Great Meadows Regional
Scope and Sequence

Grade 5
 

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Content Outline 

I. Strive for Optimal Health 
      A. Factors that influence well-being 
            1. Environmental 
            2. Inherited 
            3. Behavioral 

II. Gain Health Knowledge 
      A. Physical 
      B. Social 
      C. Emotional 

III.  Personal Health 
      A. Systems of the Body 
            1. Nervous 
            2. Skeletal 
            3. Muscular 
            4. Respiratory 
            5. Digestive 
            6. Excretory 
            7. Circulatory 

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Content Outline

I.  Use of over the counter and prescription drugs in responsible ways.
      A.  Drugs and medicines
      B.  How drugs enter the body
      C.  Prescription Drugs
      D.  Generic Drugs
      E.  Over-the-Counter Drugs

II. Recognize the risk factors and protective factors associated with drug misuse and abuse.
      A.  Drug use
      B. Drug misuse
      C. Drug abuse
      D. Polydrug abuse
      E.  Risk and protective factors
 

Personal, Interpersonal and Life Skills 
Content Outline

I. Choose sources of  health-related information, 
products, and services wisely. 
      A. Wise consumerism 
      B. Sources of health-related information 
      C. Accurate and inaccurate information 

II. Effects of Advertising 
      A. The advertising industry 
      B. Types of appeals 
      C. Analyzing advertisements 

III. Recognize and Report Quackery 
      A. Weight loss & diet scams 
      B. Avoiding quackery and consumer fraud 

Human Sexuality and Family Life
Content Outline

I.  Changes occurring during adolescence.
      A. Physical
      B. Intellectual
      C. Social
      D. Emotional
      E. Spiritual

II.  Puberty
      A.  Female changes
      B.  Male changes

III.  Reproductive System
      A.  Function of pituitary gland
      B.  Female reproductive system
            1. structure
            2. function
      C.  Male reproductive system
            1. structure
            2. function
 

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