- Gwinnett County School District
- 7th Grade
AKS Standards
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- Overview of the Curriculum -- Kindergarten through Grade 8
- Specialized Programs and Services (K-12)
- AKS Standards by Grade Level (K-8)
- High School AKS Standards
- The AKS by Subject -- Grades K-12
7th Grade -- Health and Physical Education
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7th Grade Health
A - Personal Care
- demonstrate the ability to practice personal health-enhancing behaviors
- comprehend concepts related to personal health to enhance overall well-being
B - Mental Health
- demonstrate decision-making skills to communicate care, consideration, and respect of self and others
- comprehend concepts related to mental health associated with suicide prevention
C - Safety
- use decision-making skills to distinguish between risk-taking behaviors that lead toward positive consequences and those that can have negative consequences
- demonstrate the ability to promote the need for personal, family, and community health related to safety
- analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on personal safety
D - Nutrition
- demonstrate the ability to access valid nutritional information, products and services to enhance health
- comprehend nutritional concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention
- analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media/technology, and other factors on health behaviors
E - First Aid
- comprehend concepts related to health promotion and identify life threatening emergencies and the care for each
- demonstrate the ability to practice lifesaving rescue skills
F - Disease Prevention
- comprehend concepts related to disease prevention to enhance health
- demonstrate the ability to access valid information and services to enhance health
- analyze the influence of public health policies on health behaviors in teenagers
- comprehend the global, legal, ethical and historical aspects of public health that lead to disease prevention policies
G - Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs
- comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention
- demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products and services to enhance health
- demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to avoid or reduce health risks
- demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health
- demonstrate the ability to use goal setting skills to enhance health
H - Family Life
- comprehend concepts related to lifestyle changes and responsibilities
- demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills and analyze the lifestyle changes and responsibilities in becoming a parent
- demonstrate the ability to promote the need for personal, family, and community health by recognizing abstinence from sexual activity as the only sure method of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
I - Body Systems
- comprehend anatomical concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health
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7th Grade PE -- Physical Education 7
A - Fitness
- demonstrate knowledge and skills to help achieve and maintain a health enhancing level of physical activity and fitness
B - Motor Skills and Movement Patterns
- demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of activities
C - Movement Concepts and Principles
- demonstrate an understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities
D - Personal and Social Behavior
- exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings
- value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction