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: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: What are my choices and resulting consequences?
Assessment:

Activities

1. Your instructor will help you become familiar with the purpose of this unit and you will participate in setting class guidelines for discussion.
2. Complete the Pre-Survey.
3. Your instructor will review with you the topics that will be discussed from your workbook that  will be kept in the classroom.
4. Complete the homework assignment.

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: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: How can goal setting impact my life? 
Assessment:

Activities

1. Turn in your homework assignment.
2. View the Decisions, Decisions, Decisions video.
3. Participate in an activity that will help you understand the importance of making smart decisions. Discover how these decisions can help you reach your own personal goals.
4. Tear the Parent Interview sheet out of the back of your workbook and complete it with your parents or guardians.
   What goals did you have when you were my age?
   What steps helped you reach your goals?
   What problems did you experience when trying to reach your goals? How did you overcome these conflicts?
   Share the goals you identified for yourself in class. Ask your parents or guardian to share how they feel about your goals and how they can help.

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: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: What makes a good friend, and how can I avoid unhealthy relationships?
Assessment:

Activities

1. Turn in your homework assignment.
2. View the Friends video.
3. Participate in an activity that will help you explore the qualities of a good friend and learn to understand the differences between crushes, infatuations, and true love.
4. Tear the Parent Interview sheet out of the back of your workbook and complete it with your parents or guardians.
   What do you remember about the good friends you had when you were my age?
   What do you remember about your first crush?
   How did you know that a  relationship was just a crush or infatuation, and not real love?
   What did you learn about picking friends or getting into close relationships that you can share with me?

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. Turn in your homework assignment.
2. View the Three Teens Tell Their Stories video.
3. Participate in an activity that will help you discover how emotional needs may leave you vulnerable to unhealthy relationships.
4. Tear the Parent Interview sheet out of the back of your workbook and complete it with your parents or guardians.
   When  you were my age, how did you feel about yourself?
   What happened at a time when you did not fell good about yourself? How did you get over those times?
   What positive traits do you see in me that I can build on?

National Health Standard 10:  Students understand the fundamental concepts of growth and development.
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: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: What are my choices and resulting consequences? How can I set boundaries that will benefit my own health?
Assessment:

Activities

1. Turn in your homework assignment.
2. View the Identifying the Risks video.
3. Participate in an activity that will help you understand the whole person concept of health. Learn how your decision affect you mentally, emotionally, socially, physically, and ethically.
4. Learn about the consequences of teen pregnancy.
5. Tear the Parent Interview sheet out of the back of your workbook and complete it with your parents or guardians.
   Did you know anyone who was pregnant when you were in school? How did you feel about that person?
   Why don't people talk about the emotional damage that sexual activity can cause?
   What do you know about sexually transmitted diseases?

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: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: What are my choices and resulting consequences? How can I set boundaries that will benefit my own health?
Assessment:

Activities

1. Turn in your homework sheet.
2. View the Choosing Abstinence Until Marriage video.
3. Participate in an activity that will help you understand the reasons why students should avoid sexual activity and learn the positive benefits of waiting until marriage.
4. Take home the form created by Education for a Lifetime and complete it with your parents or guardians.
   What do you think are the benefits  of being abstinent until marriage?
   How do you fell about my signing a pledge to be abstinent until marriage?
   If I choose to sign an abstinence pledge, how can you help me keep it?

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: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: What are my choices and resulting consequences? How can I stand up for my beliefs and values under pressure?
Assessment:

Activities

1. Turn in your homework sheet.
2. View the Taking a Stand video.
3. Participate in an activity that will help you learn how to stand up and stick with your decisions.
4. Tear the Parent Interview sheet out of the back of your workbook and complete it with your parents or guardians.
   When you were my age, what pressure did you face? How did you handle them?
   What helped you stand up for your beliefs and values under pressure?
   What advice would you give me to help me stand up for what I believe in?

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: Risky behaviors have physical and emotional effects. 
Essential Questions: What are my choices and resulting consequences? How can I stand up for my beliefs and values under pressure?
Assessment:

Activities

1. Turn in your homework sheet.
2. Review the important points from lessons 2-7.
3. Participate in a Question and Answer session.
4. Complete the post survey for evaluation.