Health & Fitness 5

PEIMS Course Title/Number:
Health 5/02550070

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 the structure, function, and interdependence of body systems.
• Examine stages of growth and how growth is affected by heredity and environment.
• Examine physical, mental, and emotional changes that accompany adolescence.
• Explore healthful choices that support the body's growth.
• Explore the care of hair, skin, and nails.
• Examine ways to care for teeth.
• Explore the care of ears and eyes.
• Explore how to shop wisely for health-related products.
• Explore the food groups and serving recommendations in the USDA Food Guide Pyramid.
• Examine how we must balance physical activity with the amount of food we eat.
• Examine food package labels and advertising techniques.
• Explore best food safety practices.
• Explore the benefits of physical activity.
• Examine the different kinds of exercise that promote strength, flexibility, and endurance.
• Explore common hazards and how to respond in an emergency.
• Explore safety rules for playgrounds, sports, and bicycles.
• Examine ways to prevent home fires and devise a plan for responding to a fire emergency or natural disaster.
• Explore communicable and noncommunicable diseases and their causes.
• Explore the human body's defenses against disease.
• Examine the components of a healthy lifestyle and how they can help prevent some noncommunicable diseases.
• Examine the differences between prescription medicines and over-the-counter medicines.
• Examine the harmful effects of illegal drug use.
• Explore strategies to refuse illegal drugs, including inhalants.
• Examine the harmful effects of alcohol and tobacco on the body.
• Explore strategies for refusing alcohol and tobacco.
• Examine how having a positive attitude and setting attainable goals help promote a healthy self-concept.
• Explore ways to have healthy friendships and communicate respectfully.
• Explore strategies to manage stress and deal with feelings.
• Explore the types of changes a family may experience.
• Examine respectful ways to communicate.
• Explore how a family can work together to stay healthy.
• Explore federal, private, and local groups that care for consumer and environmental health.
• Examine the role of local health services and agencies.
• Explore the types of assistance available to communities in an emergency.

Lesson Numbers/Duration:
61 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.