Health 6

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Health

Summative Benchmarks

Describe the physical, social, cognitive and emotional changes of adolescence.

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Formative Benchmarks

Describe male and female sexual and reproductive systems including body parts and their functions.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of communicating using technology and social media.

Describe situations and behaviors that constitute bullying, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, rape and dating violence.

Explain that no one has the right to touch anyone else in a sexual manner if they do not want to be touched.

Analyze how friends, family, media, society and culture can influence self- concept and body image.

Identify accurate and credible source of information about sexual health.

Identify medically accurate sources of information about puberty, adolescent development and sexuality.

Access accurate information about gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.

Identify sources of support such as parents or other trusted adults that they can go to if they are or someone they know is being bullied, harassed, abused or assaulted.

Demonstrate communication skills that foster healthy relationships.

Demonstrate effective ways to communicate personal boundaries and show respect for the boundaries of others.

Demonstrate ways to communicate with trusted adults about bullying, harassment, abuse or assault.

Develop a plan to stay safe when using social media.

Describe ways to treat others with dignity and respect.

Demonstrate ways they can respond when someone is being bullied or harassed.

Advocate for safe environments that encourage dignified and respectful treatment of everyone.

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Explain the range of gender roles.

Compare and contrast the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships.

Analyze external influences that have an impact on one’s attitudes about gender, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Analyze the ways in which friends, family, media, society and culture can influence relationships.

Analyze the impact of technology and social media on friendships and relationships.

Describe strategies to use social media safely, legally and respectfully.

Develop a plan to promote dignity and respect for all people in the school community.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Summative Benchmarks

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Formative Benchmarks

Discuss the impacts of bullying, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, rape and dating violence and why they are wrong.

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Summative Benchmarks

Describe male and female sexual and reproductive systems including body parts and their functions.

Define STDs, including HIV, and how they are and are not transmitted .

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Formative Benchmarks

Differentiate between gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.

Define sexual intercourse and examine its relationship to human reproduction.

Define sexual abstinence as it relates to pregnancy prevention.

Explain the health benefits, risks and effectiveness rates of various methods of contraception including abstinence and condoms.

Define emergency contraception and its use.

Describe the signs and symptoms of a pregnancy.

Compare and contrast behaviors, including abstinence, to determine the potential risk of STD/HIV transmission from each.

Describe the signs, symptoms and potential impacts of STDs, including HIV.

Compare and contrast behaviors, including abstinence, to determine the potential risk of STD/HIV transmission from each.

Describe situations and behaviors that constitute bullying, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, rape and dating violence.

Discuss the impacts of bullying, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, rape and dating violence and why they are wrong.

Explain why a person who has been raped or sexually assaulted is not at fault.

Analyze external influences that have an impact on one’s attitudes about gender, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Access accurate information about gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.

Identify medically accurate information about STDs, including HIV.

Communicate respectfully with and about people of all gender identities, gender expression and sexual orientations.

Demonstrate the use of effective communication skills to support one’s decision to abstain from sexual behaviors.

Develop a plan to eliminate or reduce risk for STDs, including HIV.

Describe the steps to using a condom correctly.

Identify prenatal practices that can contribute to a healthy pregnancy.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of communicating using technology and social media.

Explain that no one has the right to touch anyone else in a sexual manner if they do not want to be touched.

Identify alcohol and other substances, friends, family, media, society and culture influence decisions about engaging in sexual behaviors.

Analyze the impact of alcohol and other drugs on safer sexual decision-making and sexual behaviors.

Identify medically accurate information about emergency contraception.

Identify medically accurate sources of pregnancy related information and support including pregnancy options, safe surrender policies and prenatal care.

Demonstrate the use of effective communication skills to reduce or eliminate risk for STDs, including HIV.

Demonstrate effective skills to negotiate agreements about the use of technology in relationships.

Apply a decision-making model to various sexual health decisions.

Explain the criteria for evaluating the health of a relationship.

