Middle School Health Competency rubrics

Competency 1: I can identify and analyze a variety of factors that influence my health and wellness.
State guidelines:
Know the short-term and long-term benefits and risks of medicines.
Know the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol and other drug use.
Know the short-term and long-term effects of tobacco use.
4
in addition to 3
Analyze the origin
of factors that
influence health
Create and follow a
plan to use
influencing factors to
my own advantage.

Notes:

Explain factors that

influence wellness
Give examples of
influencing factors in
my own life.
Communicate
responses to those
factors in a positive
manner.

Compare
factors that
influence
wellness.

List factors
that influence
wellness.

Competency 2: I can practice skills that promote good physical, emotional, and mental health
State guidelines:
Know how to respond in situations when you or another person are injured or in an unsafe situation.
Know how to recognize and respond to bullying situations.
Know how to select foods based on personal nutritional requirements.
Know the benefits of proper, safe physical activity.
Know how to develop positive self-esteem.
Know how to express emotions constructively.
Know where and when to get help for mental health problems.
4
in addition to 3
Carry out plans that
promote
self-esteem,
good nutrition,
healthy
relationships,
physical
activity,
and personal
safety.

3
Develop plans to promote
self-esteem and
good mental
health,
good nutrition,
healthy
relationships,
bullying
prevention,
physical activity,
and personal
safety.

2
Compare skills that
promote
self-esteem and
good mental
health,
good nutrition,
healthy
relationships,
bullying
prevention,
physical activity,
and personal
safety.

1
Identify skills that
promote
self-esteem and
good mental
health,
good nutrition,
healthy
relationships,
bullying
prevention,
physical activity,
and personal
safety.

Each of the bullet points to be checked off will be a separate unit of study. For example, to be able to check off
personal safety in the 3 column, you must complete the first aid project and be able to demonstrate and teach
other students what you have learned about your first aid topic.
Notes:

Competency 3: I can identify factors that cause diseases and how to protect myself from them.
State guidelines:
Know reasons for food safety.
Know the risks of disease from unprotected sexual behavior.
Know the importance of personal hygiene.
Know the importance of immunizations.
Know how to use prescribed and OTC medications properly.
How to access community and public health services.

4
in addition to 3
Synthesize
information about
multiple pathogens
and diseases.
Design a strategy
to protect myself
from it.

Draw conclusions
about the environmental
conditions and
transmittal of
pathogens.
Hypothesize ways to
prevent it.

Show how a
pathogen may
affect me.
Match a
disease to its
type of
pathogen.

Match a
disease to its
type of
pathogen.

The topics for this competency will be covered in an expansive unit including what kinds of pathogens can be
found, where they are commonly found, what their effect is on the body, how to prevent yourself from getting
sick from them, and how and what kind of treatment to get when you are infected.
Notes:

Competency 4: I can understand the physical, mental, and emotional changes that happen to me during
puberty and understand the functions of the systems and organs of the human body.
State guidelines:
Know how to communicate effectively with family members.
Know how abstinence contributes to personal growth and disease prevention.
Know about physical, mental, social, and emotional changes during the life cycle.

4
in addition to a 3
Create an engaging
vehicle to explain the
meaning, causes, and
misconceptions about
puberty in an
appropriate way.
Connect the functions
of systems and organs
to specific diseases and
disease prevention
measures.

Investigate
questions that the
class generates
about puberty and
explain the answers
in an appropriate
way.
Explain the
function of the
systems and
organs of the body.

Identify the
physical,
mental, and
emotional
changes that
occur during
puberty.
Locate the
major systems
and organs of
the body.

List some
changes
that occur
during
puberty.
List the
systems
and some
of the
organs of
the body.