Madison Metropolitan School District
Content Standards and Grade Level Performance Standards

Health Education: Health Information and Services

Contents

This Page:

• Content Standard
• Fourth Grade Performance Standards
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Kindergarten
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade One
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Two
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Three
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Four
• Eighth Grade Performance Standards
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Five
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Six
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Seven
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Eight
• Twelfth Grade Performance Standards
  • Grade Level Performance Standards: Grades Nine and Ten

Other Health Education Pages:

• Standard 1: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Standard 2: Health Behaviors
• Standard 3: Goal Setting and Decision Making
• Standard 5: Culture, Media and Technology
• Standard 6: Communication
• Standard 7: Advocacy
• Introduction to Health Education
• Table of Contents - All Standards

Content Standard: Health Information and Services

Students in Madison will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services.

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Fourth Grade Performance Standards: Health Information and Services

By the end of grade Four, students will:

• Identify valid health information, products, and services.
• Demonstrate the ability to locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.
• Explain how the media influences the selection of health information, products, and services.
• Demonstrate the ability to name school and community health services.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Kindergarten: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Identify sources of help in school and community if she/he, a friend, or a family member were exposed to dangerous substances.

Identify the symbols for poisons.

Given a situation, identify healthy and unhealthy choices.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade One: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Identify what safety helpers to contact for different problems.

Demonstrate when and how to use 911.

Identify harmful household products.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Two: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Identify sources of health information (e.g. pamphlets, magazine, newspaper...).

Explain the roles of safety personnel (e.g. crossing guards, police officers, EMTs and firefighters).

Tell how a commercial influences purchase of health related products and services.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Three: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

List people who help a community be healthy.

List places where health information is available.

List information needed to place an accurate and efficient call to 911

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Four: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Identify specific places in the community from which to seek health care or health enhancing activities.

Identify health related products advertised on TV (or through other media) and explain who in the media are trying to influence.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Eighth Grade Performance Standards: Health Information and Services

By the end of grade Eight, students will:

• Analyze the validity of health information, products, and services.
• Demonstrate the ability to access resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.
• Analyze how the media influences the selection of health information and products.
• Demonstrate the ability to local health products and services.
• Compare the costs and validity of health products.
• Describe situations requiring professional health services.
• Identify potential health careers.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Five: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Generate a convincing argument that nutritional value of foods should be a factor when making personal food choices.

Discuss his/her role in helping community efforts to prevent and control disease, protect natural resources, reduce injuries and prevent pollution through services, regulations and laws.

Explain the value of assertive strategies when asking for help in an emergency.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Six: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Differentiate between how heredity factors and communicable diseases affect adolescent development.

Identify school services for physical and mental health concerns.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Seven: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Draw conclusions from a variety of resources about health products and services.

Identify the relationship of cost and effectiveness of health products.

Identify situations that require professional health services.

Identify community mental and physical health services and how to access them.

Identify myths, misinformation and stereotyping promoted in the media.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grade Eight: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Describe the effects of teratogens (toxins) on the developing fetus.

Debate legal issues related to AODA, dating violence, STIs, harassment.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Twelfth Grade Performance Standards: Health Information and Services

By the end of grade Twelve, students will:

• Evaluate health information, products and services.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate resources from home, school and community that provide health information.
• Evaluate factors that influence personal selection of health products and services.
• Demonstrate the ability to access school and community health services for self and others.
• Analyze the cost and accessibility of health care services.
• Analyze situations requiring professional health services.

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Grade Level Performance Standards: Grades Nine and Ten: Health Information and Services

Students will understand and be able to:

Identify and evaluate resources that provide accurate health information in regard to the seven strands of health education.

Identify the factors that influence personal choices on healthy products based on current information.

Use resources to identify health care services advantageous for optimal health care.

These Grade Level Performance Standards are listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but will be addressed within the three year time span.

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Other Health Education Pages:

• Standard 1: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Standard 2: Health Behaviors
• Standard 3: Goal Setting and Decision Making
• Standard 5: Culture, Media and Technology
• Standard 6: Communication
• Standard 7: Advocacy
• Introduction to Health Education
• Table of Contents - All Standards

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Last Updated: 1999-02-04