7Th Grade Health Open Ended Question and Rubric

7th Grade Health Open Ended Question and Rubric

Jenny wants to cook a healthy dinner for her family. Using the menu below, choose the foods for the lowest-fat, healthiest meal. You must choose one food from each category. For each food you choose, explain why that food is a healthier choice than the others in the category. Menu Category Options Fried Chicken Entrée Roasted Chicken Pasta in Cream Sauce Grain Product Steamed Rice Buttered Rice Broccoli and Cheese Sauce Vegetable Steamed Broccoli Chicken Noodle Soup Soup Cream of Mushroom Soup Italian Dressing Low Fat Ranch Dressing Green Salad with Dressing Lemon Juice Blue Cheese Dressing 1% Milk Water Beverage Soda Diet Soda Coffee Health Education Standard 1 Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. Health Education Standard 6 Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.

Skills Rubric The response is complex, accurate, and comprehensive; relationships are described 4 and conclusions drawn. The response shows evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response is complete and shows proficiency in the skill. 7th Grade Health Open Ended Question and Rubric

The response identifies relationships between two or more health concepts; there may 3 be minor inaccuracies. The response shows evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response is mostly complete but may not be fully proficient. The response presents some accurate information about the relationships between health concepts, but the response is incomplete and there are some inaccuracies. The 2 response shows some evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response may have inaccuracies or be incomplete. The response addresses the assigned task but provides little or no accurate information 1 about the relationships between health concepts. The response shows little or no evidence of the ability to apply health skills.

Scoring Criteria: The content score is based on the student's ability to explain why some foods are healthier than others within each category, such as:  Entrée: roasting is healthier than frying because less fat is used in roasting  Grain Product: cooking with cream sauce and butter is not as healthy as steaming because cream and butter are higher in fat. Steaming is prepared with water only.  Vegetable: steamed broccoli is the healthiest choice because only water is used in cooking. The cheese sauce contains fat.  Soup: Chicken Noodle Soup is healthier than Cream of Mushroom Soup because it has less fat, unless the Cream of Mushroom soup is made with water or skim milk.  Green salad with Dressing: lemon juice is the healthiest choice because it has no fat. The next healthiest choice is the low fat ranch dressing. The remaining dressings contain fat in the form of oil or within the cheese.  Beverage: Water is healthy because it has no fat. 1% milk is also a healthy choice, because it has very little fat and also contains calcium, which strengthens bones. Soda is unhealthy because it contains a lot of sugar, which is bad for teeth. Soda and Diet Soda often contain caffeine, as does coffee. The skill score is based on student's ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. This may include:  is personalized  shows progression through a decision-making process o identifies the decision to be made o considers options and consequences o takes action or makes decisions o evaluates or reflects on action Jack is under a lot of stress at home and at school. He is feeling depressed and hopeless. His friend Larry suspects Jack is thinking about suicide. Describe TWO warning signs that might 7th Grade Health Open Ended Question and Rubric raise Larry's suspicions. Give TWO examples of people or places where Larry can go for help for his friend. Give a detailed explanation of the kind of help each person or place may provide.

Health Education Essential Standard MEH.1 Students will analyze the relationship between healthy expression of emotions, mental health, and healthy behavior.

Health Education Essential Standard MEH.3 Students will apply help-seeking strategies for depression and mental disorders. Skills Rubric The response is complex, accurate, and comprehensive; relationships are described and 4 conclusions drawn. The response shows evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response is complete and shows proficiency in the skill. The response identifies relationships between two or more health concepts; there may be 3 minor inaccuracies. The response shows evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response is mostly complete but may not be fully proficient. The response presents some accurate information about the relationships between health concepts, but the response is incomplete and there are some inaccuracies. The response 2 shows some evidence of the ability to apply health skills; the response may have inaccuracies or be incomplete. The response addresses the assigned task but provides little or no accurate information 1 about the relationships between health concepts. The response shows little or no evidence of the ability to apply health skills.

Scoring Criteria MES 1: The content score is based on the student's ability to discuss two warning signs of depression and provide resources that could be used to deal with stress, such as:  Impulsive behaviors (injury to self or others, bad reputation, sorrow to person or person’s family, recklessness, danger, damage to property, fines or other issues with the law, lose a spot on the sports team, lower grade in class, loss of money  Examples of resources for mental and emotional health problems (family, school community)