Grade 4 Health North Carolina standards Standards

Alcohol, Nicotine, Cannabis, and other Drugs

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Interpersonal Communications and Healthy Relationships

Personal and Consumer Health

Mental and Emotional Health

Understand health risks associated with the use of nicotine products.

Summarize the short-term and long-term effects of nicotine products.

Explain why nicotine products are addictive.

Understand why people use nicotine products.

Identify possible personal and societal influences on nicotine use.

Analyze the use of various marketing strategies to influence people to purchase various nicotine products.

Apply risk reduction behaviors to protect self and others from alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drug use.

Identify refusal skills to resist the pressure to experiment with a variety of nicotine products.

Select strategies to use in avoiding situations in which smoked and electronic nicotine products are being used to minimize exposure to secondhand smoke and aerosol.

Apply healthy and effective interpersonal communications and relationships to enhance wellbeing.

Demonstrate respect and empathy for others.

Interpret non-verbal communications of others.

Apply appropriate strategies for conflict resolution for conflict/bullying.

List characteristics of healthy relationships including empathy, respect, patience, and kindness.

Understand the changes that occur during puberty and adolescence.

Summarize physical and emotional changes during puberty.

Recognize that individuals experience puberty at different ages and for different lengths of time (early, average, late).

Examine characteristics of health expression of emotions, mental wellness, and personal awareness that contribute to wellbeing.

Identify strategies that can be adapted when dealing with a challenging problem.

Identify growth mindset strategies for everyday problems.

Explore individual character strengths that contribute to mental wellness.

Summarize positive and negative stressors to promote wellbeing.

Determine personal positive and negative stressors.

Explore personal positive stress management strategies.

2 Explore external factors that affect which foods we eat.

Interpret tools to apply nutrition information.

Using a school lunch or breakfast menu, plan a meal that includes 3-5 different food groups.

Explain that foods are generally grouped into food groups based on the nutrients they provide.

Evaluate influences that affect the food you eat.

List measures to prevent food borne illnesses, including washing hands and food storage methods.

Compare the benefits of different activities for your body to promote wellness.

Identify short- and long-term benefits of moderate and vigorous physical activity.

Describe the benefits of drinking water before, during, and after physical activity.

Apply personal behaviors and practices that promote health and prevent disease.

Compare methods that prevent the spread of germs.

Describe factors which lead to sufficient sleep and regular physical activity.

PCH.1.3 Recognize and respond to obvious symptoms of common childhood illnesses and conditions such as asthma, allergies, diabetes, and epilepsy.

Create a personal dental health plan.

Understand necessary steps to prevent and respond to unintentional injury.

Identify personal protection equipment needed for sports or recreational activities.

Illustrate skills for providing first aid for choking victims.

Understand body systems and organs, their functions, and their care.

Identify the basic components and functions of the respiratory system.

Summarize habits to care for the skin.