ALEX Classroom Resources

ALEX Classroom Resources  
   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (5) 5 :
5.1.5) Identify signs, symptoms, and risk factors for cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

Subject: Health Education (5)
Title: Quiz: Heart & Circulatory System
URL: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/csquiz.html
Description:

How much do your students know about the heart? Find out by taking this quiz!


   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (5) 5 :
5.1.5) Identify signs, symptoms, and risk factors for cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

[HE] (6) 2 :
6.1.2) List ways to reduce or prevent injuries and illness.

Examples: stretching techniques, regular exercise, equipment safety, flu shot, obtaining immunizations against HPV and other conditions

[HE] (7) 5 :
7.1.5) Research family medical history and how it impacts personal health now and in the future.

a. Discuss hereditary diseases that impact personal health and wellness.

[HE] (7) 9 :
7.2.4) Explain how school and public health policies can influence health promotion and disease prevention.

Examples: vending machine selections, vaccination requirements, wellness check-ups

Subject: Health Education (5 - 7)
Title: The Health Benefits of Exercise
URL: https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/midlit11.sci.life.stru.exercise/the-health-benefits-of-exercise/
Description:

Minnie, a teenager living with diabetes, goes to a gym for the first time to work out in this video adapted from Living with MyType2. Minnie’s coach, Brandi, guides her through different exercises and stretches. She also discusses some strategies that Minnie can adopt to stay motivated to exercise and help control her diabetes.


   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (4) 5 :
4.1.5) Explain how to prevent or control common childhood illnesses and conditions.

Examples: asthma, allergies, diabetes, epilepsy

[HE] (5) 5 :
5.1.5) Identify signs, symptoms, and risk factors for cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

Subject: Health Education (4 - 5)
Title: What Happens in Type I Diabetes Video
URL: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/indiabetes-vd.html
Description:

This free video from KidsHealth teaches students about Type I Diabetes.  This resource contains a brief (under 2 minute) informative video to discuss Type I Diabetes with grades 4 and 5.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.


   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (4) 5 :
4.1.5) Explain how to prevent or control common childhood illnesses and conditions.

Examples: asthma, allergies, diabetes, epilepsy

[HE] (5) 5 :
5.1.5) Identify signs, symptoms, and risk factors for cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

Subject: Health Education (4 - 5)
Title: What Happens in Type II Diabetes Video
URL: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/indiabetes-vd.html
Description:

This free video resource from KidsHealth teaches students about Type II Diabetes.  This video contains a brief (under 2 minute) overview of Type II Diabetes appropriate for grades 4 and 5.  

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.


   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (5) 5 :
5.1.5) Identify signs, symptoms, and risk factors for cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.

Subject: Health Education (5)
Title: Your Family and Diabetes
URL: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/genetics-of-diabetes.html
Description:

You've probably wondered how you developed diabetes. You may worry that your children will develop it too. Unlike some traits, diabetes does not seem to be inherited in a simple pattern. Yet, clearly, some people are born more likely to develop diabetes than others. The text explains what leads to diabetes and explains risk factors.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.


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