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Health Education Curriculum Health Education I (7-8)
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Strand 5: NUTRITION (N)

Students will develop lifelong strategies for healthy eating, body image, and understanding the food environment around them.

Standard HI.N.2:

Explain how nutrition and fitness contribute to long-term mental, physical, and social health and analyze situations where nutritional needs change throughout the lifespan.
  • 5 Measures of Fitness
    Students will be able to list the 5 measures of fitness, describe them, and give at least two examples for each. They will practice/attempt the examples.
  • 5 Measures of Fitness: Muscular Strength & Endurance
    Students will be able to identify and explain the importance of muscular strength and endurance. They will attempt and practice the examples.


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