8th Grade Health
Chapter 2 Skills for a Healthy Life
Lesson 1
What I Learned 1. Vocabulary- Define values. Use the word in an original sentence. 2. Recall- What are the steps of the decision making process? 3. Identify- What are the benefits of using the goal-setting process? Thinking Critically 4. Analyze- How are the skills of decision making and goal setting related? 5. Hypothesize- Sometimes goals need to be changed. What are some possible reasons for this? Lesson 2 What I Learned 1. Vocabulary- What is character? 2. Recall- Name the six traits of good character. 3. Identify- How is giving related to the character trait of caring? Thinking Critically 4. Synthesize- Why do you think tolerance is important to good social health? 5. Apply- Larry sometimes leaves garbage on top of the lunch tables at school and assumes the janitor will pick it up. Does this action show good citizenship? Explain your answer. |
Lesson 3
What I Learned 1. Vocabulary- Define communication when used as a health skill. 2. Recall- Give two examples of internal and external influences when making health decisions. 3. Identify- What are two kinds of stress? Thinking Critically 4. Explain- Why is it important to practice refusal skills? 5. Apply- Suppose you discovered that a factory in your community was dumping waste products into a local river. Explain how you could use the skill of advocacy to help put an end to this behavior. How could eliminating this risk factor prevent disease and other health problems? |