
Adventures in Teen Health
Enduring Understandings
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Lifelong personal wellbeing is achieved through responsible actions based on healthy attitudes and behaviors.
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Eating plans and exercise programs during adolescence impact the quality of life during the entire life cycle.
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Individuals are responsible for developing a personal fitness plan and changing it as their body grows and matures.
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Fitness levels affect physical appearance, mental outlook, daily energy level and short and long term health.
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Selecting a balanced diet supports a healthy life and reduces the risk of illness and potential chronic diseases.
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Mental health affects your physical well being just as being physically healthy can help us to be mentally healthy.
Standards Alignment
NGSS
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MS-LS1-2.Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
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MS-LS1-3.Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
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MS-LS1-5.Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
CCSS ELA/Literacy
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RST.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.
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RST.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
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WHST.6-8.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
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WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.