SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL
FAMILY LIFE UNIT
Grade 9 Health: Family Life Unit
A. Relationship development
B. Adolescent and adult dating relationships
C. Internal and external factors to becoming sexually active, how to resist those pressures
D. Female and male reproductive systems, including personal preventative health care
E. Current and emerging topics related to sexual orientation
F. Investigate how external factors (i.e. culture, religious, popular trends, emerging technology, etc.)
influence sexuality and reproductive health
G. Risk factors and preventative measures for HIV / AIDS, STD’s, and unintended pregnancy
Grade11 Health: Family Life Unit
A. Healthy and unhealthy relationships, including domestic and date violence
B. Sexual and reproductive health
C. Methods of contraception and prevention strategies, emphasizing abstinence
D. Pregnancy: From conception to birth, including prenatal care
E. Trends in teenage pregnancy
F. Marriage and Family
G. Parenthood
Instructional materials include textbooks, videos, worksheets, diagrams, various supplemental materials and online
resources. Instructional activities can include (but are not limited to) whole-class discussion, small group collaborative
work, online research, reading assignments, and homework. The following is a list of resources used for 9th and 11th
grade Family Life:
Glencoe Health
Textbook
Activities
Labs
Human Sexuality Supplement
Videos
Pregnancy & Teens
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Marriage and Family
Relationships
“Ready or Not Tot” – Computerized infant replica and related activities (Grade 11)