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Skills Alignment -- Health Systems Literacy

For a comprehensive standards table, see Standards and Framework Connections.

Core Learner Skills​

  • Understanding homeostasis and feedback loops in the body
  • Tracing how food is digested and converted to energy
  • Distinguishing nutrient functions without "good vs. bad" food labeling
  • Understanding immune system structure and function
  • Understanding circadian rhythms and sleep function
  • Gentle self-observation of body patterns
  • Evaluating health claims with appropriate skepticism
  • Designing and testing a personal health observation project
  • Life Science / Biology: Human body systems, physiology
  • Health Education: Wellness, preventive maintenance
  • Science Practices: Observation, hypothesis, data collection
  • ELA: Analytical discussion, evidence evaluation

Possible Standards Connections​

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (may connect to):

  • Asking questions and defining problems
  • Planning and carrying out investigations (Body Mystery Project)
  • Analyzing and interpreting observations
  • Constructing explanations

National Health Education Standards (may connect to):

  • Standard 1: Core concepts of health and wellness
  • Standard 5: Decision-making skills
  • Standard 7: Health advocacy (light connection)

Common Core ELA Speaking and Listening:

  • Evidence-based discussion
  • Presentation of knowledge and ideas

Transferable Learner Outcomes​

By end of curriculum:

  1. Describe homeostasis using a thermostat analogy
  2. Trace one pathway of food through the digestive system
  3. Describe what the immune system does when it detects a pathogen
  4. Explain what sleep does for the body
  5. Apply a "how do we know?" question to a health claim
  6. Design, run, and report a simple personal health observation

Disclaimer​

This curriculum is educational and does not provide medical advice. Literacy for Kids does not claim official alignment with any standards body.