Mental and Emotional Health
What are the four dimensions of health?
What are physical, mental/emotional, physical and spiritual health?
What are the three macronutrients and two micronutrients?
What are fats, carbs, protein, vitamins, and minerals?
What chemical in the brain is associated with pleasure, reward, and motivation and is released when someone uses addictive substances?
What is dopamine?
What animal has three hearts?
What is an octopus?
What are the school colors?
What is crimson and olde gold?
A student doesn't make the basketball team but tells themselves, "This is disappointing, but I can keep practicing and try again next year." What positive mindset is this student demonstrating?
What is optimism?
What are the four main components of health-related fitness?
What is cardiorespiratory, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility?
What is the scientific name of the plant commonly known as marijuana, and what are two well-known compounds found in it?
What is cannabis, and what are THC and CBD?
What was the first Pixar movie?
What is Toy Story?
What is the name of the NHS year book?
What is En-Aitch-Ess?
Name three healthy strategies someone can use to manage stress or protect their mental and emotional health.
Exercise, positive self-talk, talking to a trusted person, practicing mindfulness, setting boundaries, or taking breaks from social media.
According to many dietary guidelines, these two nutrients should be limited to reduce chronic disease risk.
What are added sugars and saturated fats (or sodium)?
What are the three main categories of drugs based on their effects on the central nervous system?
What are stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens?
What is the most-watched YouTube video of all time?
What is "Baby Shark Dance" by Pinkfrog?
In the 1800s, Newburyport was a major center for this industry, producing famed vessels under Donald McKay.
What is shipbuilding?
What are the three main communication styles, and which one involves expressing your thoughts and feelings confidently while respecting others?
Passive, aggressive, and assertive communication.
Assertive communication.
What are three brain chemicals that are release during physical activity/exercise?
What are endorphins, dopamine, serotonin, or endocannabinoids?
Explain how nicotine can create a cycle of addiction involving the brain's reward system and dopamine.
Nicotine activates the brain's reward system and increases dopamine. Repeated exposure can lead to changes in the brain, cravings, dependence, and continued use.
Which scale are earthquakes measured on?
What is the Richter Magnitude Scale?
This devastating event in 1811 destroyed much of downtown Newburyport and reshaped the city’s architecture.
What is The Great Fire of 1811?
Name three reasons why spending an hour scrolling through social media might negatively affect someone's self-esteem or mental health, even if nothing negative happened directly to them.
Social comparison, unrealistic portrayals of others' lives, fear of missing out (FOMO), seeking validation through likes, sleep disruption and negative body image.
Name the four major outside influences that shape a person's body image and give one example of how each influence can affect the way someone views their appearance.
Media: Promoting unrealistic beauty standards through celebrities, filters, and social media.
Friends/Peers: Making comments about appearance or creating pressure to look a certain way.
Family: Making comments about weight, body size, or appearance.
Culture: Promoting certain beauty ideals or expectations about how someone should look.
Explain three ways substance use, particularly nicotine or alcohol, can negatively affect the developing teenage brain.
It can affect memory, learning, decision-making, impulse control, attention, and increase the risk of addiction.
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
What is Australia?
Built in 1910, this bridge crossing the Merrimack River is one of the oldest continually occupied suspension bridges in the U.S.
DOUBLE POINTS CHALLENGE: Can you guess the original year this bridge was recognized as one of the first of its kind in the United States?
What is the Chain Bridge?