Health Concepts That Included in The Elementary Stage Students' Science Books in Jordan.

This study aimed to reveal the concepts that been involved in health science books for elementary school stage level in Jordan. This was done through the analysis of the content of the science textbooks for first, second, and third grads. For the purpose of this study a list of proposed health concepts was prepared; it was included 63 health concept that was divided into six areas: Healthy nutrition, Human body, First Aid, Health problems, Healthcare, and Health and Sickness. Two methods were used in the analysis process: the word and the idea. The study found that there were an existence differences between the total occurrences of health concepts in science textbooks, in favour of the first grade science textbook. Also, the result revealed that the field of the health care was ranked first position and the first aid field was ranked last position.