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This course follows three friends as they learn about how to create a healthy and balanced lifestyle with habits, exercise, and dietary choices. Through illustration, social media simulations, texting simulations, and interactivity, the student explores ways to build a long and healthy life.

Duration
30 minutes

National Health Education Standards (NHES) - Personal Health and Wellness
7.8.2 Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.

Illinois State Board of Education Standards (ISBES)
23.A.4.a Explain how body system functions can be maintained and improved (e.g., exercise/fitness, nutrition, safety)
23.C.1a Identify individual differences in growth and development among people
23.C.2a  Identify physical, mental, social and cultural factors affecting growth and development of children (e.g., nutrition, self-esteem, family, and illness)
23.C.2b  Identify stages in growth and development (e.g., stages in the life cycle from infancy to old age)
23.C.3a  Describe the relationships among physical, mental, and social health factors during adolescence (e.g., the effects of stress on physical and mental performance, effects of nutrition on growth)
23.C.4a Describe changes in physical health and body functions at various stages of the life cycle

Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Standards (TEKS) 
7.A Analyze food labels and menus to determine the nutritional value of foods and make healthy decisions about daily caloric intake 
7.B Develop a personal dietary plan 
8.A Explain the relationships between nutrition, physical activity, quality of life, and disease in terms of their mental, physical, and social benefits 
8.C Apply the CDC guidelines for daily physical activity to develop a physical fitness plan using appropriate technology 9.A Develop and examine progress of short- and long-term goals toward achieving appropriate levels of physical activity, improving personal physical fitness level, and making healthy personal food choice 
10.A Analyze the impact of moderate physical activity and healthy dietary practices in the prevention of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes 
10.D Investigate and compare the nutritional differences between preparing and serving fresh or minimally processed food and serving commercially prepared or highly processed foods



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