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Health‌‌Class‌‌Stand‌‌Alone‌‌Lessons‌‌-‌‌2‌‌Weeks‌  ‌
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MS‌‌8th‌‌Grade‌‌Students,‌  ‌
You‌‌only‌‌need‌‌to‌‌interact‌‌with‌‌these‌‌assignments‌‌on‌‌days‌‌in‌‌which‌‌there‌‌is‌‌no‌‌internet‌‌across‌‌the‌‌city‌‌and/or‌‌no‌‌ 
connection‌‌with‌‌the‌‌school.‌ ‌You‌‌are‌‌responsible‌‌for‌‌one‌‌day’s‌‌worth‌‌of‌‌lessons‌‌for‌‌each‌‌day‌‌there‌‌is‌‌no‌‌class‌‌ 
due‌‌to‌‌internet‌‌outage.‌ ‌You‌‌only‌‌need‌‌to‌‌do‌‌a‌‌lesson‌‌each‌‌day‌‌you‌‌have‌‌health‌‌class‌‌(meaning‌‌every‌‌other‌‌day).‌  ‌
Once‌‌the‌‌internet‌‌comes‌‌back‌‌on,‌‌you‌‌have‌‌to‌‌send‌‌me‌‌your‌‌work‌‌within‌‌24‌‌hours‌‌for‌‌the‌‌days‌‌involved.‌‌ 
Example‌‌-‌‌4‌‌days‌‌of‌‌outage‌‌=‌‌2‌‌lessons.‌ ‌Each‌‌day’s‌‌work‌‌is‌‌worth‌‌15‌‌point‌‌-‌‌20‌‌points‌‌for‌‌admirable‌‌work.‌  ‌
Fingers‌‌crossed‌‌we‌‌don’t‌‌have‌‌to‌‌use‌‌these‌‌lessons‌‌at‌‌all.‌  ‌
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Day‌‌1 ‌ ‌
You‌‌need‌‌to‌‌peruse‌‌through‌‌the‌‌8th‌‌grade‌‌Health‌‌Learning‌‌Standards‌‌(Adopted‌‌from‌‌the‌‌state‌‌of‌‌California).‌  ‌
You‌‌need‌‌to‌‌find‌‌specific‌‌health‌‌words/terms‌‌for‌‌each‌‌letter‌‌of‌‌the‌‌alphabet.‌ ‌You‌‌must‌‌put‌‌the‌‌standard‌‌ 
indicator‌‌after‌‌the‌‌word.‌  ‌
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You‌‌will‌‌then‌‌write‌‌a‌‌short‌‌definition‌‌for‌‌each‌‌word.‌ ‌The‌‌amount‌‌of‌‌points‌‌(3,2,1)‌‌you‌‌will‌‌earn‌‌for‌‌each‌‌entry‌‌ 
will‌‌depend‌‌on‌‌how‌‌specifically‌‌the‌‌word/phrases‌‌connect‌‌to‌‌health‌‌education‌‌and‌‌in‌‌importance‌‌for‌‌you‌‌to‌‌ 
understand.‌ ‌Examples:‌  ‌
● Addiction‌‌1.3A‌‌-‌c‌ ompulsive‌‌physiological‌‌need‌‌for‌‌and‌‌use‌‌of‌‌a‌‌habit-forming‌‌substance‌‌(like‌‌heroin‌‌or‌‌ 
nicotine)‌ ‌4‌‌point‌‌response.‌ ‌Strongly‌‌connected‌‌to‌‌health‌‌class‌  ‌
● Alcohol‌ ‌1.7A‌ T ‌ he‌‌type‌‌of‌‌alcohol‌‌used‌‌in‌‌alcoholic‌‌beverages,‌‌ethanol,‌‌derives‌‌from‌‌fermenting‌‌sugar‌‌ 
with‌‌yeast.‌‌After‌‌alcohol‌‌is‌‌ingested,‌‌the‌‌body‌‌converts‌‌it‌‌to‌‌sugar-based‌‌fuel.‌ ‌3‌‌point‌‌response.‌‌ 
Solid/good‌‌connection‌‌to‌‌health‌‌class‌  ‌
● Achievable‌‌Goals‌‌.1M‌-‌ ‌‌Attainable‌‌and‌‌not‌‌impossible‌‌to‌‌achieve.‌‌2‌‌point‌‌response.‌ ‌While‌‌connected‌‌to‌‌ 
health,‌‌it‌‌also‌‌connects‌‌to‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌of‌‌other‌‌topics‌‌and‌‌subjects.‌‌   ‌
If‌‌you‌‌cannot‌‌find‌‌a‌‌word‌‌for‌‌a‌‌specific‌‌letter,‌‌you‌‌can‌‌research/look‌‌up‌‌words‌‌to‌‌find‌‌one‌‌that‌‌is‌‌connected‌‌to‌‌ 
