Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.4A Grade 8 CPI 8

 

Standard: 2.4 - Human Relationships & Sexuality

 

Strand: A - Relationship

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator:  8 -  The student will develop standards for dating situations, such as dating in groups, setting limits, or only dating someone of the same age.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        WHY DO I FEEL THIS WAY? - Students research the impact of hormones on sexual feelings during adolescence and relate the emergence of these feelings to the physiological changes that are occurring. Small groups develop strategies to deal with these new sexual thoughts and images and to enhance their ability to make safe and appropriate choices regarding sexual feelings. Groups share examples of the strategies and rank them for potential effectiveness.

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