Grade 3 Health Nevada Standards

Identify the functions of the major body parts using correct anatomical terms.

Define stress, eustress, and distress.

Identify how a person expresses stress.

List the six essential nutrients and the sources of each.

Understand the daily recommendations of physical activity.

Compare a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal, community, and environmental health.

Classify communicable and noncommunicable diseases.

Summarize the importance of treating individuals and communities with respect.

Describe different kinds of family structures.

Define genetics and its relationship to family history and personal health.

Explain a person’s right to feel comfortable, safe, and respected.

Describe abusive behaviors and actions and ways to get help.

Identify the steps to report an unsafe situation to a safe/trusted adult when you or someone else needs help.

Explain various steps to take if separated or lost from a parent, guardian, or caregiver

Identify the advantages and disadvantages of communicating using technology and social media.

Identify ways to prevent injuries at home, at school, and in the community.

Identify the purpose of overthe-counter and prescription medications.

Discuss ways alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drugs can harm an individual’s physical, mental, and social health.

Explain healthy and unhealthy ways family, peers, culture, media technology and other factors influence health behaviors.

Identify characteristics of reliable health information, products, and services.

Practice appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication to enhance health and to avoid or reduce health risks.

Determine which refusal skills to use to avoid or reduce health risks.

Determine how health-related decisions have consequences for self and others.

Identify the steps of the decision making process as related to a health issue.

Differentiate between shortand long-term health goals.

Describe how a person can help when assistance is needed to achieve a health goal.

Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

Describe a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate advocacy for self to make positive health choices.

Nutrition and Physical Activity Strand

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Interpersonal Communication: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and to avoid or reduce health risks.

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Decision Making: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Personal Safety Strand

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Safety Practices, Injury Prevention, and CPR/AED Strand

Self-Management: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and to avoid or reduce health risks.

Access Information: Students will demonstrate the ability to access reliable health information, products, and services to enhance health.

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Core Concepts: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Human Reproductive System, HIV/AIDS, Related Communicable Diseases, & Sexual Responsibility Strand

Substance Use and Abuse Strand

Analyze Influences: Students will analyze the influences of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors have on health behaviors.

Mental and Emotional Health Strand

Advocacy: Students will demonstrate the ability to support/promote personal, family, and community health.

Goal Setting: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

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Personal, Community, and Environmental Health Strand