the‌‌letter‌‌(such‌‌as‌‌X‌‌=‌‌X‌‌chromosome)‌.‌ ‌These‌‌entries‌‌will‌‌count‌‌for‌‌1‌‌point.‌ ‌The‌‌goal‌‌is‌‌to‌‌find‌‌as‌‌many‌‌words‌‌ 
as‌‌possible‌‌from‌‌the‌‌standards.‌  ‌
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A‌  ‌
B‌  ‌
C‌  ‌
D‌  ‌
E‌  ‌
etc.‌  ‌
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Days‌‌2‌‌-‌‌7 ‌ ‌
You‌‌will‌‌select‌‌5‌‌learning‌‌outcomes‌‌from‌‌each‌‌unit‌‌that‌‌you‌‌believe‌‌are‌‌the‌‌most‌‌important‌‌skills,‌‌concepts‌‌or‌‌ 
points‌‌of‌‌information‌‌that‌‌you‌‌will‌‌need‌‌later‌‌in‌‌life.‌   ‌ ‌
You‌‌will‌‌write‌‌a‌‌paragraph‌‌-‌‌a‌‌paragraph‌‌for‌‌each‌‌choice‌‌-‌‌for‌‌three‌‌of‌‌their‌‌choices‌‌explaining‌‌why‌‌the‌‌learning‌‌ 
outcome‌‌will‌‌be‌‌important‌‌to‌‌you‌‌in‌‌your‌‌life.‌  ‌
1‌‌unit‌‌write‌‌up‌‌per‌‌day‌  ‌
● Day‌‌#2‌‌-‌‌Nutrition‌‌and‌‌Physical‌‌Activity‌  ‌
● Day‌‌#3‌‌-‌‌Growth,‌‌Development‌‌and‌‌Sexual‌‌Health‌  ‌
● Day‌‌#4‌‌-‌‌Injury‌‌Prevention‌‌and‌‌Safety‌  ‌
● Day‌‌#5‌‌-‌‌Alcohol,‌‌Tobacco,‌‌and‌‌Other‌‌Drugs‌  ‌
● Day‌‌#6‌‌-‌‌Mental,‌‌Emotional,‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌Health‌  ‌
 ● Day‌‌#7‌‌-‌‌Personal‌‌and‌‌Community‌‌Health‌‌   ‌
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Day‌‌8‌‌-‌‌9  ‌‌ ‌
Read‌‌Article,‌A ‌ re‌‌Video‌‌Games‌‌Good‌‌or‌‌Bad‌‌for‌‌You?‌‌ ‌You‌‌will‌‌serve‌‌as‌‌a‌‌member‌‌of‌‌a‌‌legal‌‌team‌‌ 
defending‌P ‌ layStatio‌n‌‌which‌‌is‌‌being‌‌sued‌‌by‌‌100‌‌families‌‌about‌‌the‌‌health‌‌concerns‌‌their‌‌children‌‌have‌‌ 
developed‌‌due‌‌to‌‌gaming.‌   ‌ ‌
● Day‌‌#7‌‌write‌‌2‌ ‌paragraphs‌‌using‌‌facts‌‌from‌‌the‌‌article‌‌to‌‌SUPPORT‌‌the‌‌health‌‌benefits‌‌of‌‌Gaming.‌  ‌
● Day‌‌#8‌‌write‌‌2‌ ‌paragraphs‌‌using‌‌facts‌‌from‌‌the‌‌article‌‌STATING‌‌the‌‌negative‌‌impact‌‌Gaming‌‌as‌‌on‌‌a ‌‌
person’s‌‌health.‌  ‌
● When‌‌we‌‌return‌‌to‌‌school‌‌we‌‌will‌‌hold‌‌a‌‌mock‌‌court‌‌to‌‌determine‌‌the‌‌fate‌‌of‌P ‌ layStation.‌  ‌
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Day‌‌10‌‌    ‌
Read‌‌article,‌E ‌ verything‌‌We‌‌Know‌‌About‌‌the‌‌Dangers‌‌of‌‌Vaping,‌‌JUULing‌‌&‌‌E-Cigarettes.‌  ‌
You‌‌have‌‌been‌‌selected‌‌by‌‌school‌‌administration‌‌to‌‌give‌‌a‌‌presentation‌‌to‌‌ISM‌‌6th‌‌Grade‌‌students‌‌about‌‌why‌‌V,‌‌ 
J,‌‌E-Cs‌‌are‌‌so‌‌enticing‌‌and‌‌what‌‌are‌‌the‌‌dangers‌‌in‌‌developing‌‌a‌‌V,‌‌J,‌‌E-C‌‌habit.‌  ‌
● State‌ ‌3‌‌points‌‌from‌‌the‌‌article‌‌that‌‌you‌‌will‌‌be‌‌using‌‌in‌‌your‌‌presentation.‌  ‌
● Write‌‌out‌‌the‌‌last‌‌paragraph‌‌of‌‌your‌‌presentation‌‌stating‌‌which‌‌students‌‌should‌‌never‌‌start‌‌to‌‌ 
experiment‌‌with‌‌V,‌‌J,‌‌E-Cs.‌  ‌
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