COLEGIO AUGUSTO WALTE
2016
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
WEB CONTENT DESCRIPTION
GRADE: 7th
UNIT: Growing
OBJECTIVES:
SUBJECT: Health
PERIOD: 3rd
TEACHER: Miss Gabriela Peña
Health
Students will be able to learn about diseases and how diseases affect their bodies by describing types of
infectious and noninfectious diseases.
Students will be able to describe the development of adolescence, adulthood, death, and the process of
grief.
Students will be able to learn about the six classes of essential nutrients and how the body uses each
nutrient, and also will be introduced to the MyPyramid food guidance system, and the Nutrition Facts label.
DESCRIPTION: Students will learn about pathogens and the differences between infectious and noninfectious
diseases; how hormones affect their growth and development; major events associated with
adulthood, the process of aging, death, and how to deal with grief; and the nutrients in food
that are important for maintaining the functions of the body. Discussion of the topic, creation of
charts or concept maps, comparisons and contrast of ideas, evaluation of real-situations, and
role-playing are some of the activities that will be used to achieve the objectives of the unit.
Nº
1
CONTENTS
Controlling Disease
ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS





2
Growth and
Development


3
Nutrition




Distinguishes the difference between infectious and noninfectious
diseases, and how the human body fight diseases.
Identifies causes of infectious diseases and how the spread of common
infectious diseases can be prevented.
Discusses ways to protect from infectious diseases and to control the
spread of infectious diseases.
Describes how HIV attacks the immune system, common STDs and how to
avoid getting STDs.
Explains the difference between genetic disease and congenital disease;
and common noninfectious diseases.
Analyzes how hormones affect growth and development; and physical
development during adolescence.
Summarizes the emotional, physical, mental, and social changes than
happen during adolescence.
Describes development during adulthood and lists the stages of grief.
Analyzes how nutrition affects your overall health and how the body uses
food.
Classifies the six classes of essential nutrients and foods that are good
sources of each nutrient.
Explains the food groups shown on the MyPyramid symbol and how to
read a Nutrition Facts Label.
Colegio Augusto Walte, Calle San Jerónimo Emilianí #3, Colonia La Sultana
Email: [email protected]
Page 1