Introduction
Is there someone in your family you look a lot like? Maybe you have your grandmother's eyes, or you and your cousins all have the same smile.
This lesson will focus on how genetics passed from your family along with lifestyle choices impact your health and well-being.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Analyze how genetics and family history can impact personal health.
- Analyze how engaging in unhealthy behaviors increases my chance of developing diseases.
- Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing my health.
Essential Questions
- How does my genetic family history impact my health?
- How can I prevent or prolong developing a disease that runs in my family?
Enduring Understandings
- Exploring my personal beliefs helps me make wise choices that decrease my health risks.
- Knowledge of standards of health promotion (sleep, diet, exercise, access to health care) equips me to make good choices regarding my health and the health of my family.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Health Education standards: 1.3, 1.7b, and 7.1.