District 11 Educational Support Services
Health & Physical Education

Grade 7, Health Unit
Duration @ 10 days

Overview
 This unit includes goal setting, decision making, and conflict resolution skills. These life skills will be practiced and modeled as a way of dealing with healthy relationships. Seventh graders will learn the basics of conception, prenatal development, and birth. Sexual harassment will be covered as it is related to appropriate and inappropriate behavior in all middle school grades. Abstinence continues to be stressed as the best and most appropriate way of dealing with the issue of sexual relationships. Parents can opt out their child from this curriculum by signing and returning the opt out form in the Parent Letter.
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Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.
  • Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects.
  • Abstinence is the best and most appropriate way of dealing with the issue of sexual relationships for teenagers. 

Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.

  • What are my choices and resulting consequences?
  • How can goal setting impact my life? 
  • How can I avoid unhealthy relationships?
  • How can I set boundaries that will benefit my own health?
  • How can I stand up for my beliefs and values under pressure?

Standards
Highest Frequency Standards High Frequency Standards, Other Standards & E-skills


 National Health Standard 10: Students understand the fundamental concepts of growth and development.
Benchmark A: Students understand how the human body changes as people age.
Benchmark B: Students know the similarities and differences between female and male sexuality.
Benchmark D: Students know the strategies for coping with concerns and stress related to changes that occur during adolescence.

Sample Lessons
District 11 Diamond Units/Lessons Overview - includes information about the purpose, goals and structure of these sample instructional units:

 Lesson1: Reproduction and Heredity
 Duration: @ 3 class periods

National Health Standard 10:  Students understand the fundamental concepts of growth and development.
Benchmark A: Students understand how the human body changes as people age.
Benchmark B: Students know the similarities and differences between female and male sexuality.
Benchmark D: Students know the strategies for coping with concerns and stress related to changes that occur during adolescence.
Enduring Understanding: 
Essential Questions: 
Assessment:

Activities

  1. Prentice Hall Chapter 8: Reproduction and Heredity
    Define the role heredity plays in determining physical traits and distinguish between dominant and recessive genes.
  2. Video ________________________

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Lesson 2: Pregnancy and Birth
 Duration: @ 2 class periods

National Health Standard 10:  Students understand the fundamental concepts of growth and development.
Benchmark A: Students understand how the human body changes as people age.
Benchmark B: Students know the similarities and differences between female and male sexuality.
Benchmark D: Students know the strategies for coping with concerns and stress related to changes that occur during adolescence.
Enduring Understanding: 
Essential Questions: 
Assessment:

Activities

  1. Prentice Hall Chapter 9: Pregnancy and Birth
  2. Chapter 9.1 List reasons why parents decide to have children.
  3. Chapter 9.3 Describe the Birth Process

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Lesson 3: Childhood and Adolescence
 Duration: @ 4 class periods

National Health Standard 10:  Students understand the fundamental concepts of growth and development.
Benchmark A: Students understand how the human body changes as people age.
Benchmark B: Students know the similarities and differences between female and male sexuality.
Benchmark D: Students know the strategies for coping with concerns and stress related to changes that occur during adolescence.
Enduring Understanding: 
Essential Questions: 
Assessment:

Activities

  1. Prentice Hall Chapter 10: Childhood and Adolescence
  2. Chapter 10.1 Infancy Through Childhood - Identify the developmental stages of infancy and childhood.
  3. Chapter 10.2 Changes in Your Body - Describe puberty and reproductive maturity.
  4. Chapter 10.3 Changes from Childhood to Adulthood - Name the physical, mental, and emotional changes that happen during adolescence.
  5. Chapter 10.4 Adolescence and Responsibility - Identify and describe new responsibilities taken on during adolescence.

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Lesson 4: I Thought You Said...
 Duration: @ 1 class period

National Health Standard 10:  Students understand the fundamental concepts of growth and development.
Benchmark D: Students know the strategies for coping with concerns and stress related to changes that occur during adolescence.
Enduring Understanding: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: What are my choices and resulting consequences?
Assessment:

Activities

  1. Complete the I Thought You Said... worksheet and discuss with your parent or guardian.

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Parents

When parents ask their teenagers what happened at school, they often get very vague responses. You can demonstrate your support of your child's learning by asking specific questions like, "What topic are you studying this week in health? Share the topics you are interested in and why. While driving together, there are games you can play to foster good communication.  Ask your teen to pick a science topic and quiz you by posing questions for you to answer.  Teaching information to someone else is the best way to remember information.  You will be giving your teen an opportunity to demonstrate his or her understanding of science information, and boost his or her confidence in learning.

 

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