High School Health for the Whole Person, 2024 edition

The curriculum provides direct instruction through textbook reading and optional video lessons with teacher-led presentations.

Video lessons feature authors teaching through the textbook content, with one instructor following the script closely while another expands upon topics naturally

The curriculum provides foundational health knowledge through systematic coverage of body systems, anatomy, physiology, and health disorders.

Covers body systems including cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, digestive, reproductive systems with accompanying vocabulary and comprehension questions about anatomical structures and functions

The curriculum provides basic teacher support through answer keys and suggested resources but limited professional development materials.

Includes answer keys for all questions, hyperlinked YouTube videos as teacher resources, and suggestions for group class use, but no comprehensive teacher training materials

The curriculum includes regular testing with varied question types but limited evidence of systematic retrieval practice throughout instruction.

Tests cover two chapters each with matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and response questions, plus comprehension questions at chapter ends

Limited hands-on activities are present primarily through optional enrichment exercises rather than structured lab work.

Enrichment activities include creating models from clay, demonstrating healthy activities, and drawing anatomical models, but these are optional supplements rather than integrated lab experiences

The curriculum introduces anatomical and physiological vocabulary but with limited emphasis on explicit vocabulary instruction.

Students encounter terms like neurotransmitters and anatomical parts through questions such as 'Name six neurotransmitters and explain what they do' and identifying parts of the ear

This health curriculum does not align with NGSS as it focuses on health education rather than traditional science disciplines.

The curriculum covers health topics, anatomy, and personal wellness rather than the physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science core ideas emphasized in NGSS