Grade 9-12 Health Education Learning Resources
(View Complete Item Description)Resources for grade 9-12 Health Education
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan, Teaching/Learning Strategy
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(View Complete Item Description)A series of Health Education lessons for grades 9 - 12 submitted by Melanie Lynch SHAPE AMERICA Teacher of the Year 2016.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Think Before You Eat: How Can We Reduce Plastic Pollution?
(View Complete Item Description)The lessons in this project were developed as part of a collaborative effort between the Oregon Department of Education - Oregon Healthy Schools grant, and Multnomah ESD. Educators designed projects that integrated health or physical education standards with either math or science standards. Project Summary:The project, “Think Before You Eat” is designed to provide students with a voice to be a change agent for their future environment and community. The motto for this unit, “If we know better, we do better.”Students will learn how plastic not only affects our earth's environment but also the harm it can have on us as individuals through the food chain. Students will identify these issues and develop new ways to create healthier alternatives for everyone by reducing plastic pollution. If we use less plastic, we eat less plastic. Students will create awareness in order to impact their communities.
Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan, Unit of Study
Grade 12 Interdisciplinary Language Arts and Health Opioid Prevention Lessons
(View Complete Item Description)In these lessons, you will see different scenarios regarding substance use, misuse, and abuse and have the opportunity to practice peer resistance skills using effective communication skills.
Material Type: Assessment, Lesson, Lesson Plan
Grade 9 Health Education Opioid Prevention Lessons
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson begins a sequence of twelve lessons intended to be taught over the course of a student’s high school career, focusing on substance use, misuse, and abuse as well as mental health. This particular lesson challenges students to identify the internal and external influences that impact their health behaviors. Particular attention is paid to substance use, misuse, and abuse as well as mental health, however, influences on health are related to all topic areas.
Material Type: Assessment, Lesson, Lesson Plan
Gender, Sexuality, and Respecting Differences
(View Complete Item Description)Students will reflect on the value of diversity in their classroom and community. We will learn about the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation, and practice strategies for treating others with respect and honoring their personal boundaries.
Material Type: Lesson
Let's Talk About Ourselves, 9-12 Lesson 2
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson explains and differentiates between sex assigned at birth, gender identity, and sexual orientation. There is also a discussion of why personal pronouns matter. It emphasizes the importance of respecting everyone regardless of their differences and walks students through ways to interrupt bullying.
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Anatomy & Periods
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn about the basics of sexual and reproductive anatomy, as well as periods and menstrual care. This lesson is not intended to be divided by gender. We recommend all students learn together, as there is value in understanding all body types and functions, additionally this practice can help students de-stigmatize the natural variations in bodies and experiences.
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Sex, Reproduction, and Contraception
(View Complete Item Description)We begin by defining sex, communicating to students that sexual contact can come in diverse forms, all of which require consent. Students learn about sexual reproduction as well as alternative modes of conception/family planning. Students end the lesson learning about contraception methods and the variety of ways they can choose to use to prevent pregnancy.
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Condoms & STIs
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn about condoms as a form of contraception and STI prevention, as well as talk about safer sex strategies, communication, and how to reserach and access healthcare services and testing.
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Healthy Relationships (Boundaries & Consent) 9-12 Lesson 4
(View Complete Item Description)In this lesson, students will learn about and practice the fundamentals of healthy communication and boundary-setting in order to strengthen healthy relationship skills. Students will identify characteristics of healthy & unhealthy relationships.
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Let's Talk About Sex Ed, 9-12 Lesson 1
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson introduces the topic of sexuality education, allows students to set ground rules for the upcoming lessons, gives them the opportunity to suggest topics they would like to learn about, introduces an anonymous question box, and explains why sex ed is important even if they aren’t sexually active.
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Let's Talk About Making Decisions, 9-12 Lesson 3
(View Complete Item Description)The lesson presents a definition of sex and asserts consent is a key aspect of healthy sexual experiences. Students will define the various parts of consent and review Oregon’s laws regarding consent, sex, and minors. They will investigate what influences their decisions about sex, and will then follow a fictional couple through various decision-making processes around deciding to or not to have sex, the use of birth control, pregnancy options, and decisions around parenting. Students will also research local reproductive and sexual health clinics.
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Let's Talk About Bodies & Reproduction, 9-12 Lesson 4
(View Complete Item Description)The lesson provides a refresher on basic anatomy, as well as the processes of ovulation, menstruation, and pregnancy. It goes through the stages of pregnancy, and the pregnancy options available to Oregon residents. The lesson ends with a Jeopardy-style lesson recap.
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The Contraception Conversation, 9-12 Lesson 5
(View Complete Item Description)The lesson introduces students to various contraceptive methods used for pregnancy prevention. The lesson ends with a critical thinking exercise that asks students to figure out the best type of contraception for various teens in different situations.
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Let's Talk About STIs (Part 1), 9-12 Lesson 6
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson provides a very basic overview of common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the best ways to prevent their spread. STIs are extremely common (1 in 2 people will be exposed to one by the time they’re 25), so this lesson reinforces the importance of prevention, testing, and treatment.
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Let's Talk About STIs (Part 2), 9-12 Lesson 7
(View Complete Item Description)This is the second half of a basic introduction to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This lesson focuses on prevention, the proper way to use condoms and other barrier methods, what to expect when getting tested for STIs, and how to talk to sexual partners about STI prevention.
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Orientation and Identity, 9-12 Lesson 1
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn about what constitutes various aspects of identity, including gender identity, sexual orientation, and explore how experiences of identity can shift across different cultures. We will discuss why acknowledging gender diversity is important, ways to respect each other, and more.
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Anatomy, Reproduction, and Parenting, 9-12 Lesson 2
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson provides a brief overview of sexual and reproductive anatomy, and explains how to complete self exams of breasts and testicles. It reviews the basics of reproduction, and introduces the many ways of becoming parents. The final activity asks students to consider the many responsibilities of becoming a parent.
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Contraception, and STI Prevention, 9-12 Lesson 3
(View Complete Item Description)This lesson reviews the basics of safer sex practices and contraception. It also introduces several laws in Oregon that revolve around consent, reproductive and sexual health access, medical consent, and more.
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