Students learn what communicable diseases are, how they spread, and how they can be prevented and treated. Students learn about noncommunicable diseases and how they can be treated and controlled. By the end of eighth grade, students will develop an understanding of natural hazards.
Students then infer other ways that germs can get on hands.
Students feel their pulse to determine their resting heart rate. After doing 20 jumping jacks, they calculate their exercising heart rate.