Lesson Plan 2 - Strand 3: Individual and Community Health (Stage 5):

Rationale:
The aim of this learning task is to further develop students understanding and especially awareness around sexual health and sexually transmitted diseases more specifically. Through using an internet lesson the students were able to use their acquired skills and knowledge from other areas and apply to this activity. The students were able to work at the own level and acquire knowledge that was appropriate to their level of understanding. The questions were than intended to develop class discussion as to further acquiring knowledge from other students that they may or may not have already learnt. Students became more aware of preventative methods, sign and symptoms and are well informed of what factors may influence STI's more than others. At the same time students are furthering their development in computer and life skills.

Outcomes - 4.6:
A student describes the nature of health and analyses how health issues may impact on young people.

Students learn about:
Sexual Health:
-sexually transmitted infections, blood-borne viruses and HIV/Aids.

Students learn to:
Indentify behaviours that assist in prevention and explore the interrelationship with drug use.

Learning experience:
Students will work in pairs and each will research one of the following STI’s. Once they have researched their information each pair will create a timeline that is reflective of their own goals and aspirations over the next 20 years and outline how their decisions and choices would be affected if they were infected by their given STI.

• Chlamydia
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Genital warts - also called Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
• Genital herpes •
• Hepatitis B
• Gonorrohea (the clap)
• Pubic lice
• Syphilis
  

Students will also research through the reach out website and indentify the forms of contraception and behaviours that will assist in preventing STI transmission and discuss the forms of contraception that are most affective for STI prevention. As a class students will discuss the following questions to further understanding and higher order thinking.

Higher order thinking questions:
1. In what situations do you think STI's are more likely to be transmitted and why?
· Between married couples
· One night stand
· Having sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2. What are the factors that may influence the transmission of STI more than others and why?
· Such as drugs, alcohol and social surrounding

3. What forms of advertising are most affective and why?

Resources:
Computer lab

Stimulus:
Internet website - Reachout.com.au