classes. Plan based on FITT principle, components of fitness, overload principle, specificity, safety and proper technique of all equipment, motivational and monitoring techniques and strategies.
Sponsor: Public Broadcasting Service
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/health/fitness
Free

Discovery Education: "Eating Disorders: When Food Becomes an Enemy"
Grade(s): 9-12
Students in this lesson will understand the complexity of eating disorders and their possible causes.  Along with starting to understand these disorders, they will also learn to recognize the identifiable symptoms of the most prevalent eating disorders.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/eatingdisorders/
Free

Discovery Education: "Overcoming Eating Disorders"
Grade(s): 9-12
In this lesson, students will learn about two common eating disorders and compare the two.  While learning about these eating disorders, students will then also consider their own body image.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/overcomingdisorders/
Free

Discoveryschool.com> Extreme Measures: Body Image
Students learn to identify specific physical and emotional characteristics within themselves and others, demonstrate an understanding of the importance of personal diet and exercise, and demonstrate skills necessary to record personal data.
Sponsor: Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/extrememeasures/
Free

Dying to be Thin Supporting Friends with Eating Disorders
Grade(s): 6-12
In this lesson, students role-play scenarios in which they encounter a friend or acquaintance who may have an eating disorder. Students brainstorm ways to help the friend. Students then create informational brochures with useful information about eating disorder prevention.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20001121tuesday.html
Free

Health: Eating Disorders
Grade(s): 7-9
Learn about anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, compulsive overeating, and other types of eating disorders. Find out their signs and symptoms, how they can be identified, and prevented. Includes video files, peer stories, questions and answers, quizzes, and a lesson plan. There is also a link to an eThemes resource on diet and nutrition.
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001532.shtml
Free

A "Heart"-y Look at Diet
Grades 9-12
Explores how diet is related to heart disease.
Sponsor: PBS
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Lifetime Health and Fitness Project
Grade(s): 9-12
The lesson will need to be done at your school's computer lab. The students are going to be in groups of 4 and are going to explore the internet about diets, physical fitness and effects of being overweight, cooking healthy and life time activities, and effects of drugs/alcohol/tobacco.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/PECILifetimeHealthAndFitnessProject912.htm
Free

Motivating Youth to Get More Exercise
Grades 9-12
Discusses consequences of being overweight. Develop strategies to be more physically active.
Sponsor: PBS - NOW with Bill Moyers
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/now/printable/classroom_verb_print.html
Free

Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles: BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Grade(s): 9-12
Students will identity the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle: proper nutrition, balancing caloric intake with energy output, and the role of exercise.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1156
Free

Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles: FOOD GROUP INFO
Grade(s): 9-12
Students will identify names, correct portions, and food types for each food group.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1152
Free

Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles: My Personal Lifestyle
Grade(s): 9-12
Students will analyze their personal lifestyles and compute the proper amounts of exercise, rest and nutrition to provide peak personal performance.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1253
Free

Nutrition Decision
Grade 6-8
Research and determine nutritional needs of young children, teenagers, and adults. Compile nutrition portfolio. Assume role of hospital dietitian and plan meals for patients.
Sponsor: PBS and Children's Hospital
Six-eight class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Skating on Thin Ice Examining Eating Disorders and Various Means to Treat Them
Grade(s): 6-12
In this lesson, students research various eating disorders and their treatments. They then create fictional case studies of teenagers suffering from these disorders and synthesize their understanding by writing suggestions for treatment.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons
Free

Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms
Grades 9-12
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health, Curriculum Supplement Series
http://science.education.nih.gov

Soft Drink Sales in Schools
Grades 9-12
Analyzes sugar content in soda and physical activity needed to burn these calories. Students formulate position on soft drink sales in school.
Sponsor: PBS - NOW with Bill Moyers
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

Sports Nutrition for Adolescents
Grades 9-12
Promotes healthful nutrition to students participating in school or community-based athletics.
--Sports Drinks
--Sports Bars and Energy Foods
--Sports Diet
--Protein Power
--Recovery Carbs
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/food_nutrition

Thin Is In
Grades 6-8
Learn to be smart and healthy consumers, to make wise health decisions, and to create original commercials that promote healthy living.
Sponsor: PBS and Children's Hospital
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource (select Health & Fitness - High School - Diet & Nutrition)
Free

You Are What You Eat
Grades 6-8
Explores how social class might affect personal health, understanding of nutritional needs, and methods for community change.
Source: PBS
Two-four class periods
http://www.pbs.org/peoplelikeus/resources/lessonplans/health.html
Free

Additional Instructional Resources

• Physical Education SOL
• American Cancer Society - "Generation Fit" - E-mail: rita.w.miller@cancer.org
• Calorie Control Council - http://www.caloriecontrol.org
• Nutrition Cafe - http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org
• Nutrition: Calorie Control - http://www.caloriecontrol.org
• Test Your Nutrition Knowledge - http://www.utexas.edu/courses/ntr311/testknow/testknow.html

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• maintain a fitness log that includes daily food intake, amount of sleep, physical activities, and energy levels throughout the day.
• research the psychological and physiological benefits of physical activity.

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