Montgomery County

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Curriculum guide

10th Grade

2015-2016

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

10th Health Education Curriculum Pacing Guide

Essential Health Concepts

10.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of health concepts, behaviors, and skills that reduce health risks and enhance the health and wellness of self and others throughout life.

Healthy Decisions

10.2 The student will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the protective factors needed to make healthy decisions throughout life.

Advocacy and Health Promotion

10.3 The student will advocate for personal health and well-being and promote health-enhancing behaviors for others.

SOL Objective / Resources / Person
Responsible
Quarter 1
11 periods
13 periods
11 periods
10 periods
7 periods
9 periods / Drivers Ed
DE.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of Virginia traffic
laws, licensing procedures, and other responsibilities associated with the
driving privilege.
DE.2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of basic vehicle operating procedures.
DE.3 The student will use vehicle reference points to establish vehicle position and execute basic driving maneuvers.
DE. 4 The student will recognize the effects of momentum, gravity, and inertia on vehicle control and balance, and the relationship between kinetic energy and force of impact.
DE.5 The student will demonstrate the ability to manage visibility, time, and space to avoid collisions and reduce driving risks.
DE.6 The student will demonstrate appropriate adjustments when approaching controlled and uncontrolled intersections, curves, work zones, railroad crossings, and hills with line-of-sight or path-of-travel limitations.
DE.7 The student will identify the characteristics of an expressway and apply risk-reducing expressway driving strategies.
DE.8 The student will demonstrate the ability to communicate presence and intentions to other highway transportation users.
DE.9 The student will analyze and describe the physiological, psychological, and cognitive effects of alcohol and other drugs and their impact on a driver’s awareness of risks and involvement in collisions.
DE.11 The student will recognize the consequences of aggressive driving and the influence of emotions on driving behaviors.
DE.12 The student will analyze the effects of fatigue and other physical conditions on driver performance. / Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6 / HPE Teacher with DE Endorsement
Quarter 2
12 periods
13 periods
7 periods
10 periods
1 period
1 period / Drivers Ed
DE.13 The student will identify distractions that contribute to driver error.
DE.14 The student will identify changes in the environment that affect visibility and traction and demonstrate an understanding of appropriate driver reaction to these risks.
DE.15 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the proper use of vehicle occupant-protection features and analyze how they can reduce injury severity and increase collision survival.
DE.16 The student will analyze how technological advancements in intelligent handling and stability control systems affect driving practices.
DE 17 The student will identify and evaluate emergency-response strategies to avoid or reduce the severity of a collision in high-risk driving situations.
DE.18 The student will identify and describe the performance characteristics of other road users and apply problem-solving skills to minimize risks when sharing the roadway.
DE.19 The student will compare vehicle braking systems and explain and demonstrate proper braking techniques for various weather and roadway conditions.
DE.20 The student will analyze how regular preventive maintenance reduces the possibility of vehicle failures and recognize the warning signs that indicate the need for maintenance, repair, or replacement.
DE.21 The student will identify and describe the legal aspects of and identify the financial responsibilities associated with purchasing, operating, maintaining, and insuring a motor vehicle.
DE.22 The student will demonstrate competency in map-reading and trip-planning skills.
DE.23 The student will research and evaluate personal transportation needs and their impact on the environment and demonstrate skills necessary to be an informed consumer.
Health
2 p) Describe how and where to access community resources related to organ donation, homelessness, underage drinking, and/or substance abuse.
3 d) Practice and encourage responsible teen driving behaviors, and use refusal and negotiation skills to avoid riding in a car with someone who has been using alcohol or other drugs. / Module 7
Module 8
Module 9 / HPE Teacher with DE Endorsement
Quarter 3
1 period
1 period
1 period
1 period
1 period
1 period / Family Life Education
10.2 The student will describe his or her own attitudes concerning expectations of self and interpersonal relationships.
Appropriate friendships, dating or group activities, stages of developing relationships, assertiveness, types of love, communication, and individual and family roles are stressed. Discussion will include the expectations of virtual relationships.
10.7 The student will explain the factors to be considered in preparing for dating and marriage.
Steps involved in relationships are identified, including friendships; dating (casual, double/group, single, blind, steady, and leading to marriage); and mate selection. Steps to developing positive, healthy relationships will also be discussed. Instruction should include identifying the characteristics of dating violence and abusive relationships.
10.3 The student will examine values, morals, and ethics essential to the growth and maintenance of positive human relationships.
The universal values of honesty, trustworthiness, self-control, responsibility for self and others, and social justice are discussed as well as the development of moral and ethical systems.
10.5 The student will recognize the benefits of abstaining from premarital sexual intercourse.
Content focuses on the need to consider lifelong goals in relation to pressures for present sexual activity. Topics include readiness for parenthood, the consequences of unintended pregnancy, the effects of sexually transmitted infections, the impact on reputation, mental health and on present and future goals, the importance of adhering to family values, the need to complete educational plans, the burdens of financial responsibilities, and interference with future goals and job opportunities. The positive benefits of postponing sexual activity until marriage are emphasized. Students will identify personal, educational and career goals and the impact an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection would have on these goals. In addition, abstinence continues to be emphasized as the only method that is 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy.
10.8 The student will examine factors to be considered in life-goal planning.
