Health & Fitness 4

PEIMS Course Title/Number:
Health 4/02550060

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:

• Explain how cells, tissues, and organs work together in systems of the human body.
• Describe the main parts of the nervous system and how they function together.
• Identify the parts of the digestive system and how they work to supply nutrients to your body.
• Identify the parts of the respiratory and circulatory systems and how they work.
• Explain how the skeletal and muscular systems work.
• Describe the structure of skin and ways to keep the skin healthy.
• Explain how cavities form and describe ways to prevent them.
• Identify the main parts of the eye and ear and explain how they function.
• Identify reliable sources of information about health care.
• Identify nutrients your body needs and tell what foods these nutrients come from.
• Describe the Food Guide Pyramid and explain how it can help you plan a well-balanced diet.
• Identify the five main food groups.
• Interpret information on food labels.
• Explain food handling precautions that can prevent food poisoning.
• Explain the importance of good posture.
• Describe the importance of physical activity to good health.
• Explain why the body needs rest and sleep.
• Describe the elements of an exercise program and tell why they are important.
• Describe the importance of safety gear in preventing injury during exercise and physical activity.
• Identify emergencies that might happen at home and the appropriate responses to those emergencies.
• Identify hazards in the home and ways to prevent accidents and injuries.
• Describe safety rules for water activities.
• Describe a family emergency plan.
• Identify strategies for staying safe during outdoor activities.
• Describe appropriate actions to take during weather emergencies.
• Identify behaviors and equipment that help prevent injuries when skating, skateboarding, and biking.
• Explain how to avoid, resolve, and cope with conflicts.
• Explain how disease affects the body.
• Describe how pathogens can be spread.
• Identify the body's immune system as a defense against pathogens.
• Identify strategies for helping the body defend itself against disease.
• Give examples of noncommunicable diseases and describe the symptoms that accompany them.
• Describe healthy lifestyle choices that can help prevent diseases.
• Define drug and medicine, and explain the difference between prescription medications and over-the-counter medicines.
• Describe how drugs can affect the body in harmful ways.
• Identify substances that can lead to addiction.
• Give examples for saying "No" to illegal and harmful drugs.
• Describe how tobacco products can harm the body.
• Identify nicotine as the drug that causes addiction to tobacco.
• Explain how alcohol harms the body and influences behavior.
• Describe effective strategies for saying "No" to tobacco and alcohol.
• Identify warning signs of alcoholism.
• Identify misleading information in advertisements for tobacco and alcohol products.
• Explain how a positive self-concept contributes to self-confidence.
• Give examples of physical, emotional, mental, and social needs.
• Describe feelings, and identify strategies for self-control.
• Identify strategies for resolving conflicts.
• Describe effective ways to get along with and work with others.
• Identify strategies to effectively handle different kinds of peer pressure.
• Describe different types of families.
• Explain how roles of family members change over time.
• Identify ways that family members communicate with one another.
• Explain why communication within a family is important.
• Explain the importance of rules and cooperation within a family.
• Define values.
• Describe ways to keep communities clean and safe.
• Identify clean air, land, and water as important environmental resources.
• Distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
• Describe how land, air, and water become polluted.
• Identify actions that can prevent pollution.
• Explain how people can conserve natural resources through everyday behaviors.

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.