Identify and describe the stages of growth and development.

•  infancy
•  childhood
•  adolescence
•  adulthood
•  late adulthood

Identify and know the location and function of the major body organs and systems.

• circulatory
• respiratory
• muscular
• skeletal
• digestive

Explain the role of the food guide pyramid in helping people eat a healthy diet.

• food groups
• number of servings
• variety of food
• nutrients

Know age appropriate drug information.

• definition of drugs
• effects of drugs
• proper use of medicine
• healthy/unhealthy risk-taking (e.g. inhalant use, smoking)
• skills to avoid drug

Describe growth and development changes that occur between childhood and adolescence and identify factors that can influence these changes.

• education
• socioeconomic

Identify and describe the structure and function of the major body systems.

• nervous
• muscular
• integumentary
• urinary
• endocrine
• reproductive
• immune

Analyze nutritional concepts that impact health.

• caloric content of foods
• relationship of food intake and physical activity (energy output)
• nutrient requirements
• label reading
• healthful food selection

Explain factors that influence childhood and adolescent drug use.

• peer influence
• body image (e.g., steroids, enhancers)
• social acceptance
• stress
• media influence
• decision-making/refusal skills
• rules, regulations and laws
• consequences

Analyze factors that impact growth and development between adolescence and adulthood.

• relationships (e.g., dating, friendships, peer pressure)
• interpersonal communication
• risk factors (e.g., physical inactivity, substance abuse, intentional/unintentional injuries, dietary patterns)
• abstinence
• STD and HIV prevention
• community

Analyze the interdependence existing among the body systems.

Analyze factors that impact nutritional choices of adolescents.

• body image
• advertising
• dietary guidelines
• eating disorders
• peer influence
• athletic goals

Analyze prevention and intervention strategies in relation to adolescent and adult drug use.

• decision-making/refusal skills
• situation avoidance
• goal setting
• professional assistance (e.g., medical, counseling. support groups)
• parent involvement

Evaluate factors that impact growth and development during adulthood and late adulthood.

• acute and chronic illness
• communicable and non- communicable disease
• health status
• relationships (e.g., marriage, divorce, loss)
• career choice
• aging process
• retirement

Evaluate factors that impact the body systems and apply protective/ preventive strategies.

• fitness level
• environment (e.g., pollutants, available health care)
• health status (e.g., physical, mental, social)
• nutrition

Analyze factors that impact nutritional choices of adults.

• cost
• food preparation (e.g., time, skills)
• consumer skills (e.g., understanding food labels, evaluating fads)
• nutritional knowledge
• changes in nutritional requirements (e.g., age, physical activity level)

Evaluate issues relating to the use/non-use of drugs.

• psychology of addiction
• social impact (e.g., cost, relationships)
• chemical use and fetal development
• laws relating to alcohol, tobacco and chemical substances
• impact on the individual
• impact on the community

Identify personal hygiene practices and community helpers that promote health and prevent the spread of disease.

Identify health-related information.

• signs and symbols
• terminology
• products and services

Identify media sources that influence health and safety.

Identify the steps in a decision-making process.

Explain the relationship between personal health practices and individual well-being.

• immunizations
• health examinations

Explain the relationship between health-related information and consumer choices.

• dietary guidelines/food selection
• sun exposure guidelines/ sunscreen selection

Explain the media’s effect on health and safety issues.

Describe and apply the steps of a decision-making process to health and safety issues.

Identify and describe health care products and services that impact adolescent health practices.

Analyze the relationship between health-related information and adolescent consumer choices.

• tobacco products
• weight control products

Analyze media health and safety messages and describe their impact on personal health and safety.

Analyze and apply a decision-making process to adolescent health and safety issues.

Evaluate health care products and services that impact adult health practices.

Assess factors that impact adult health consumer choices.

• access to health information
• access to health care
• cost
• safety

Compare and contrast the positive and negative effects of the media on adult personal health and safety.

Examine and apply a decision-making process to the development of short and long-term health goals.

Recognize safe/unsafe practices in the home, school and community.

• general (e.g., fire, electrical, animals)
• modes of transportation (e.g., pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular)
• outdoor (e.g., play, weather, water)
• safe around people (e.g., safe/ unsafe touch, abuse, stranger, bully)

Recognize emergency situations and explain appropriate responses.

• importance of remaining calm
• how to call for help
• simple assistance procedures
• how to protect self

Recognize conflict situations and identify strategies to avoid or resolve.

• walk away
• I-statements
• refusal skills
• adult intervention

Explain and apply safe practices in the home, school and community.

• emergencies (e.g., fire, natural disasters)
• personal safety (e.g., home alone, latch key, harassment)
• communication (e.g., telephone, Internet)
• violence prevention (e.g., gangs, weapons)

Know and apply appropriate emergency responses.

• basic first aid
• Heimlich maneuver
• universal precautions

Describe strategies to avoid or manage conflict and violence.

• anger management
• peer mediation
• reflective listening
• negotiation

Analyze the role of individual responsibility for safe practices and injury prevention in the home, school and community.

• modes of transportation (e.g., pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, passenger, farm vehicle, all-terrain vehicle)
• violence prevention in school
• self-protection in the home
• self-protection in public places

Describe and apply strategies for emergency and long-term management of injuries.

• rescue breathing
• water rescue
• self-care
• sport injuries

Analyze and apply strategies to avoid or manage conflict and violence during adolescence.

• effective negotiation
• assertive behavior

Assess the personal and legal consequences of unsafe practices in the home, school or community.

