Course Title: Middle School Health State: TN State Course Title: Middle School Health State Standards: Tennessee Health Education Standards, Grade 6 Date of Standards: 2024 Percentage of Course Aligned: 97%
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Grade 6 Personal Wellness Nutrition 6.N.1 Explain the relationship between a balanced nutrition program and the essential nutrients for Middle School Health overall wellness.
Unit 1: What is Health?
Lesson 4
6.N.2 Analyze tools such as Dietary Guidelines and Food Fact Labels as they relate to the planning of nutrition and fitness.
Middle School Health
Unit 1: What is Health?
Lessons 4, 5
6.N.3 Apply strategies to consume a variety of nutrient dense foods and beverages.
Middle School Health
Unit 1: What is Health?
Lesson 5
6.N.4 Research lifelong nutrition and health-related fitness concepts to enhance quality of life.
Middle School Health
Unit 1: What is Health?
Activity
6.N.5 Identify nutrition information, products, and services and their accuracy and validity on nutrition claims.
Middle School Health
Unit 1: What is Health?
Lessons 4, 5
6.GH.1 Define the different dimensions of health (physical, mental, social, and emotional).
Middle School Health
Unit 1: What is Health?
Lesson 1
6.GH.2 Examine how one’s surroundings influence personal health and wellbeing.
Middle School Health
Unit 1: What is Health?
Lessons 2, 3
Exploring the effects of good nutrition on health by reading about calories equating energy and the role of key Cumulative Project 1; Activities 1, 2 nutrients, such as protein, carbohydrates, etc. Identifying ways to determine nutritional values on a range of foods Activity 2 and consider best choices Learning strategies for making healthier food choices, such as Activities 1, 2 exchanging whole foods for processed foods, and more Researching and reporting on comparing foods and making Cumulative Project 1; Activity 2 healthier selections and reflecting on lifelong health influences Reading food labels and online menu guides to gain valuable information Critical Thinking 5; Activity 2 for making healthier food choices
Fully Met
Fully Met
Fully Met
Fully Met
Fully Met
General Health Exploring the inter-relationships between the different dimensions of Critical Thinking 1, 2, 4, 5; Cumulative Project 1 health: physical, social, emotional, and mental Identifying different influencers on health, including peers, family habits, Critical Thinking 1, 2; Cumulative Project 1 cultural practices, personal values, media usage, and more Examining key factors in applying good decision-making skills in the process of self-management and listing the steps for making good decisions Discussing steps in effective goalmaking and the effects on social, emotional, and physical health
Fully Met
Fully Met
6.GH.3 Identify and apply decision-making strategies to enhance all aspects of health.
Middle School Health
Unit 6: A Lifelong Journey
Lesson 1
Critical Thinking 1; Cumulative Project 1; Activity
Fully Met
6.GH.4 Identify how personal goals can be affected by poor decision-making.
Middle School Health
Unit 6: A Lifelong Journey
Lesson 2
Critical Thinking 1, 3; Cumulative Project 1; Activity
Fully Met
6.GH.5 Determine how individuals must identify which food choices and physical activity choices lead to their own optimal health.
Middle School Health
Unit 1: What is Health?
Lesson 4
Exploring the effects of good nutrition Cumulative Project 1; Activities 1, 2 and physical activity overall health .
Fully Met
6.GH.6 Identify ways that choice affects the lives of an individual, others, and society.
Middle School Health
Unit 6: A Lifelong Journey
Lesson 1
Learning the valuable skills of applying pros and cons when making Critical Thinking 2, 3; Cumulative Project 1; Activity decisions that affect both the self and others
Fully Met
Middle School Health
Unit 6: A Lifelong Journey
Activity
Researching and reporting on effective self care habits, including daily hygiene and cleaning
Fully Met
Personal Hygiene 6.PH.1 Identify and evaluate basic personal hygiene habits.
Activity