Chapters 3-5 Mental/Emotional Health

The learner will be introduced to the types of stress, their causes, stress- management techniques, and the influence that stress has on the human body. Also, the ability to cope with loss and how the stages of the grieving process affect our mental and emotional state. Finally, the learner will be introduced to the many types of mental and emotional disorders that are most common throughout society in an effort to recognize their specific signs and symptoms, as well as how to deal with them appropriately.

Substance Abuse Scavenger Hunt

The learner will find information about certain drugs. These drugs are marijuana, ecstasy, Anabolic Steroids, Nicotine, Methamphetamine, and Alcohol. The learner will go to the home page of http://teens.drugabuse.gov, ( NIDA for Teens). The will click on the Drug Facts link for each drug and answer the questions with the information provided by the website. Each question per category will be worth 4 points. Each answer will need to be typed. There will be no hand written projects accepted unless approved in advance by the instructor. The project will be due on Monday, April 25, 2016. If the learner is absent on the April 25, then the completed project is due to be turned in during class on the 1st day back to school.

Nutrition Scavenger Hunt Project

The learner will be required to complete a internet scavenger hunt on nutrition. They will follow instructions to log onto specific web cites in order to be able to answer specific questions that are provided for them. They are to answer each question completely as possible from the information obtained from each web cite.This is considered a project and should be turned in by the required due date which will be on March 7, 2016. If the student is absent on the due date then the project should be turned in on the first day back for credit, if not the student will receive a zero. Each number is worth a total of 4 points each if completed in full. Also, the project will only be accepted late for an excused absence.