Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Health

7 Science

Content Standard: D. Influences on Health
Students will understand how media techniques, cultural perspectives, technology, peers, and family influence behaviors that affect health.
Common Assessment(s):

Performance Indicators

Students will be able to:

Essential Elements
(Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested Performance Activities
Suggested Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

2. Analyze how messages from media influence both health behaviors and the selection of health information.

4. Describe how school, family and peers influence the health of adolescents.

Students will understand how advertising techniques influence the consumer.

Students will understand family, school, and peers influence their health.

Students will be exposed to various advertising approaches and how these techniques influence a person's health and selection behaviors                                        Students will learn about the terms protective factors and resiliency.  They will be able to define factors that make young people vulnerable to drug use.

"Advertising and Consumer Behavior" (MAP Task)                                                    "Coat of Arms" (MAP Task)

bandwagon, product comparison, sex/glamour, scientific, testimonial, reward, demonstration, snob,
fear
resiliency, protective factors