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Happy School The Happy School task allows students to describe what they value in a good school and demonstrate their understanding of community resources. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is a picture. This task is a part of the Healthy Communities & Environments task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Harm Minimization The Harm Minimization unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 5 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources. Unit description from source: In Harm Minimization students focus on reducing the risks associated with alcohol. Students are tasked with differentiating between high and low risk scenarios by identifying possible harms associated with a variety of situations. Students then perform a risk analysis on these outcomes and develop a harm minimization strategy in response to this. |
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Healthy Food In the Healthy Food task, students will discuss the food pyramid and place pictures of food items on the pyramid. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are two answer sheets, paper, and twenty four pictures of food items. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Healthy Person The Healthy Person task allows students to demonstrate their ideas about health and well-being. Students will complete this task working in teams. The resources required for this task are answer sheets and pictures. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2002. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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Heart Beat In the Heart Beat task, students will watch a short video and discuss the function of the heart and how pulse is affected by activity patterns. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resources required for this task are a video and a stethoscope. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Hit the Wickets The Hit the Wickets task allows students to demonstrate their accurate throwing skills Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a set of Kiwisport wickets and three small balls. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts and Motor Skills task series from 2002 by NEMP. |
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Hoops The Hoops task allows students to demonstrate their throwing, catching, and spinning skills. Students will complete this task working in open space. The resources required for this task are a small hoop and a large hoop. This task is a part of the Movement Concepts & Motor Skills task series from 2006. This task is classified as a trend task by NEMP. Trend tasks are used to examine trends in student performance: whether they have improved, stayed constant or declined over the four-year period since the previous assessments. |
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How Fit? In the How Fit? task, students will design a plan to test their own fitness. Students will complete this task working in stations. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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Infections The Infections task allows students to demonstrate their understanding of prevention of illness and infection. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. There are no resources required for this task. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 2006 by NEMP. |
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It's Great to be Fit In the It's Great to be Fit task, students will discuss why it is important to be fit. Students will complete this task working one on one with a teacher-administrator. The resource required for this task is an advertisement poster. This task is a part of the Personal Health and Physical Development task series from 1998 by NEMP. |
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