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Teacher Guides - Perception of Youth About Sex
 


 

Learning Outcomes

Function Knowledge

  • Students learn how our perceptions of sex and sexual health are shaped by social norms and common conceptions (and misconceptions).
  • Students learn that even research studies sometimes do not clearly distinguish between experimentation (age of first sexual intercourse) and being sexually active (where intercourse is a regular feature of relationships).

Beliefs/Attitudes

  • Students will understand that for the vast majority of youth, regular sexual intercourse does not occur until the late teenage years.

Social Support

  • This webquest may help students to resist pressure from their partners or their close friends to experiment with sexual intercourse.

 

 


 

Introduction

This simple, short-term webquest is suitable for junior high school grades. This webquest can be accomplished by one or two students.

Resources

The webquest makes note of a Canadian study that will be published by Health Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada in the Spring of 2003. As soon as these results are released, the webquest will be updated. This has been noted to suggest that the webquest might be a better choice after that time. Otherwise, the other studies to which students have been directed are simple and straightforward. They will, however, have to read the selected journal articles to locate the information.

Task and Process

It would be advisable to ensure that students are prepared to do the class survey in this webquest. The teacher's assistance may be required to ensure that students in the class treat the survey seriously.

Teachers may also want to review the questions in the class survey to ensure they are appropriate for the class. Permission is given to use or modify the survey.

Review the evaluation criteria (rubrics) linked to this webquest to ensure they are appropriate.

Conclusions and Extension

Encourage your students to reflect on the implications of this webquest in their Personal Health Journal.


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