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8 th Grade

8 th Grade. Chapter 1 & Vocabulary. Vocabulary. Health A state of well being that includes physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects. Wellness the attainment and maintenance of a moderate to high level of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social health.

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8 th Grade

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  1. 8th Grade Chapter 1 & Vocabulary

  2. Vocabulary • Health • A state of well being that includes physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects. • Wellness • the attainment and maintenance of a moderate to high level of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social health.

  3. Vocabulary • Hygiene • Conditions or practices that serve to promote or preserve health; habits of cleanliness. • Health-Related Physical Fitness • the personal fitness component most associated with health (cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, body composition, and muscular endurance.)

  4. Quick Answer • Write three characteristics of someone who they think looks healthy: • (characteristic: A feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably)

  5. Emotional Part of Health • Express your emotions in words rather than acting them out. Show self-control, and think before you act. • Accept your strengths and weaknesses, and respect yourself. • Deal with sadness appropriately and in a timely manner.

  6. Mental Part of Health • Recognize and deal with stress in a positive way. • Accept new ideas. • Effectively solve problems.

  7. Social Part of Health • Being considerate of other people and their needs • Showing respect to others • Being dependable • Supporting people you care about when they make the right choices • Expressing your true feelings • Imagining how you would feel if you were in a another person's place • Asking for help when you need it

  8. Emotional Challenges • What are some of the emotional challenges teens face? • What are some healthy ways to deal with these challenges?

  9. Influences on Health and Wellness

  10. Heredity • Passing down of traits from a parent to a child. • Traits • Hair color • Face features • Height • Personality

  11. Genetics Activity • Define in your own words. • DNA • Gene • Chromosome • Sex cells • zygote • GO home and research what characteristic you got from a your family.

  12. Vocabulary • Conditioning • engaging in regular physical activity or exercise that result in a improved state of physical fitness. • Exercise • physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and results in the improvement or maintenance of personal fitness.

  13. Vocabulary • Aerobic • the form of energy production in the body that requires the presence of oxygen; it is used for activities such as walking or jogging. • Behavior Movement Skills • Locomotor: movement skills are: gallop, hop, jump, leap, run, skip, slide, and walk. Manipulative: catch, kick, strike, and throw.

  14. Environmental Influences • Air, germs, smells, and noises. • What can you do? • Dispose of trash properly to prevent pollution • Walk, ride a bike, or use mass transit to reduce the number of cars on the road. This will reduce the amount of pollution released into the air. • Start recycling paper, plastic, and aluminum can to save natural resources

  15. Relationships Influence You • Family and Friends are major influences. • Your family influence your nutrition, hygiene, and exercise. • Your friends influence which classes you take and what activities you will do at school. • Both can have a positive or negative influence.

  16. Other Influences • Media • Commercials • Advertisements • TV • Radio • Movies • Television shows

  17. Making Choices About Your Health

  18. Health Choices You Make • YOU have control over your lifestyle • For example: • Choosing whether or not you will exercise today may have only a short-term effect. But choosing not to smoke will certainly have a positive long-term effect.

  19. Taking Control • Having a healthy attitude will help you to say no to situations in which you are pressured to: • Smoke • Drink alcohol • Take drugs A healthy attitude also gives you the confidence to ignore what other may think about your choices.

  20. Using Life Skills to Improve Health

  21. The Life Skills • Assessing Your Health • Making Good Decisions • Being a Wise Consumer • Communicating Effectively • Practicing Wellness • Setting Goals • Using Refusal Skills • Coping • Evaluating Media Messages

  22. Staying Healthy and Well • Communicating effectively can help you set and reach goals. • Making good decisions will keep you healthy and out of trouble. • Staying informed will alert you to areas that you need to improve on. • Learning to evaluate media messages and to comparison shop makes you a wise consumer.

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