The balancing act

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Physical fitness refers to the ability to perform daily activities without fatigue and is comprised of five main components: muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Exercise is key to maintaining physical fitness as it provides physical, mental/emotional, and social benefits such as stronger muscles, better heart and lung function, stress relief, and social connections.

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The document provides tips for regaining balance for students, schools, and families in the areas of academics, extracurricular activities, and overall well-being. It encourages listening to students, questioning policies that prioritize rankings over learning, advocating for policies that foster a love of learning. It suggests reducing performance pressure, over-scheduling, allowing time for play and downtime, empowering student voice, and considering alternatives to standardized testing to create a positive learning environment.

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This document outlines the Grade 8 Wellness course which focuses on physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. The course covers topics like fitness, nutrition, substance abuse, relationships and sexuality. It is taught through presentations, discussions, readings and projects. Students are expected to follow ground rules of respecting others and maintaining confidentiality. Assessment is based on knowledge and understanding, application of knowledge, and communication, with units covering health, mental health, substance abuse and sexual health.

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The document outlines a grade 8 wellness course that covers four types of well-being: physical, emotional, mental, and social. It examines the relationship between responsibility, sound decision-making, and good health. The course consists of four units that cover topics like physical fitness, nutrition, substance abuse, and sexual health. It also provides information on assessment and examples of student work.

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The document provides requirements and rubrics for students to design a 2-3 day healthy eating menu plan for a teenager based on their age, gender, activity level, and foods available in their school cafeteria. The plan must include breakfast, lunch, dinner, and 2 snacks per day listing details of meals including serving sizes. Using the food pyramid as a guide, students must show the recommended amounts from each food group. The menu should include a variety of colorful, appealing, and healthy options avoiding high fat or sugar items. Students will be assessed on their knowledge of healthy choices, explanation of serving sizes and food groups, creating a balanced menu according to food pyramid guidelines, and consideration of other diet choices.

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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that causes abnormal thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, and behavior. Early signs include delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech or behavior. Chronic signs involve negative symptoms like reduced emotional expression and apathy. The causes are unknown but likely involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors. There are different types of schizophrenia defined by their symptoms.

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The document provides information about advisory class, including that it is meant to build relationships, teach life skills, and provide a small supportive community within a larger school. It discusses the goals of advisory to support self-awareness, sense of belonging, and fun, as well as cultivate caring, ethical, self-directed, creative, balanced, and responsible dispositions. Examples of advisory activities are given such as visual similes and a counting challenge.

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The document provides instructions for students to create an anti-drug booklet about alcohol and marijuana. It outlines requirements for the booklet's content including detailed descriptions of each drug, their effects, decision-making strategies, and refusal skills. Students are to conduct research using the Big6 research steps and present their findings in the booklet. They will be assessed based on their demonstration of knowledge, use of evidence, and understanding of decision-making skills.

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This document outlines the requirements and rubric for an assignment where students in an 8th grade mental health unit will create a poster about misconceptions and realities of depression. The poster must describe one misconception and explain the truth using at least 5 facts, statistics, and 3 quotes from research. It should communicate understanding of the topic creatively through visual design and concepts. The teacher will assess students based on transfer of learning, detail, explanation, critical thinking, communication, originality, and use of visuals.

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The document provides instructions for students to create an anti-drug booklet about alcohol and marijuana. It outlines the content requirements including researching 6 questions each about the drugs' effects on the mind and body, explanations of terms like blood alcohol concentration and gateway drugs, and descriptions of decision making and refusal skills. Students are to follow research steps including defining tasks, seeking credible information, citing sources, and self-evaluating their work. The booklet will be graded based on demonstrated knowledge, use of evidence, creativity, and communication skills.

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This document outlines an assignment for an 8th grade mental health unit on depression. Students were asked to create an informational poster highlighting a common misconception about depression and the reality. The poster should include facts from provided materials and research, as well as quotes. Rubrics are provided to assess students on transfer of knowledge, detail, critical thinking, communication skills, originality, and learning habits. Students were also asked to complete a written reflection on what they learned about depression and how they can apply it going forward.

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One in six people have a mental illness. Mental illnesses are disorders that affect thoughts, feelings, and actions which are controlled by the brain. They can be caused by imbalances in brain chemistry and are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Common mental illnesses include anxiety disorders like panic attacks, phobias, and OCD, mood disorders like depression and bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, which causes a break from reality.

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Obesity is defined as an excessive amount of body fat, measured by BMI over 30 or waist circumference over 35 inches for women or 40 inches for men. It can be caused by lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, genetics, quitting smoking, age, and pregnancy. Risks of obesity include heart disease, various cancers, stroke, diabetes, and social and cardiovascular problems for adolescents. Prevention focuses on regular exercise, healthy eating, avoiding unhealthy foods, weight monitoring, and consistency.

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Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder characterized by extreme mood swings between mania and depression that can last for long periods of time. There are three main types - Bipolar I involves alternating periods of mania and depression, Bipolar II involves hypomania and depression, and Cyclothymia involves milder periods of hypomania and depression. Genetics and brain structure/functioning contribute to the development of bipolar disorder. Symptoms include feeling very happy or depressed, changes in energy levels and concentration. The author's father and some family members have been diagnosed with cyclothymia or Bipolar I/II.

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The document outlines requirements for an 8th grade assignment on eating disorders. Students must create a fictional character suffering from anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating and include their friends/family. They must present information on the disorder's signs, health impacts, treatments, and advice on healthy eating/weight control. Students will be evaluated on accurately conveying this content through a creative media project utilizing IT displaying visual aids, and citing reliable sources in MLA format. Recommended websites provide information on eating disorders to help students complete the assignment.

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The document outlines the criteria and rubric for assessing a student project on the dangers of fast food. Students will create a movie to demonstrate their understanding of how personal health choices can affect risk of disease. They will be evaluated on their comprehension of the topic, ability to effectively communicate health risks to an audience through storytelling, and proper sourcing of information.

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This document outlines the Grade 7 Wellness course which focuses on physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being. The course covers four units: healthy body and fitness, respect and relationships, substance abuse, and sexual health. Students will complete assignments such as fitness flyers, videos on fast food dangers, comics on conflict resolution, and presentations on media messages. Assessment is based on knowledge and understanding, skill transfer, and communication through tests, quizzes, and projects. Ground rules emphasize respecting others and maintaining confidentiality.

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The document provides requirements for designing a 2-3 day healthy eating menu plan for a teenager using only foods available in the ISM cafeteria. The plan must include breakfast, lunch, dinner and 2 snacks per day listing details of each meal including serving sizes. The menu must be guided by the Food Pyramid recommendations for age, gender and activity level (30-60 minutes daily) and show the recommended amounts from each food group. A variety of healthy, low fat and low sugar options should be included using good IT skills and being appealing for teenagers. Students will be given 2 class periods to complete the task and check cafeteria food options. A rubric is provided to grade menus on healthy food choices, explanation of

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