Week 1
Lesson 1
Introductions/ Class Routine/ Your Feelings and Actions
Students will familiarize how the teacher requires the class to run and how students will be graded.
Students will learn how to effectively respond to peer pressure and build conflict resolution skills.
Students will learn how lifestyle practices contribute to positive mental and emotional health.
Students will learn skills for building a healthy family and peer relationships.
Students will learn about mental health and how to maintain it.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Health and Wellness of the Body
Students will develop an exercise plan and compare how it affects them emotionally.
Students will learn the importance of sleep for a growing teen.
LAB: They will do an evaluation of their own everyday lifestyles by charting their feelings and physical activities for one week. 
Then, design a fitness program that they will attempt to complete before the next class.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
 Community and Goals
Students will learn the strategies to improve societal and environmental conditions that contribute to health.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Communication and Mental Health
Students will learn strategies for communication.
Students will learn about mental health issues. 
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Mental Health cont./ Anxiety/ Sleep
Students learn what makes them anxious and how they can deal with their anxiety.
Students learn the importance of sleep to the brain.
Lab: Anxiety Worksheet-Students fill this out to pinpoint their anxiety and think of how to minimize it.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Sleep continued and Nutritional Diet
Students will learn the nutritional needs of a teen.
Students will learn the food pyramid.
Students will learn how food is important, how to make healthy choices and discuss how the media influences our food 
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Sleeping Disorders and Eating Disorders
Students will learn the causes, symptoms, and harmful effects of eating disorders.
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Food Allergens
Students learn about food allergens and their effects on the body.
The role of media and social influences on personal healthcare choices.
LAB: They will do an evaluation of their own everyday lifestyles by charting their food intake for one week. 
Lab: Students will bring a healthy meal to class and share why they made those choices.
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Alcohol
Students will learn the physiological effects of alcohol use on the human body.
Students will learn why people turn to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.

 Week 10
Lesson 10
Smoking
Students will learn why people turn to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.
Lab: Let's look at a rabbit's lung and a sheep's brain. Sketch slides of the lung, and liver.
 Week 11
Lesson 11
Growing and Changing
Students will briefly review the endocrine systems 
Students will learn about cell division and how growth hormones affect the body's growth.
Lab: Students will research skeletal, muscular, and endocrine diseases. 

 Week 12
Lesson 12
Hygiene
Students will learn the basics of skin, hair, teeth, and nail care. 
They will discuss the role of media and social influences on personal healthcare choices.
Lab: Cosplay a shampoo or soap product they would see in the media. Point out why it is important to read the package.
 Week 13
Lesson 13
Medicines and Illegal Drugs
Students will learn the physiological effects of medicines and drug use on the human body.
Students will learn what to do if their friends are suicidal and where they can find help. 
Lab: Students will read the labels of three OTC medicines and draw a chart that will tell when they are to be taken and when they expire. Students will research the laws of their state or country on the use of illegal drugs.
 Week 14
Lesson 14
Safety
Students will learn what household items are flammable and what to do in the event of an emergency.
Students will learn how to be safe at home, on the road, in the pool, and in the workplace.
Students will learn how to protect themselves against disease.
Students will learn how to protect themselves against sexual abuse.
Lab: Students will come up with a sketched safety plan for their families.
 Week 15
Lesson 15
Reproduction/Grieving and Suicide
Students will learn about the female and male reproductive systems.
Students will learn the physical, mental, and social changes that occur in males and females during this phase in life.
Students will understand what HIV and AIDS is.  / Presentations
 Week 16
Lesson 16
Health Agencies /Presentations
Students will learn the vocabulary words: agency, health department, public clinic, vital records, hotlines, and volunteers. Students will learn the importance to help volunteers with different organizations such as the March of Dimes, the American Cancer Society, and the American Red Cross; just to name a few. Also, navigate the health care system such as: finding a physician, medical history, and health insurance.