Number of People
for this WQ
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An individual student can do this
entire webquest on their own, but it is more effective if they can
work with others, particularly in reviewing the results of the
class survey.
Outcomes for
this WQ:
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know
more about contraception choices, both from a health and practical
perspective
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understand the difference between choice, informed choice and
meaningful access to health choices
- realize
that using two contraceptive choices concurrently provides much
safer protection from STI and pregnancy
- identify
social and other barriers to contraceptive choices
- it's OK
to ask questions
- learn
how to conduct surveys
Materials for this WQ
Documents for
This WQ
Student Worksheet on
Methods of Contraception
Student Tools for this
WQ
Evaluation
Criteria/Procedure
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Introduction
Birth control.
Contraception. Safer Sex. It is hard to believe that any young
person on the planet has not heard these words. Yet many young
people (as well as older people) do not use birth control
(contraception) methods effectively or often enough to protect
themselves or to avoid unplanned pregnancy.
Task
This
webquest will include an interactive quiz, a class survey and selected readings
to develop and test knowledge of the basics about contraception.
Process and Steps
(Don't forget to
take notes on your activities in this webquest. Use section 3.2 of
your
Personal Health
Journal)
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Start by taking
a quiz on birth control (select
“pregnancy” quiz) housed on the
www.sexualityandu.ca web site. Keep track of your correct and
incorrect answers. If you are working in a group, each member of the
group should take the quiz and then share your results and answers.
Were there any questions that proved to be difficult for all of you?
Were there any answers to the quiz that were surprising to you?
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Go this
other quiz, prepared by the Yukon Health Ministry as part of a
sex education program. Use that survey and well as the one you took
earlier to prepare a class survey. (You will need to retype or “cut
and paste” all of the questions into a single survey. Administer
the survey and tabulate the results for your class survey.
Were there any questions that seemed to be more difficult for your
classmates? Are they the same types of questions that seemed more
difficult fort your small group? Prepare a two page group report
discussing the results of your class survey. Review the evaluation
criteria for Preparing Summary-Commentary Reports to help
guide you in writing this report as a group.
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Visit the following
web pages and read the articles and summaries listed below to
complete the chart and, as a group, answer the questions in the
student worksheet for this webquest.
Note: The group
report using the worksheet for this webquest should be about
two pages in length.
- Explore the choices that you might make about
contraception. First, read this brief overview from
www.sexualityandu.ca on
What is the best
choice for Me? Also read the factors
that might influence your choices when you are older, by
answering
this quiz from the Women’s Health Network. Use Section 4.2 of your Personal Health Journal to reflect on how these
choices might affect you. (This section of your Journal is not for sharing with
anyone else unless you choose to do so.)
- Next, using the answers to the two quizzes that
you have used in this webquest, as well as the information gathered from the
readings, each member of your group will write down the five most important
things you have learned about contraception (birth control) and in a sentence
or two, explain why they are the most important things to know. Send that
summary in an email to your best friend using the
postcard
feature of the www.sexualityandu.ca web site.
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Now, read
these these articles and answer these questions about current female use of
contraceptive methods in Canada
- How
many young women (15-17 yrs old) use oral contraceptives?
- How
many unmarried women use condoms?
- How
many young women use a combination of oral contraceptives and a condom?
The
articles to read are:
Note: The
first two articles are within a large PDF report. Read only those two parts of
that study.
Why do you
think those percentages of condom use are so low? Are there barriers to condom
use beyond simply knowing that they exist? If so, what are the social and practical
barriers to condom use? List them in a one page group report. Use the
evaluation criteria for
Summary Commentary Reports to guide you in
writing that group report.
Then, each member of the group should send that
list of social barriers to condom use in an email to a friend using the
postcard
feature of the www.sexualiyandu.ca
web site.
Prepare an assessment on how well your group
worked together on this webquest using the criteria for
group participation.
How Your Work will be Evaluated
Your work on this webquest will be evaluated on the basis of your
Summary and
Commentary Report on the assigned readings for the webquest.
This report should include the findings of your class survey.
Your group work will be evaluated using the
criteria for
Summary Commentary reports and how well your
group has answered the questions and completed the chart in the
student worksheet.
Your individual work will be assessed on your email postcard to a
friend on the fibe most important things about contraception. As
well, your report assessing how well ther members of your group
worked together will form part of your final score on this webquest.
See your teacher for how these criteria will be applied to this
webquest.
Conclusions and Extensions
Want some more detailed information? Then go to
these web pages for more detailed instructions on
how to use a condom properly, or visit this web page prepared by
doctors to learn
more about specific contraceptive methods.
Go on to the related webquests on Social Barriers to Contraception
and Emergency Contraception
Want to talk with someone about these issues? Why not call the Kids
Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 or visit
their web site.
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