S+Beaulieu+Rachel

Wednesday's and Friday's from 2:30pm to 3:30pm or by appointment. This unit is on the multi-dimensions of health, which are physical, mental/intellectual, emotional, and social health. Through this unit students will be able to express the interrelationships of the multi-dimensions of health. They will have more knowledge on health, the body and the mind, its functions, maintenance, and how it interrelates with our environment. It will begin with the dimension of physical health, which includes but is not limited to cardiovascular health, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, nutritional awareness and comprehension. In addition to physical health, students will comprehend intellectual health, a cognitive process in which an individual develops and experiences unique approaches to existing issues and problems, emotional health, knowledge and acceptance of one’s feelings, stress management and psychological awareness. They will lastly be exposed to social health, which is developing a positive self image, improving interpersonal social skills and building healthy relationships. At the end of the unit students will understand the interrelation of the multi-dimensions of health and the importance of an overall well-being.
 * Teacher: ** Ms. Beaulieu
 * Office:** Room 331
 * Office Phone:** (207) 778-3106
 * Office Hours:** Monday's from 7:00am to 7:45am and
 * E-mail:** rachel.l.beaulieu@maine.edu
 * Summary of Unit: **


 * Establish Goals:**
 * Maine Learning Results ** : Health Education and Physical Education
 * A. Health Concepts,** //A2. Dimensions of Health//
 * Grade Level**: 6-8

• through health promotion, disease prevention can be obtained. • health is multi-dimensional, that there are four dimensions of health physical, mental/intellectual, emotional, and social health. • the lack of disease (prevention) leads to enhanced health and an overall better well-being.
 * Students will understand that: **

• Why does a healthy life style lead to disease prevention? • Why does promotion of health lead to a responsive audience (positively)?
 * Essential Questions: ** • What are the four dimensions of health, and what does each dimension involve?


 * Students will know: ** • **Terminology**: Physical health, mental/intellectual health, emotional health, social health and disease promotion and prevention. Cardiovascular health, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition, nutrition. Healthy relationships, psychological awareness and positive self image.

• **Key Factual Information**: Knowledge of body and the mind and its functions and maintenance. • **Critical Details**: Health is complex and involves and interaction of multiple factors.

• Make Meaning of physical health, what amount of exercise is needed to remain healthy. • Adapt new habits regarding healthy foods to prevent disease. • Analyze their own mental/intellectual health. • Be Open to health promotion. • Reflect on the multiple-dimensions of heath, emotional and social health.
 * Students will be able to: ** • Express the interrelationships of the multi-dimensions of health.


 * Performance Task Overview**:

The expectations I have for you are the following: • I expect you to come to class prepared with your finished assignments, and ready to participate. Keep up with the work the best you can, come see me if you need help. • If you know you're going to be absent, please let me know ahead of time. I know that at some point or another you are going miss my class, but be respectful, and let me know so that I have enough notice to give you the assignments. If you miss too many classes, without coming to see me before or directly after your absence, when returned to school, you will lose participation points as well as the opportunity to get full credit on your assignment(s). •See me when you return to school and/or check your period’s folder for makeup work in addition to postings on my wikispace: http://beaulieushealthclass.wikispaces.com/ • Students who have missed a class due to illness, family emergency, and sports or extracurricular related activities must meet with me to find out what they have missed. The student and I will come up with a plan that will allow the homework assigned during the period of absense to be made up. The amount of missed time and the quanity of homework will be considerd when looking at a date to have the homework passed in. •If a student comes to class with partially or incomplete homework assignments when they were not absent I will give them a chance to make it up, with a reasonable explanation, written, paragraph form, as to why they couldn't complete their assignment. Full credut will be given if assignment is turned in next class, and partial to no credit will be given to any assignment turned in after intial chance. • There is zero tolerance for plagiarism in my class. You will receive a 0 in the assignment in which act of plagiarism occurred. • Swearing, name calling, and putting others down will not be tolerated in my class. It’s rude and disrespectful. This school as a whole, including my classroom, are a safe environment and that means that everyone has the right to feel comfortable, able to participate, ask questions and at ease while in my class. • Food and drink are allowed in my classroom. I prefer that you bring water, and if snacks, things in which you can eat within a reasonable amount of time so that you can be active in class. • Cell phone use, calling or texting during class is not allowed. If you’re texting you’re not paying attention and I really need you to be attentive in my class. If I catch you texting during class, I will have to take your phone away for the remaining time of the period and I will disappointed that you disrespected what I asked you not to do in the first place.
 * Expectations:**
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 * Late or Incomplete Assignments**:
 * Class Behavior**:
 * Food and Drink**:
 * Cellular Phone Use** :
 * Benchmarks: ** Below is the point value for each assessment and your grade will be based on the percent of points earned from the total points of 600.
 * // Homework Assignments: (50 points all together, 5 points each, 10 assignments) //** I will ask you to do homework assignments from time to time. I will go over it in class, and remind you at the end of class what you have to do. Please bring your homework assignment to our next class.
 * // Participation: (50 points) //** It is very important that you try your best and get involved in class activities and class discussion. Raise your hand, make comments and ask questions! You can only receive the full 50 points if you participate in every class (unless an excused absence).

