Health, Grade 5, 2009
1.) Name factors to consider when selecting health products.
Examples: cost, safety, effectiveness, side effects
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2.) Compare health-related resources regarding reliability.
Example: comparing health information in professional journals to health information in tabloid magazines
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3.) Describe ways individuals, businesses, and communities protect the environment.
Examples: Adopt-a-Mile clean-up efforts, recycling projects, proper waste disposal procedures
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4.) Identify types of communication that influence family behavior.
Example: conversations during family meals, including active listening
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5.) Identify risky behaviors that affect personal health and safety.
Examples: use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; premarital sexual activity; self-mutilation
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6.) Recognize basic first aid skills.
Examples: washing wounds with soap and water; applying the Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation (RICE) technique to injured muscles or joints
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7.) Describe the impact of puberty on mental and emotional health.
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8.) Explain prevention and intervention techniques related to bullying.
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9.) Identify factors in addition to nutrition that affect personal body shape and size.
Examples: age, gender, height, genetics, society, activity level, illness
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10.) Describe the major components of MyPyramid, including food groups, number of servings, variety of foods, nutrients, and physical activity.
• Distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns
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11.) Explain the body's natural defenses against diseases.
Examples: skin serving as a barrier to germ invasion, fever triggering an immune response
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12.) Recognize communicable diseases that are preventable through immunization.
Examples: measles; tetanus; hepatitis A, B, and C
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13.) Recognize prevention and intervention strategies for substance abuse.
Example: participating in drug abuse resistance education, community youth group activities, peer helping, and school service clubs
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