Health

Unit 1: Taking Care of You with a Healthy Foundation

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Vision Board What is a vision board? Watch the youtube video which
illustrates the purpose and parts of a vision board. You may
use the model provided by the video and by Ms. Hennegan or
you may design your own.

1. Career & Fiance (You can do yours based on school

goals & post high school goals).
2. Health & Wellness
3. Love and Relationships: Family, Friends, Dating
4. Creativity & Fun

Wellness Wheel: ​8 Notes about the 8 Dimensions of Wellness

aspects of your health
Your well-being is like a wheel. Within the wellness wheel
model, each wedge represents an element of health. The
more balanced (thriving) you are in each area, the better
the wheel rolls. If we are unbalanced (surviving), the
wheel becomes dysfunctional.

Unit 1: ​What is Physical Chapters to be covered in unit 1

Health?​Taking Care of
You with a Healthy
Foundation

Chapter 1: A Healthy Foundation: Understanding Health and

Pages 16- Wellness:
1. Vocabulary to define​: chronic disease, heredity, risky
behaviors, Center for Disease control & Prevention,
cumulative risks, prevention, abstinences, lifestyle
factors, health disparities,
2. Identify the six risky behaviors found on page 16-17.
What do they account for?
3. List the lifestyle factors located on page 20 that can
improve a person’s level of health.
4. Name two places health education takes place.
5. Explain the purpose behind ​Healthy People.​
6. What are the goals of ​Healthy People 2020? ​
7. Name two reliable sources for health information.
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Identifying Cause & Make charts that list the common risk behaviors and possible
Effect short and long-term consequences of each risk behavior.
Risks have a cause and effect relationship.

“What Brain Science The Teenage Brain

Reveals”

Chapter 1 quiz Wheels of Wellness

Journal & Discussion How does advertising influence your decision to purchase a
Short Term vs. Long health related product?
Term Goals

1. Vocabulary and terms to define: ​health skills, health

Chapter 2 “Being a consumer, warranty, comparison shopping, Better
Health-Literate Business Bureau, consumer advocates, malpractice,
Consumer”pgs 46- health fraud,
2. What criteria can you use to judge health products and
services?
3. Write down two websites that are valid sources in terms
of health. How do you know that the websites are a
good source?
4. Page 50: What potential problems could happen after
buying a product?
5. What are some signs that a health-related product
might be fraudulent?
6. What are some ways consumers can protect
themselves from health fraud?

Health Skills Practice: Student will complete the two activities in regards to​ practicing
Accessing Information & and analyzing reading labels​. The second activity asks
History of Health Fraud students to compare and contrast the history of ​health fraud.

Chapter 2 Quiz Being a healthy consumer

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Nutrition for Health: Real My Daily Food Plan Worksheet: Take notes on your meals and
World Connection snacks for a day.

Chapter 10: Nutrition Pages 254-257

10.1 and 10.2 1. Vocabulary and terms to define: ​nutrition, nutrients,
Pages 254-265 calorie, hunger, appetite,
2. Explain how food is fuel to the body.
3. What factors influence your food choices? How can
your environment influence your food choices?
4. Name three health problems that good nutrition can
help you avoid.

Pages 258-265

5. What are some ways that your body uses nutrients?

5. ​Create a cluster chart as suggested on page 258.

Use the cluster chart to take notes about the various types
of nutrients. Similar to the picture below which lists the
types of nutrients. Be sure to take notes on the types of
the nutrient, the role of the nutrient, and any examples.

You may also use the attached table instead of a cluster

chart.

You may also use the videos located at

https://healthwithhennegan.weebly.com/​ to help you take
notes.
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Healthy Food Guidelines

10.3 and Match the correct term to its definition.

Super Size Me 1. What do you believe are the biggest factors that
contributed to Morgan’s poor health in this film (eating
McDonalds is not a valid response)? Please explain in
detail.
2. What would your recommendation be to Morgan in the
future? Do you think he should limit fast food or not eat
it at all? Please explain the reason for your choice.

Chapter 10.4 Read pages 274- 281 to complete the questions.

Nutritional Labels and
Food Safety
1. Words to define​: pasteurization, cross contamination,
food intolerance, food allergy, food additives, nutritional
claims pg 275-276 {free, low, light, reduced, high, good
sources of, healthy}, organic, food borne illnesses.

2. Explain why additives are used in foods.

3. Define ​open dating​ and then explain how they are

used on page 277.

4. Use the Nutrition Facts Panel on page 276 to answer

the questions below.
a. How many pretzels are in one serving?
b. How many grams of sodium would one get from 3
servings of pretzels?
c. How many calories are in 3 servings of pretzels?

Food Safety:
5. How do foodborne illnesses occur? What symptoms
might a person have from a foodborne illness?
6. What steps does the US Government take to keep
pathogens out of food?

Descriptive Writing FBI Most Wanted Foodborne Illness

Test over Chapters 1, 2,

10, and 11
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Chapter 11.1 11.1 Maintaining a Healthy Weight

1. Vocabulary to know​: metabolism, body mass index

(BMI), overweight, obese, underweight.
2. Look at Figure 11.1 on page 291. Why is it important to
pay attention to serving size information when you are
making lower-calorie, healthy choices?
3. List three health problems associated with being
overweight and obese.
4. List three-five things today that teens due on a daily
basis that could lead to ​obesity.
5. List three to five things teens do on a daily basis to
support a ​healthy weight.
6. Discuss two things teens do on a daily basis that might
contribute to being ​underweight.

Chapter 11.2 11.2 Body Image and Eating Disorders

1. Vocabulary to know​: body image, fad diets, weight

cycling, eating disorders.
2. Describe two factors that could affect one’s body
image.
3. How is a positive body image related to self-esteem?
4. Explain the examples of fad diets on page 299. What is
dangerous about fad diets?
5. What are some characteristics of fad diets?
6. In your own opinion, explain how you think eating
disorders manifest. Is it a physical disease,
physiological, or both?
7. Define Anorexia Nervosa. What are the signs,
symptoms, and effects of Anorexia?
8. Define Bulimia Nervosa. What are the signs, symptoms,
and effects of Bulimia?
9. Define Binge Eating Disorder. What are the signs,
symptoms, and effects of Binge Eating?
10. What are some options for seeking treatment for an
eating disorder?
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Chapter 11.3 11.3 Lifelong Nutrition

1. Words to know: ​ vegetarian, dietary supplements,
performance enhancers, herbal supplements,
megadoses, hydration, dehydration.
2. What factors affect a person’s nutritional needs?
3. What are some potential health benefits of a vegetarian
eating style?
4. List food triggers as seen on page 305 (health
conditions that can be affected by foods).
5. Why are performance enhancers illegal? Name two
examples of performance enhancers.
6. What are some reasons some people may use
supplements?
7. What are some dangers of taking supplements?