GRADE 8 (Rev. 11806)

Linked items listed after the Essential Learnings requirements in each category indicate the Washington
State Dairy Council materials corresponding to the benchmark. 
All of the listed materials (except kits and videos) are available through our on-line catalog.

 Essential Learning 2: HEALTH SKILLS

Essential Learning Component	Content Topics	Dairy Council Materials
2.1 Recognize patterns of growth and development.	·        Describe the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social changes that occur during puberty. ·        Identify hereditary factors that affect growth, development, and health. ·        Describe how nutrition, exercise, and rest influence physical growth and lifelong health.	So, What is Normal? (Grades 6-12) Your One and Only Body…. Feed it Right (Grades 7-12)   10 Steps to a Healthier Me VIDEO: When Food is an Obsession (Grades 8-12) VIDEO: Body Talk 1: Teens talk about their bBodies, Eating Disorders and Activism VIDEO: Body Talk 2: It's New Language (Grades 2-6) VIDEO: Body Talk 3: My Special Body (Grades 6-9) VIDEO: Understanding Anorexia and Bulimia (Grades 6-12)
2.2 Understand the concept of control and prevention of disease.	·        Describe health care practices that result in early detection, treatment, and monitoring of non-communicable diseases. ·        Describe personal and health care practices that result in prevention, detection, and treatment of communicable diseases.	N/A
2.3 Acquire skills to live safely and reduce health risks.	·        Explain the adverse physical, emotional, and economic consequences of being sexually active. ·        Anticipate abuse and risky situations and demonstrate safe behavior to minimize risk and prevent injury to others at home, school, and in the community. ·        Recognize emergency situations and respond appropriately and safely. ·        Demonstrate skills that help self and others in an emergency crisis.  Identify ways to use stress positively and develop short-term strategies to reduce harmful stress. ·        Anticipate situations that involve pressure to abuse legal or use illegal drugs and plan how to reduce drug risks.	N/A