Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Introduction: OBVIOUSLY, no one at your age is ready to be a parent. However many of the decisions you may as a teenager, will affect you in the near future. During the course of this activity you will be taking a virtual tour that will illustrate the developmental changes that take place during pregnancy, and you will identify factors that may jeopardize your future.

Process:

  1. Four each of the 4 sections in this activity:
  2. Start by reading the BIG question. This will help you understand what information you need to find.
  3. Click on the blue hyperlinks to visit each web site, and record the required information on your paper.
  4. After you have recorded information for all 4 sections, complete the Exit ticket.

Activities:

1.Activity #1 (Pregnancy Quiz)

What do you already know about pregnancy?

Your goal - Start by reading the 3 questions on your answer sheet. You must answer them as you take the quiz. Your quiz results will not affect your grade. This is meant to survey your prior knowledge about pregnancy. You will receive you instant feedback after each question.

  1. Activity #2 (Risk Factors)

What decisions or health concerns might prevent you from ever

having a healthy child? Teens often make reckless and impulsive

decisions. Choices that you make during your teen years can have a

serious and long-term effect on your life. Your goal – Identify & describe 5

factors that affect fertility.

Girls use

Boys use

  1. Activity #3 (Fears of New Parents)

What are some of the biggest concerns of fathers & mothers expecting a child? Having a child is a life changing event and can be scary at times. You goal – Identify & describe 5 fears that are common for a new father or mother.

Girls use

Boys use

  1. Activity #4 (Prenatal-Videos)– These are videos using the Discovery Health web site.

Search for Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy Month 1

What are some of the milestones (changes) that occur during pregnancy? A baby’s amazing journey starts from a single cell and continues in the womb for approximately 38 weeks. Your goal - Write one or two changes that occur during each month of pregnancy.