Discussion includes lifelong career goals in relation to economics and continuing education, considering the possibilities of marriage and preparing for a family, and/or career development plans. Family planning, including methods of contraception, is reviewed.
10.9 The student will describe the signs and symptoms of pregnancy.
Instruction involves physical and psychological changes and the need for early detection of pregnancy through medical testing to ensure a healthy and successful pregnancy. Community resources for testing and/or further information are identified.
10.10 The student will analyze the factors associated with a healthy pregnancy.
Content focuses on causes of low birth weight such as smoking, poor nutrition, and use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs, as well as the effects of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Other consequences of good and poor health habits, including the importance of quality prenatal care, are stressed.
10.12 The student will describe available birthing options.
Prepared materials on childbirth education are primary resources. Birthing alternatives are examined.
10.13 The student will identify the stages of the birthing process.
The stages of the birthing process include the onset of the process and the three stages of labor and delivery-- dilation, birth, and expulsion of placenta.
10.14 The student will analyze the skills and attitudes needed to become a competent parent.
Attitudes toward parenting styles are examined. Instruction also includes various parenting strategies described by authorities. Students have opportunities to identify parenting skills they wish to develop. Students will understand the importance of the parenting responsibilities of both the mother and father. Students will understand the benefits, challenges, responsibilities, and value of marriage in 38 parenting. The student will be able to identify community and familial support systems that are available to parents. Students will understand the positive and negative effects of parenthood on mental health.
10.15 The student will describe adjustments to be made after the birth of a child.
The newborn child as a source of joy and love is emphasized; however, the impact on the family of caring for a newborn infant is examined, including the effects on income, educational plans, leisure time, time available for sleep, and interpersonal relationships.
10.16 The student will compile a list of community agencies and resources available to assist individuals and families.
Examples of community resources to be listed are mental health services, social services, religious organizations, private agencies, hot lines such as violence prevention, child abuse, sexual violence and suicide, day-care centers, nursing homes, and the department of health. / Peaceline Lesson 1
Gender stereotyping/ Healthy relationships
Peaceline Lesson 2
Sexual Assault
Peaceline
Lesson 3
Power and Oppression in Relationships / HPE Teacher
(may invite Women’s Resource Center outreach educator)
HPE Teacher
(may invite Women’s Resource Center outreach educator)
HPE Teacher
(may invite Women’s Resource Center outreach educator)
Nurse
(may invite outreach nurse from local hospital)
Nurse
(may invite outreach nurse from local hospital)
HPE Teacher
Quarter 4 / Health
Healthy lifestyle
1 l) Analyze how health literacy and health-science skills prepare one to become a productive citizen.
2 o) Analyze how health literacy reduces health risks and enhances health and wellness of self and others throughout life.
1 q) Describe the health benefits of positive self-esteem, balance, flexibility, resilience, and healthy relationships with others.
1 c) Distinguish between facts and myths regarding nutrition practices, products, and physical performance.
1 e) Identify regular screenings, tests, and other medical examinations and their role in reducing health risks.
2 d) Explain the importance of medical screenings and access to health care throughout life.
2 q) Explain the importance of emotional health, and identify when and where to seek support for self and others.
3 a) Create or modify a personal wellness plan (goals and action steps based on current guidelines) for healthy eating, physical activity, sleep, and personal hygiene.
3 b) Determine personal strategies for improving access to health care and medical services for different stages of life.
1 f) Research technologies used to assess, monitor, improve, and maintain health.
3 l) Plan health-promoting strategies for managing personal technology use.
1 k) List examples and describe the risks of having personal information accessible to others online.
Careers in Health
1 n) Identify health and medical science career opportunities that promote personal, community, and global health and wellness.
1 o) Describe attributes, characteristics, and interests of individuals in health-related professions and the core academic skills needed for workplace skills in a health career.
1 p) Research high school health and medical science industry-recognized credentials (e.g., personal trainer, athletic trainer, dietary aide, dental assistant, certified nurse assistant, home health aide, geriatric aide).
3 p) Identify high school courses that lead to health and medical science industry certifications.
3 o) Create an educational career plan to become a health professional.
3 m) Identify health promotion opportunities, and share talents and expand personal knowledge through community service-learning experiences.
Healthy Relationships
1 r) Identify characteristics of healthy peer, family, and dating relationships.
1 s) Evaluate potentially harmful and abusive relationships, including dangerous dating situations.
3 v) Develop a list of resources that promote healthy relationships and assist with unhealthy and abusive peer, family, and dating relationships.
3 w) Present strategies to address abusive peer, family, and dating relationships.
2 r) Identify strategies for the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
2 t) Explain risk factors for and the warning signs of suicide.
3 q) Advocate for mental health resources in the school and community.
3 r) Describe when to seek support for self and others, and role-play various help-seeking strategies.
Health and the Environment
2 v) Identify life-threatening situations that may result from emergencies and natural disasters and community resources for emergency preparedness.
2 u) Investigate the influence of the environment on the individual.
2 w) Explain how the quality of the environment (secondhand smoke, carbon monoxide, allergens, lead, and toxic chemicals) directly affects a person’s health status and quality and length of life, and describe strategies for risk reduction.
2 x) Explain the importance of developing relationships with health, wellness, education, safety, and business professionals to address environmental health concerns.
3 x) Design crisis-management strategies for natural disasters and emergency situations.