Because of the „intensive phase“ some of the contents are being dealt with in year 2: “Plants, “Ecology”.
Man and Health – Core
Goals
- Understanding form and function of the human body
- Movement
- Basics of movement and the systems involved
- Connection between movement, health and well-being should be realized
- Sexuality
- Basic terms
Contents
- Breathing: Path of the air, Types of breathing
- Circulation: Heart, vessels, blood: for transport, constituents red, white blood cells, plasma, serum
- Nervous system: Functions of brain, spinal cord and nerves, sense organs
- Digestion: What is in our food, Sections of the digestive system and their functions
- Excretion: main organs (kidneys, bladder)
- Skeleton: Bones
- Musculature: Skeletal muscles, antagonistic principle
- Sex organs, menstruation, fertilisation, pregnancy and birth, changes during puberty, sex education
Man and Health – Extended Areas
Goals
- Life saving first aid measures
- Leading a healthy life
- Prevention of bad posture
Contents
- Getting help
- Securing the site
- Positioning
- Cntrolling air passages
- How to stop bleeding
- Healthy food
- Correct sitting posture
- Exercises
- Sport
- Training
Animals an Plants – Core
Goals
- Getting to know animals and plants from our home country.
- Apart from an emotional perspective students should be able to relate form/built to function.
Contents
- Dogs/Cats: general differences, ways of movement and hunting, doglike and catlike animals
- Hoofed animals: as domestic animals, herbivores and flight animals
- Domestic animals: cattle as a ruminant; its importance for humans
- Pig as an omnivore, Horse as an animal in sports
- Chamois as an occupant of the alpine regions
- Chicken: Characteristics of birds, Development
- Plants: see year 2
Animals an Plants – Extended Areas
Goals
- Taking responsibility when keeping pets
- Understanding domestication
- Reptiles
- Following see also year 2
- Amphibians
- Fish (trout)
Contents
- What you need for keeping pets
- Ancestor of the dog: the wolf