Benefits and Barriers to Healthy Choices
Grade 9th Grade · Health · 75 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can compare and contrast at least three benefits of and three barriers to practicing specific healthy behaviors, such as regular exercise, healthy eating, and sufficient sleep.
Warm-Up Video
TED-Ed · 3:47
How playing sports benefits your body ... and your brain - Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
Exercising when young strengthens bones, clears bad cholesterol, and decreases the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
- 2
Being on a team helps you learn to trust and depend on others, accept and give help, and work together towards a common goal.
- 3
Playing sports can build resilience and self-awareness, which are necessary to manage academic, social, and physical hurdles.
Practice Questions
12 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Name three benefits and three barriers to participating in team sports, according to the video.”
Complete Lesson Package
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