6th Grade Health6th Grade Health

Health focuses on the physical, social, and mental/emotional changes that occur during adolescence.  Students will learn that good health habits can prevent illness, improve appearance, performance in school and sports, interaction with others and the way they feel about themselves.  Students will also discover that wellness allows people to be their very best and that daily living involves choices and decisions based on healthy attitudes.

Topics Covered in Teen Health Text:

  • Ch. 1:  Health Triangle, Self-Concept, Decision Making, and Goal Setting
  • Ch. 2:  Personal Hygiene
  • Ch. 3:  Communication, Stress Management, and Conflict Resolution
  • Ch. 4:  Nutrition and Fitness
  • Ch. 5:  Changes in Adolescence
  • CH. 7:  Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Ch. 8:  Drugs, Tobacco, and Alcohol
  • Ch. 9:  Personal Safety in a Healthy World

Health focuses on the physical, social, and mental/emotional changes that occur during adolescence.  Students will learn that good health habits can prevent illness, improve appearance, performance in school and sports, interaction with others and the way they feel about themselves.  Students will also discover that wellness allows people to be their very best and that daily living involves choices and decisions based on healthy attitudes.

Topics Covered in Teen Health Text:

  • Ch. 1:  Health Triangle, Self-Concept, Decision Making, and Goal Setting
  • Ch. 2:  Personal Hygiene
  • Ch. 3:  Communication, Stress Management, and Conflict Resolution
  • Ch. 4:  Nutrition and Fitness
  • Ch. 5:  Changes in Adolescence
  • CH. 7:  Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Ch. 8:  Drugs, Tobacco, and Alcohol
  • Ch. 9:  Personal Safety in a Healthy World
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