Health and Physical Education
Grade 7: Healthy Living
Achievement
Level
Overall Expectations
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•relate healthy eating practices and active living to body image and self-esteem;
 
 
 
 
•describe age-appropriate matters related to sexuality (e.g., the need to develop good interpersonal skills, such as the ability to communicate effectively with the opposite sex);
 
 
 
 
•explain how harassment relates to personal safety;        
•apply living skills to deal with peer pressure related to substance use and abuse.         
Specific Expectations
       
Healthy Eating        
•examine the effects of healthy eating and regular physical activity on body size and shape, and on self-esteem;        
•describe how our body image influences our food choices;        
•identify factors affecting healthy body weight (e.g., food intake, growth spurts, physical activity/inactivity);         
Growth and Development        
•explain the male and female reproductive systems as they relate to fertilization;        
•distinguish between the facts and myths associated with menstruation, spermatogenesis, and fertilization;        
•identify the methods of transmission and the symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and ways to prevent them;        
•use effective communication skills (e.g., refusal skills, active listening) to deal with various relationships and situations;        
•explain the term abstinence as it applies to healthy sexuality;        
•identify sources of support with regard to issues related to healthy sexuality (e.g., parents/guardians, doctors);         
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention        
•describe harassment and identify ways of dealing with it (e.g., by communicating feelings and reporting incidents of harassment);        
•identify people and resources that can support someone experiencing harassment;         
Substance Use and Abuse        
•outline a variety of issues related to substance use and abuse (e.g., the effects of second-hand smoke; the impact of laws governing drug use, including the use of tobacco and alcohol);        
•identify and categorize drugs as stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens;        
•apply a decision-making process to make informed choices regarding drug use;        
•demonstrate strategies (e.g., saying no, walking away) that can be used to counter pressures to smoke, drink, and take drugs, and identify healthy alternatives to drug use.         
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 Expectations: Copyright The Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1998.  Format: Copyright B.Phillips, 1998.