More About Our Understanding Middle School Health Homeschool Course

This middle school health course is set up to last one full year with two days of work each week. In this course, students meet Tyler and Madison, two middle school students who are studying anatomy and health this year, too. Each day is laid out very clearly and is easy to follow. Answers to questions are in the Answer Key in the back of the book.

Topics covered include:

• anatomy
• nutrition
• health
• exercise
• relationship with God
• emotions and thoughts
• safety
• smoking, alcohol, and drugs
• health and medical careers
• treatment of ailments
• preventative health care
• first aid
• puberty and its challenges

Students will:

• read information in this course
• watch videos and answer questions
• look up Bible verses and journal thoughts
• assess personal health and make plans for change
• create an exercise plan
• make a first aid kit
• complete digestive labs
• do hands-on activities
• conduct research

Course Outline of Our Understanding Middle School Health Homeschool Course

• Week One: Introduction
• Week Two: Atoms, Cells, Systems, and Cancer
• Week Three: Water and Hydration
• Week Four: Dehydration and Water Safety
• Week Five: What Our Cells Need
• Week Six: Skin and Body Odor
• Week Seven: Acne and Treating Wounds
• Week Eight: Clothing, Modesty, and Propriety
• Week Nine: Hair Care, Sense of Touch, and Feet
• Week Ten: Careers in Skin and Wound Care; Introduction to the Skeletal System
• Week Eleven: Nutrition and Broken Bones
• Week Twelve: More About Broken Bones
• Week Thirteen: Posture and Teeth
• Week Fourteen: Teeth and Gum Care; Careers in Teeth, Bones, and Muscles
• Week Fifteen: Muscles
• Week Sixteen: Nutrition for Muscles and Exercise
• Week Seventeen: Balanced Exercise
• Week Eighteen: Muscle Injuries, Cramps, Digestive System, and Labs
• Week Nineteen: Digestive Organs, Balanced Diets, and Fiber
• Week Twenty: God’s Word (Our Spiritual Food), Hiccups, Constipation, GERD, and More
• Week Twenty-One: Alcohol and Drugs
• Week Twenty-Two: Circulatory System and Blood
• Week Twenty-Three: Vitamins and Emergency Care
• Week Twenty-Four: Respiratory System
• Week Twenty-Five: Vitamins and Toxins
• Week Twenty-Six: Colds, Asthma, and Careers
• Week Twenty-Seven: Nervous System and Stress
• Week Twenty-Eight: Sleep and Our Five Senses
• Week Twenty-Nine: Eyes, Sights, and Eye Challenges
• Week Thirty: Ears, Hearing, and Vitamins
• Week Thirty-One: Brain and Learning Styles
• Week Thirty-Two: Fats, Emotions, and Thought Life
• Week Thirty-Three: Homeostasis and the Excretory System
• Week Thirty-Four: Immune System and Infection
• Week Thirty-Five: Endocrine System and Thyroid
• Week Thirty-Six: Reproductive System and Puberty