Fitness Fun Grades 3-4 Discover the basics of exercise and how they can be used to make you both healthier and smarter. Food labels and basic math functions are also introduced. Tips on healthy eating, getting plenty of exercise and rest, and avoiding harmful substances, such as smoking, are included. 4 Students learn the importance of making informed choices and are given suggestions for avoiding potentially violent situations. 4-5 Students learn about their mission control center of the mighty brain and the central nervous system.
Students also have the opportunity to use their brain to solve challenging games and puzzles.
A facilitated class discussion allows students to converse about the difficult choices they face and suggests some tools to assist them in making healthy, informed decisions. The changes of puberty and the human reproductive systems are explained with exhibits and models. Topics include menstruation, nocturnal emissions, and other issues of growing up. This program includes basic human genetics with an emphasis on how traits are inherited through genes and chromosomes. A variety of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections are discussed.