During our lesson on physical fitness, you will be required to create an //iMovie// with either you, a friend, both, or any other character that can demonstrate some particular fitness moves. I will be giving you instructions on how to use //iMovie// and if have more questions or concerns after my demonstration I’ll work with you, and your group to help you better understand the program. It’s your chance to demonstrate physical health and what you’ve found to be an excellent representation of exercise. You will also be expected to explain why it meant something to you. Why is it important? You want it to be informative and fun!
 * //Step-by-Step Exercise Video: iMovie (70 points)//**

Within the lesson on exploring and defining what multi-dimensional health means you will create a mini book in //ComicLife//. This will demonstrate the interrelationships of the multi-dimensions of health by visually represent the connections. Show me what whole health means to you, and why someone needs each dimension present, in balance, in their life to be of optimal health. I will be giving you instructions on how to use //ComicLife// and if have more questions or concerns after my demonstration I’ll work with you to help you better understand the program and get the best possible end product.
 * //The Whole Picture: Mini Book in Comic Life (60 points)//**

During the lesson on health promotion you will create a web-page regarding health promotion and how you’ve come to understand that the lack of disease (prevention) leads to enhanced health and an overall better well-being. I will be looking more for a web-page with great content and underlying meaning than content then a well decorated web-page. If you can do both that is great, but remember hat content comes first. Use your time wisely, be thoughtful.
 * //Health Promotion: Web-page (80 points)//**

During our lesson on healthy foods and the how they help to ward of disease you will be asked to do blog entries regarding your current food choices and the possible changes this lesson will have on your future ones. Think about your opinions, actions and choices in regards to food before our activities and discussion around nutrition and what may have changed after. Each student will have their own //Blogger// account. We will be setting them up at the beginning of the semester. During our lesson on mental/intellectual and emotional health we will do a short quiz that will allow you see get a quick look on what your chosen answers may say about you and your mental and emotional health. I will then ask you to do a web on //Inspiration// which will connect life situations to this dimension of health. This is a fun, creative activity and I anticipate you’ll enjoy it.
 * //Adapting New Habits: Blog Entries on Blogger.com//** **//(40 points)//**
 * // Mental and Emotional Health Connections: Inspiration Project (90 points) //**

You will be asked to represent a specific dimension of health in a character role and go through a series of task to create an result, a //wikispace//. This is a very important project. It will allow me to see how much you’ve learned in the course of my class in regards to the multi-dimensions of health.
 * //Performance Task (100 points)//**

You will separated into small groups be asked to complete a //WebQuest//. I will be giving you instructions on how to use the //WebQues//t and leading you through the different sections. If you have more questions or concerns after my explanations I’ll work with you to help you better understanding on the //WebQuest//. I want you to succeed, and I know you can.
 * //WebQuest (60 points)//**

A (93 -100), A- (90 - 92), B+ (87 - 89), B (83 - 86), B- (80 - 82), C+(77 - 79), C (73-76), C- (70 - 72), D+(67 - 69), D (63 - 66), D- (60 - 62), F (0 - 59).
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