Health Unit: "Growth and Development"

On Monday, we start our last health unit on "Growth & Development" aka Sex Education.

There are the curriculum expectations for this unit:

OVERALL: describe age appropriate matters related to sexuality (eg. the need to develop good interpersonal skills, such as the ability to communicate effectively with the opposite sex).

SPECIFIC:
-explain male and female reproductive systems as they relate to fertilizations
-distinguish between the facts and myths associated with menstruation, spermatogenesis and fertilization
-identify the methods of transmission and the symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases (STDS) and ways to prevent them
-use effective communication skills (eg. refusal skills, active listening) to deal with various relationships and situations.
-explain the term 'abstinence' as it applies to healthy sexuality
-identify sources of support with regard to issues related to healthy sexuality (eg. parents/guardians, doctors)

For this unit, we will be watching Learn 360 videos based on the above curriculum goals:

• "We're Growing Up" (puberty changes, body processes, hormones/reproductive systems)
• "Am I Normal?" (discusses scenarios requiring decision making skills, STDs, pregnancy prevention)
• "Teens and Sex: What you need to know" (discusses scenarios required decision making skills, STDs, pregnancy prevention, reproductive systems)
• "Straight Talk About Sexual Choices and Consequences" (discusses scenarios required decision making skills, healthy relationships, peer pressure, hormones/emotions, STD, pregnancy, abstinence)

If you have any questions about this unit, please let me know.