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Summatively Assessed Benchmarks

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Formatively Assessed Benchmarks

Describe the human sexual response cycle, including the role hormones play.

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of abstinence and other contraceptive methods, including condoms.

Define emergency contraception and describe its mechanism of action.

Describe the signs of pregnancy.

Describe prenatal practices that can contribute to or threaten a healthy pregnancy.

Describe common symptoms of and treatments for STDs, including HIV.

Evaluate the effectiveness of abstinence, condoms and safer sex methods in preventing the other spread of STDs, including HIV.

Describe the laws related to sexual health care services, including STD and HIV testing and treatment.

Describe characteristics of healthy and unhealthy romantic and/or sexual relationships.

Describe a range of ways to express affection within healthy relationships.

Define sexual consent and explain its implications for sexual decision-making.

Evaluate the potentially positive and negative roles of technology and social media in relationships.

Analyze influences that may have an impact on deciding whether or when to engage in sexual behaviors.

Analyze internal and external influences on decisions about pregnancy options.

Analyze factors that may influence condom use and other safer sex decisions.

Access medically accurate information about contraceptive methods, including abstinence and condoms.

Access medically accurate information and resources about emergency contraception.

Access medically accurate prevention information about STDs, including HIV.

Access valid resources for help if they or someone they know are being bullied or harassed, or have been sexually abused or assaulted.

Demonstrate ways to communicate decisions about whether or when to engage in sexual behaviors

Demonstrate skills to communicate with a partner about STD and HIV prevention and testing.

Apply a decision-making model about safer sex practices, including abstinence and condoms.

Develop a plan to eliminate or reduce risk for STDs including HIV.

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Analyze how brain development has an impact on cognitive, social and emotional changes of adolescence and early adulthood.

Differentiate between biological sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression.

Distinguish between sexual orientation, sexual behavior and sexual identity.

Identify the laws related to reproductive and sexual health care services (i.e. contraception, pregnancy options, safe surrender policies, prenatal care).

Compare and contrast situations and behaviors that may constitute bullying, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, rape and dating violence.

Analyze the laws related to bullying, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, rape and dating violence.

Explain why using tricks, threats or coercion in relationships is wrong.

Explain why a person who has been raped or sexually assaulted is not at fault.

Explain how media can influence one’s beliefs about what constitutes a healthy sexual relationship.

Analyze factors, including alcohol and other substances that can affect the ability to give or perceive the provision of consent to sexual activity.

Describe potential impacts of power differences (e.g., age, status or position) within sexual relationships.

Analyze the external influences and societal messages that impact attitudes about bullying, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, incest, rape and dating violence.

Access medically accurate information about pregnancy and pregnancy option.

Access medically accurate information about prenatal care services.

Explain how to access local STD and HIV testing and treatment services.

Demonstrate how to access valid information and resources to help deal with relationships.

Demonstrate ways to access accurate information and resources that provide help for survivors of sexual abuse, incest, rape, sexual harassment, sexual assault and dating violence.

Demonstrate effective strategies to avoid or end an unhealthy relationship.

Demonstrate effective ways to communicate personal boundaries as they relate to intimacy and sexual behavior.

Demonstrate effective ways to communicate with trusted adults about bullying, harassment, abuse or assault.

Identify ways in which they could respond when someone else is being bullied or harassed.

Apply a decision-making model to choices about contraception, including abstinence and condoms.

Explain how to promote safety, respect, awareness and acceptance.

Describe the steps to using a condom correctly.

Analyze individual responsibility about testing for and informing partners about STDs and HIV status.

Demonstrate respect for the boundaries of others as they relate to intimacy and sexual behavior

Describe strategies to use social media safely, legally and respectfully.

Advocate for school policies and programs that promotes dignity and respect for all.

Advocate for sexually active youth to get STD/HIV testing and treatment.

Advocate for safe environments that encourage dignified and respectful treatment of everyone.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.