Grade 8 Health Curriculum
Written by Administrator Saturday, 18 December 2010 22:32
Bold-faced standards are the MDIRSS essential standards and the standards in regular font are supporting standards. Click on the green bold-faced MDIRSS essential standards to see the unpacked version, list of resources, and corresponding performance rubric for that standard.
Grade 8 Essential Standards
- E1. Apply effective verbal and nonverbal interpersonal communication skills to enhance health (formerly, Use refusal skills, delay tactics, and alternative actions in role-plays).
- E1c. Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks (Summarize reasons for saying “no” to alcohol and other drugs).
- A6. Explain essential health concepts related to family life; nutrition; personal health; safety and injury prevention; and tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use prevention
- F2. Develop and apply strategies to attain a short-term personal health goal.
- A5. Describe specific characteristics of adolescent human growth and development (specifically, identify methods to reduce the risks of unplanned pregnancies and STDs).
| Grade 8 Standards |
2007 MLR:PEI |
Depth of Knowledge |
Content Area |
Suggested Resources |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Describe factors that affect blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the effects of varying levels of BAC. |
F1 |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #2, Totally Awesome Health, D12 |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Describe characteristics of problem drinking and alcoholism. |
D3 |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #3, Totally Awesome Health, D20 |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Explain the effects of alcoholism on and support groups for family members and friends. |
E1, E2 |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #3, Totally Awesome Health, D20 |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Describe the difference between controlled and illegal drugs. |
F |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #7, Totally Awesome Health, D48 |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Discuss the effects of illegal and controlled stimulants. |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #7, Totally Awesome Health, D48 |
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| Substance Use and Abuse: Discuss the effects of depressants, sedatives, and hypnotics. |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #7, Totally Awesome Health, D48 |
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| Substance Use and Abuse: Discuss the effects of narcotics. |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #7, Totally Awesome Health, D48 |
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| Substance Use and Abuse: Describe the source, composition, and effects of marijuana. |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #8, Totally Awesome Health, D56, "Marijuana: Myths & Realities" LST 9.1 |
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| Substance Use and Abuse: Describe the effects of hallucinogens, anabolic steroids, and inhalants. |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #8, Totally Awesome Health, D56 |
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| Substance Use and Abuse: Explain how drug misuse and abuse progress to drug dependence. |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #9, Totally Awesome Health, D62 |
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| Substance Use and Abuse: Describe the behaviors of denial and honest talk. |
E1 |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #9, Totally Awesome Health, D62 |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Discuss formal intervention and resources available for treatment of drug dependency. |
E2 |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #9, Totally Awesome Health, D62 |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Explain how staying drug free helps protect against violence, unintentional injuries, infection with HIV, and unintended pregnancy. |
C2, F2, F3 |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #10, Totally Awesome Health, D68 |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Summarize reasons for saying "no" to alcohol and other drugs. |
C1 |
Synthesis |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #10, Totally Awesome Health, D68, "Natural High 2," Tony Hawk video |
| Substance Use and Abuse: Discuss how drug use can affect personal goals. |
C1 |
Comprehension |
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs |
Lesson #10, Totally Awesome Health, D68, "Making Decisions," LST 5.1, "Natural High 2," Tony Hawk video |
| Resources: List professional and government groups that promote health. |
B |
Knowledge |
Consumer Health |
Lesson #1, Totally Awesome Health, E4 |
| Resources: Discuss community resources for health (i.e. Downeast Health Services). |
B |
Comprehension |
Consumer Health |
Any phone book |
| Communication: Differentiate between positive and negative peer pressure. |
D1, E2 |
Comprehension |
Family and Social Health |
Lesson #6, Totally Awesome Health, D38, "Making Decisions," LST 5.1, Class #4 & #5 Reducing the Risk 79 & 97 |
| Communication: Explain effective communication with different audiences. |
E, F |
Comprehension |
Mental and Emotional Health |
Lesson #2, Totally Awesome Health, A12 |
