The The National Health Education Standards (NHES) 
are written expectations for what students should know and be able to do by grades 2, 5, 8, and 12 to promote personal, family, and community health. The standards provide a framework for curriculum development and selection, instruction, and student assessment in health education.
Instructional Objectives |
Health Content Standard |
Discover the analgesic substance produced by the poppy plant. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
Use a taxonomic key to identify Papaver somniferum. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
Recognize that addiction is a physiological phenomenon. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
Establish a historical time frame for the evolving use of opium. Examine the historic events that point to the cause and consequences of the Opium War of 1839. |
Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors. |
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