::K-16 CURRICULUM
Health 1
Course Description
Covers such topics as stress, nutrition, exercise, drugs, sex, safety, first aid, environment, and death. Promotes decision making and analytical skills for healthier life- style choices. (Notes: This course includes explicit information about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases.)
Required Course Materials
There are no required materials for this course.
Course Lesson Organization
Objectives. The objectives for each lesson will help you
focus your efforts. They indicate the concepts and skills you must understand
or master when you complete the lesson.
Reading Assignments. Each lesson specifies the selections
that must be read.
Introduction. The Introduction section of each lesson provides key terms and
concepts that give you background for the lesson.
Self-Assessment Activities. These activities help
to build your knowledge and skills and to identify your specific strengths
and weaknesses. Some activities direct you to Internet sites with supplemental
material for the lesson. All activities prepare you for the graded
assignments and for mastering course materials.
Graded Assignments. Each assignment provides information
about how your work will be assessed and how credit will be given for
your responses. Most assignments will be submitted online and graded
by your instructor. Some assignments may be computer-graded. The average
of your assignments counts as 75 percent of your course grade. The
Final Examination counts as the other 25 percent. You can apply to take the Final Exam after 100 percent of your graded assignments have been submitted, and at least 70 percent have been graded and returned to you.
Final Examination
The final examination is comprehensive; it covers the material from all of
the lessons. To pass the course, you must receive a grade of 70 percent or
better on your Final Exam.
Format: Multiple-choice, short-answer.
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Materials Allowed: #2 pencil, computer-graded answer
sheet provided.
Course Outline
Total Number of Units: 8
Total Number of Graded Assignments: 16
Instructor Graded: 16
Computer Graded: 0
Unit 1: Healthy Bodies
Graded Assignments 1-5
Unit 2: Healthy Minds
Graded Assignments 6 and 7
Unit 3: Healthy Lifestyles
Graded Assignments 8 and 9
Graded Assignment 10
Unit 5: Health Risks
Graded Assignments 11 and 12
Unit 6: Healthy Adults
Graded Assignments 13 and 14
Unit 7: Healthy Parenting, part I
Graded Assignment 15
Unit 8: Healthy Parenting, part II
Graded Assignment 16
Updated 05/26/09