| Communication: Describe common causes of conflict among teens. |
A, E1 |
Comprehension |
Family and Social Health |
Lesson #1, Totally Awesome Health, A60 |
| Relationships/Communication: Use refusal skills, delay tactics, and alternative actions in role plays. |
C, E, F2 |
Application |
Family and Social Health |
Class #5 Reducing the Risk, 97 |
| Relationships/Communication: Identify the elements of a successful relationship. |
E |
Comprehension |
Personal Health |
Lesson #3, Totally Awesome Health, A72 |
| Relationships/Communication: Identify effective versions of communicating refusal skills in sexual situations. |
A, C, E |
Comprehension |
Personal Health |
Class #5, Reducing the Risk, 97 |
| Relationships/Communication: Describe and give examples of clear NO statements, alternative actions, and delay tactics. |
C, E |
Comprehension |
Personal Health |
Class #5, Reducing the Risk, 97 |
| Consumer: Explain how to evaluate sources of health related information. |
B, D |
Comprehension |
Consumer Health |
Lesson #1, Totally Awesome Health, E4 |
| Consumer: Discuss Internet safety tips and reliability of sources. |
D1, D2 |
Comprehension |
Consumer Health |
Lesson #1, Totally Awesome Health, E4 |
| Consumer/Family Life: Describe common barriers to getting and using contraceptives and ways to overcome these barriers. |
Comprehension |
Personal Health |
Class #7, Reducing the Risk, 124 |
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| Family Life: Explain the risk of pregnancy for teens. |
A, C |
Comprehension |
Personal Health |
Lesson #5, Totally Awesome Health, A88, Class #1, Reducing the Risk, 26, "Ideas About Parenting," Promoting Healthy Sexuality, p. 137 |
| Family Life: Identify prevention methods, including abstinence that reduces the risk of pregnancy. |
A, C |
Knowledge |
Personal Health |
Lesson 5, Totally Awesome Health, A88, Class #7, Reducing the Risk, 124, "Birth COntrol Myth or Truth" Reducing the Risk, p. 171, "Defining Abstinence" Promoting Healthy Sexuality, p. 165, "Method in a Bag," Promoting Healthy Sexuality, p. 189 |
| Family Life: Describe the impact on their life and plans should a pregnancy occur. |
A, F2 |
Comprehension |
Personal Health |
Class #1, Reducing the Risk, 26 |
| Family Life: Identify and classify birth control methods into safe, safer, and safest means of protection. |
A, B, C |
Knowledge |
Personal Health |
Class #7, Reducing the Risk, 124 |
| Family Life: Students locate valid and reliable health information, products and services. |
B2 |
Comprehension |
Research Project (Research Condoms at Store) |
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| Life Cycle: Students describe specific characteristics of adolescent human growth and development. |
A5 |
Knowledge |
Life Cycle Assessment |
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| Diseases/Family Life: Discuss ways to prevent sexually transmitted diseases by practicing abstinence and responsible behaviors. |
A, C |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Lesson 5, Totally Awesome Health, A88, Class #3, Reducing the Risk, 59 |
| Diseases/Family Life: Discuss other means of protecting one's self from sexually transmitted diseases (i.e. latex condoms, diaphragms, female condoms, etc.). |
A, C |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Class #7, Reducing the Risk, 124 |
| Diseases: Discuss ways to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. |
A, C D3 |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Class #3, Reducing the Risk, 59, Class #7, Reducing the Risk 124, "Overcoming Barriers to Birth Control," Promoting Healthy Sexuality, p. 183 |
| Diseases: Describe facts and fallacies about how sexually transmitted diseases are spread. |
A, C |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Class #3, Reducing the Risk 59, "Truth & Myth Game," Promoting Healthy Sexuality, p. 215 |
| Diseases: Discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatment for various sexually transmitted diseases. |
A, C |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Lesson #3, Totally Awesome Health, D94, Class #3 Reducing the Risk, 59, "STD Knowledge Survey" Promoting Healthy Sexuality p. 210 |
| Diseases: Explain how HIV destroys the immune system. |
A |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Class #3, Reducing the Risk 59, Lesson #4 Totally Awesome Health, D100 |
| Diseases: Discuss tests for, treatment of, and prevention of HIV infection. |
A |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Lesson #4, Totally Awesome Health, D100 |
| Diseases: Tell how health care workers can protect themselves from HIV infection. |
A, B, C |
Comprehension |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorders |
Lesson #4, Totally Awesome Health, D100 |
| Harassment and Tolerance: Discuss accepting differences among adolescents. |
E1 |
Comprehension |
Growth and Development |
Lesson #1, Totally Awesome Health, C64, "Checking it Out" Dealing with Differences 180, "Human Bingo" Dealing with Differences, 66 |
| Harassment and Tolerance: Discuss the importance of accepting people's differences. |
D1 |
Comprehension |
Diversity |
Lesson #1, Totally Awesome Health, C64, "Checking it Out" Dealing with Differences 180, "Human Bingo" Dealing with Differences, 66 |
| Harassment and Tolerance: Discuss forms of harassment and how to respond when one encounters harassment. |
E1, F2, E2 |
Comprehension |
Diversity |
School Handbook, lesson #1, Totally Awesome Health, C64 |