Lesson Plan to Accompany 'Protect Yourself'

Introduction

This lesson plan has been designed to accompany the MCPS video tape production Protect Yourself. The video provides detailed factual information about condom use. The lesson plan and the video are to be used only in Grade 10 Comprehensive Health Education, or the high school Family Life and Human Sexuality elective course. The information provided in the video and lesson plan is to supplement the section on contraception in both courses. Like all instructional materials on this topic, it must be approved for use in each high school by the local School-Community Planning Committee, and presented for review during the parent meeting designed and scheduled for that purpose. All students under the age of 18, must have parental permission to participate in the Family Life and Human Sexuality unit.

Health education teachers are expected to use Protect Yourself and this lesson plan as a supplement to the lessons on contraception. This lesson plan and the seven-minute video should take approximately 15 minutes of one class period and the remainder of the class should be spent addressing other methods of contraception. Please note that this is not a lesson plan for a complete class period, nor does it include all methods of contraception.

  Unit:  

Family Life and Human Sexuality
  Enduring Understanding:  

Contraceptive methods prevent pregnancy and may be effective in preventing the spread of disease
  Essential Questions:  

What are the different methods of contraception?

Which contraceptives are also effective in reducing the risk of transmission of disease?
  Performance Indicators:  

Identify abstinence from sexual intercourse as the most effective means of preventing pregnancy

Evaluate methods of family planning and the effectiveness of methods of contraception

Describe how a contraceptive can be effective in preventing the transmission of disease
  Instructional Materials:  

Video: Protect Yourself – 7 minutes
Teachers resource: Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, CDC Fact Sheet for Public Health Personnel, July 2001. [CRC NOTE: This teacher resource specifically states: "Most epidemiologic studies comparing rates of STD transmission between condom users and non-users focus on penile-vaginal intercourse."] Additional resources are available at www.cdc.gov


Time

Content Outline

Instructional Strategy

Assessment
3 min.

One method of contraception also is effective in preventing disease transmission. This method also is one of the oldest methods, and one that is used by males.

Introduction to the video as part of the section on contraception. Ask students if they know which method of contraception also is effective in preventing disease?

  
 

The condom, when used correctly, is roughly 98% effective in preventing pregnancy. The greatest problem with condom use is that often times they are not used correctly.

    
7 min.  

We are going to watch a short video that describes how to use condoms correctly . In watching the video, I want you to answer the following questions:


•  What is the best way to protect yourself from pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections?
•  When used correctly, how effective are condoms?
•  What damage occurs to a condom if its left in a hot car or in a wallet?
•  What is nonoxynol-9, and what does it do?
•  How does a condom work to prevent the spread of disease?


(The answers to the first four questions are in the video. The answer to question 5 will take some thought. The latex rubber forms a barrier between the penis and other body parts and prevents skin to skin contact or the exchange of body fluids between mucous membranes.)

 
5 min.
 

Following the video, review the five questions and ask for student questions about condoms. After answering student questions, or if no questions, move on to the next method of contraception.

Students knowledge of contraception will be assessed on an end of unit test.

View the 'Protect Yourself' student handout


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