7th Grade Health Curriculum - Boulder Valley School District

Content Area: Comprehensive Health - Seventh GradeStandard: 4. Prevention and Risk Management in HealthPrepared Graduates:Apply knowledge and skills to make health-enhancing decisions regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugsGrade Level ExpectationConcepts and skills students master:1. Analyze the consequences of using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugsEvidence Outcomes21 st Century Skills and Readiness CompetenciesStudents can:a. Examine the social, economic, health and cosmeticconsequences of alcohol, tobacco including chewing tobacco),and other drug use,b. Explain how alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are addictivec. Explain family rules, school policies, and community lawsrelated to the sale and use of alcohol, tobacco, and otherdrugsd. Explain how alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs alter the bodyand the braine. Describe how exercise, nutrition, and positive relationshipscan mitigate the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugsf. Analyze the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other substanceson a person’s ability to make decisionsg. Identifies BVSD and community alcohol and drug freeactivitiesh. Identifies community resources and services for substanceabuse prevention and interventioni. Describes situations in which one may encounter pressure touse tobacco, alcohol, and other drugsj. Demonstrates strategies to deal with peer pressure to usesubstancesInquiry Questions:1. Would people still use tobacco if it did not have an addictivequality?2. What are the cosmetic effects of using tobacco?3. Why does someone become addicted?4. Who benefits from the sale of cigarettes?Relevance and Application:1. Researchers have found that drug use in adolescencerewires the brain, making them more susceptible toaddiction.2. There are social, emotional, and financial consequences toaddiction.Nature of Discipline:1. Research has clearly established that use of alcohol,tobacco, and other drugs have a variety of harmful effectson the human body3/13/2012 BVSD Curriculum Essentials 16