• loss of personal freedom
• personal injury
• loss of income
• impact on others
• loss of motor vehicle operator’s license

Analyze and apply strategies for the management of injuries.

• CPR
• advanced first aid

Analyze the impact of violence on the victim and surrounding community.

Identify and engage in physical activities that promote physical fitness and health.

Know the positive and negative effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities.

Know and recognize changes in body responses during moderate to vigorous physical activity.

•  heart rate
•  breathing rate

Identify likes and dislikes related to participation in physical activities

Identify reasons why regular participation in physical activities improves motor skills.

Identify and engage in moderate to vigorous physical activities that contribute to physical fitness and health.

Explain the effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities on the body systems.

Identify and apply ways to monitor and assess the body’s response to moderate to vigorous physical activity.

• heart rate monitoring
• checking blood pressure
• fitness assessment

Describe factors that affect childhood physical activity preferences.

• enjoyment
• personal interest
• social experience
• opportunities to learn new activities
• parental preference
• environment

Identify factors that have an impact on the relationship between regular participation in physical activity and the degree of motor skill improvement.

• success-oriented activities
• school-community resources
• variety of activities
• time on task

Analyze and engage in physical activities that are developmentally/ individually appropriate and support achievement of personal fitness and activity goals.

Analyze the effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities in relation to adolescent health improvement.

• stress management
• disease prevention
• weight management

Analyze factors that affect the responses of body systems during moderate to vigorous physical activities.

• exercise (e.g., climate, altitude, location, temperature)
• healthy fitness zone
• individual fitness status (e.g., cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility)
• drug/substance use/abuse

Analyze factors that affect physical activity preferences of adolescents.

• skill competence
• social benefits
• previous experience
• activity confidence

Analyze factors that impact on the relationship between regular participation in physical activity and motor skill improvement.

• personal choice
• developmental differences
• amount of physical activity
• authentic practice

Evaluate and engage in an individualized physical activity plan that supports achievement of personal fitness and activity goals and promotes life-long participation.

Analyze the effects of regular participation in a self-selected program of moderate to vigorous physical activities.

• social
• physiological
• psychological

Evaluate how changes in adult health status may affect the responses of the body systems during moderate to vigorous physical activity.

• aging
• injury
• disease

Evaluate factors that affect physical activity and exercise preferences of adults.

• personal challenge
• physical benefits
• finances
• motivation
• access to activity
• self-improvement

Analyze the interrelationships among regular participation in physical activity, motor skill improvement and the selection and engagement in lifetime physical activities.

Recognize and use basic movement skills and concepts.

• locomotor movements (e.g., run, leap, hop)
• non-locomotor movements (e.g., bend, stretch, twist)
• manipulative movements (e.g., throw, catch, kick)
• relationships (e.g., over, under, beside)
• combination movements (e.g., locomotor, non-locomotor, manipulative)
• space awareness (e.g., self-space, levels, pathways, directions)
• effort (e.g., speed, force)

Recognize and describe the concepts of motor skill development using appropriate vocabulary.

• form
• developmental differences
• critical elements
• feedback

Know the function of practice.

Identify and use principles of exercise to improve movement and fitness activities.

• frequency/how often to exercise
• intensity/how hard to exercise
• time/how long to exercise
• type/what kind of exercise

Know and describe scientific principles that affect movement and skills using appropriate vocabulary.

• gravity
• force production/absorption
• balance
• rotation

Explain and apply the basic movement skills and concepts to create and perform movement sequences and advanced skills.

Identify and apply the concepts of motor skill development to a variety of basic skills.

• transfer between skills
• selecting relevant cues
• types of feedback
• movement efficiency
• product (outcome/result)

Describe the relationship between practice and skill development.

Describe and apply the principles of exercise to the components of health- related and skill-related fitness.

• cardiorespiratory endurance
• muscular strength
• muscular endurance
• flexibility
• body composition

Identify and use scientific principles that affect basic movement and skills using appropriate vocabulary.

• Newton’s Laws of Motion
• application of force
• static/dynamic balance
• levers
• flight

Describe and apply the components of skill-related fitness to movement performance.

• agility
• balance
• coordination
• power
• reaction time
• speed

Describe and apply concepts of motor skill development that impact the quality of increasingly complex movement.

• response selection
• stages of learning a motor skill (i.e. verbal cognitive, motor, automatic)
• types of skill (i.e. discrete, serial, continuous)

Identify and apply practice strategies for skill improvement.

Identify and describe the principles of training using appropriate vocabulary.

• specificity
• overload
• progression
• aerobic/anaerobic
• circuit/interval
• repetition/set

Analyze and apply scientific and biomechanical principles to complex movements.

• centripetal/centrifugal force
• linear motion
• rotary motion
• friction/resistance
• equilibrium
• number of moving segments

Apply knowledge of movement skills, skill-related fitness and movement concepts to identify and evaluate physical activities that promote personal lifelong participation.

Incorporate and synthesize knowledge of motor skill development concepts to improve the quality of motor skills.

• open and closed skills
• short-term and long-term memory
• aspects of good performance

Evaluate the impact of practice strategies on skill development and improvement.

Incorporate and synthesize knowledge of exercise principles, training principles and health and skill-related fitness components to create a fitness program for personal use

Evaluate movement forms for appropriate application of scientific and biomechanical principles.

• efficiency of movement
• mechanical advantage
• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• inertia
• safety

Analyze the application of game strategies for different categories of physical activities.

• individual
• team
• lifetime
• outdoor