Sexual Health Lessons: Due June 14, 2010

1. Use Sexual Health Lessons 2 and 3 on my blog to define the following parts of the male and female reproductive systems:

Male: Sperm, Testosterone, Testicle, Scrotum, Epidydimis, VasDeferens, Seminal Fluid, Urethra, Penis, Erection, Ejaculation, Nocturnal Emissions
Female: Egg, Estrogen, Progesterone, Ovary, Fallopian Tube, Uterus, Cervix, Vagina, Endometrium, Ovulation, Menstruation, Menstrual Cycle

2. Based on what you know about the reproductive systems (from lessons 2 and 3), write two paragraphs explaining how the male and female reproductive systems work to reproduce.

3. View Sexual Health Lesson 4: Taking Care of your Sexual Health.  Write down 5 things males should do and 5 things females should do to take care of their sexual health.

4. View Sexual Health Lessons 5 and 6: Abstinence.  Pretend you are a peer educator advocating for abstinence among middle school teens.  Write a persuasive essay about the benefits of remaining abstinent.

5. Read Sexual Health Lessons 7 and 8: Refusal Skills and Delay Tactics. 
                List 5 refusal statments
                List 5 delay tactics or statements
                List 5 alternative actions
                List 5 things you could say to your partner to build the relationship while still saying "no"
                Give a list of situations in which you would use these skills

6. View Sexual Health Lesson 8: Refusal Skills and Delay Tactics.  Look at the worksheet "Turning off the pressure."  Create responses to the pressure lines in the role play. If you need help, look at the previous posts and the effective role plays on the worksheets in those posts.  In your role play, you should:  1) Say "NO", 2) Repeat the refusal, 3) Suggest an alternative, and 4) Build the relationship.

7. Read Sexual health Lesson 9: Avoiding High Risk Situations. 
                  List 5 high risk behaviors (from the list)
                  List 5 moderate risk behaviors
                  List 5 low risk  behaviors
                  Identify what steps you would need to take in moderate and high risk situations in order to prevent sex or unprotected sex.

8. Read Sexual Health Lesson 10: Contraception.
                  Define: Contraception
                  Define Barrier Method and give an example
                  Define Hormonal Method and give an example
                  What method of birth control will you use TODAY? Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How effective is it? How will you communicate your decision to your parnter?
                  What method of birth control do you think you will use in 10 YEARS? Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How effective is it? How will you communicate your decision to your partner?
                   What did you learn about birth control that will help keep you healthy and happy?