Health 8
Units
| Unit | Essential Questions | Habits Of Mind | Content | Skills and Processes | Assessment | Resources | Multicultural Dimension | Integrated Learning |
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| Healthy Relationships |
What makes a good/bad relationship? What makes someone a positive friend? What is a mental health disorder? |
visual, auditory, kinesthetic |
Relationship characteristics Depression, anxiety and ADHD Warning signs of suicide and other self-abusive traits |
Identify healthy vs. unhealthy relationships Gain knowledge of common teen mental health disorders and identify when to access help Recognize symptoms that warrant adult intervention when someone is in danger or is at risk
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film notes journal entries class discussion worksheet |
DVD Media Relations Health ETR study guide and lessons
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| Birth Control/STDs |
What is happening to my body? How do I keep my changing body safe? |
Visual, auditory, kinesthetic |
Reproductive systems Fetal growth and development Communicable and non-communicable diseases oral sex Herpes, Warts, HPV, Chlamydia HIV/AIDS Abstinence and introduction to birth control Importance of religious and family values related to sexual activity Emotional readiness and maturation process, precursors to sexual activity Sex abuse and the law
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Students will learn how conception occurs Identify how the reproductive cycle functions Examine and recognize the maturity and emotional readiness needed before entering a relationship Prevent spread of STDs and communicable diseases Recognize child abuse and know the procedure for reporting and accessing adult help |
discusssion journal entries film notes fact sheets |
DVD Media Relations Miracle of Life a Nova Film Centers for Disease control Health ETR lessons Guest speaker |
Religious and cultural differences in sexual expectations |
scientience and biology applications |
| Drugs and Alcohol II |
How do I stay safe? |
visual, auditory, kinesthic, roleplay |
How addiction occurs Science of addiction and the brain What body organs are affected by D and A, both short and long term impacts? Teen organs at risk vs. mature adult organs Memory impairment due to D and A use Binge drinking and hazing Refusal skills D and A abstinence prescriptions and OTC drugs review nicotine, marijuana and alcohol misuse, abuse and addiction treatment approaches and help for addiction
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Identify how addiction occurs at the pleasure centers in the brain Learn about and explain developing brains at high risk prior to age 25 students will practice in class refusal skill techniques Students will understand and explain binge drinking and hazing dangers Students will know what to do if someone has alcohol poisoning Students will know treatment resources for addressing addiciton Students will recognize the dangers of misusing prescription drugs and PTC abuse
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jouranl entries film notes role plays in class homework |
transparencies Addiction and the brain article DVD Media relations guest speaker-former drug abuser
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Science and biology |