Standard of Learning

2.3   The student will describe the influences and factors that impact health and wellness. Key concepts/skills include:

1. heredity;
2. the environment;
3. germs and diseases;
4. different customs and traditions;
5. self-image related to personal success;
6. disappointment, loss, grief, and separation.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will learn how heredity affects our health and growth and development.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• define heredity.
• describe traits that one inherits from birth parents.
• describe some health conditions that are caused by heredity. (nearsightedness, hearing impairment, heart disease, etc.)

Additional Instructional Resources

• "Family Connections" - http://www.healthteacher.com
• Genetic Science Learning Center - http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu
• Genetics Web Lab Directory - http://www2.edc.org/weblabs
• “I Can Do That” - http://www.eurekascience.com
• Illness & Disease – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ (health & fitness k-2)
• March of Dimes - http://www.marchofdimes.com
• Match up DNA Bases – http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna/shockwave-nojs.html
• Surgeon General –http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/
• Teaching Children About Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach - http://www.morton-pub.com - "Sexual Health, Family Life, Genetic History, and Relationships"
• University of Kansas Genetics Education Center - http://www.kumc.edu/gec
• VCU, Secrets of the Sequence –http://www.vcu.edu/lifesci/sosq

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• identify traits they have inherited from their birth parents.
• discuss how some health conditions are caused by heredity and how they can be reduced by responsible health behaviors.

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