Year 8 Health

Sexuality Education

Year 8 Health: SEXUALITY EDUCATON

Essential Question: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SEXUALLY ACTIVE?
sessions)

Time Allocation: 4 weeks (11 x 50 minute

Rationale:
The focus of this unit is to provide students with a range of information to enable them to make educated decisions when it
comes to being sexually active. Students at the level are experiencing a range of changes in their bodies and need to be
provided with accurate information regarding sensitive information. They further need to be provided with a range of
resources and services that they can access that provides them with more information about these sensitive topics. The
topics covered in this unit relate directly to sexual health and place emphasis on a range of topics from decision-making and
laws, through to reproductive systems, childbirth, contraception and sexually transmitted infections.
The first lesson in the unit acts as an icebreaker, engaging students through a playful activity of addressing the slang terms
used to describe various body parts. This activity is meant to remove all inappropriate terms and encourage students to use
correct terms when describing various body parts. Students also engage with prior knowledge during this lesson identifying
key changes that occur during adolescence and puberty. After this lesson the focus moves to discussing emotions and
decision-making. Students participate in a series of role-plays and case studies to examine responses to various situations
and provides responses to these situations. Group discussions follows promoting discussion about what is right and wrong in
certain situations.
Lessons 3 and 4 cover topics to do with love, sex and the law. These lessons focus heavily on students preconceptions and
misconceptions about sex and the law. Students are taught the concept that there is three types of sex, hand, mouth and
body and the differences between the three. Students participate in a group debates about whether you need to have love to
have sex and what is appropriate for people to engage in. The big concept that is addressed during these lessons is covering
aspects of the law that relate to students having sexual intercourse and sexting. These issues get covered through breaking
down misconceptions and addressing students thoughts and views on the matter. Guests are invited to join in the lesson from
the local police station to help educate students.
In lessons 5 through to 7 the focus turns to covering reproduction. Students examine the various body parts involved in
reproduction and what each part specifically does. They also look at female sanitary products and how the menstrual cycle
works. Following this, contraception is covered and who is responsible for providing contraception. The effectiveness of
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contraceptive devices is covered as well as where students can gain access to them. This leads onto the last topic covered
which discusses a range sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Students research various STIs and present their findings to
the class.

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Level 8 Health & Physical Education Achievement Standard:

By the end of Level 8, students investigate strategies and resources to manage changes and transitions and their impact on
identities. Students evaluate the benefits of relationships on wellbeing and respecting diversity. They analyse factors that
influence emotional responses. They gather and analyse health information. They investigate strategies that enhance their
own and others health, safety and wellbeing. They investigate and apply movement concepts and strategies to achieve
movement and fitness outcomes. They examine the cultural and historical significance of physical activities and examine how
connecting to the environment can enhance health and wellbeing.
Students explain personal and social skills required to establish and maintain respectful relationships and promote fair play
and inclusivity. They justify actions that promote their own and others health, safety and wellbeing at home, at school and in
the community. Students demonstrate control and accuracy when performing specialised movement skills. They apply and
refine movement concepts and strategies to suit different movement situations. They apply the elements of movement to
compose and perform movement sequences.
Content Descriptions:
VCHPEP126 - Investigate and select strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing
VCHPEP127 - Investigate the benefits of relationships and examine their impact on their own and others health and
wellbeing
VCHPEP129 - Develop skills to evaluate health information and express health concerns

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Lesson sequence: SEXUALITY EDUCATION

Session
(50
mins)

What will students know

and be able to do?

Focus

Introduction to
Puberty &
Adolescence

Understand the correct

terms for body parts
Understand key definitions
of terms
Understand the basics of
puberty/adolescence

What are the main

learning activities?

Emotions &
Decision
Making

Understanding decision
making

3&4

Sex, Love and

Laws

Understanding the three

main types of sex
Understanding the
difference between love and
sex
Understanding the laws
surround sex
Understanding sexting and
its impacts

Ice-breaker activity
Name Game
Brainstorming Key
definitions
Filling in table of changes
associated with
adolescence/puberty
Case study discussion
about sexual experiences
(fake)
Consent, what is consent,
when do you need it
discussion
How to say No role-play
Brainstorm about what is
love, what is sex
In-class debate, do you
need love to have sex?
Defining the three types of
sex
Brainstorm about laws,
what misconceptions do
students have
Research relevant laws
and group discussion

What are the assessment

tasks?

Filling in definition of key

terms
Filling in table of changes

Group views of case studies

Completion of role-plays

Completion of definitions of
Love & Sex
Class debate
Research into laws

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Session
(50
mins)

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What will students know
and be able to do?

Focus

What are the main

learning activities?

What are the assessment

tasks?

Reproductive
Systems

Understand the body parts

used in reproduction

Understand each body parts

role

6&7

Menstruation &
Childbirth

Understand the Menstrual

Cycle
Understand about Female
Sanitary Products
Understand the process of
fertilisation, conception and
childbirth

8&9

Contraception

Understand the variety of

contraceptive devices
Understand where students
can get each device from

Labelling diagrams different

body parts
Completion of definitions
Completion of cloze
activities

What makes a
man/woman activity

Identifying misconceptions
about the menstrual cycle
Cycling through the
menstrual cycle
Pads & Tampons
demonstration and
discussion
How babies are made
video & question sheet
Who does what in
childbirth activity
How a baby is formed
activity

Creation of Reproduction
Timeline

Brainstorm, what is
contraception? Who is
responsible
Show & Tell of different
contraceptive devices
Condom Activity
Research into
Contraceptive Devices

Completion of
Contraceptive Table

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Session
(50
mins)

Sexuality Education
What will students know
and be able to do?

Focus

What are the main

learning activities?

10 & 11

Sexually
Transmitted
Infections

Understand the different

Sexually Transmitted
Infections
Understand where students
can get help

STI Handshake Activity

Introduction to Sexually
Transmitted Infections
video
Group research activity on
an specific STI
Group Presentation of
research
Where can we get help
activity

What are the assessment

tasks?

Begin research into STI,

choose STI to cover for
assignment

Assessment Task: Student Booklet

As a young person it is difficult for you to know where you can go to get information about various issues you may be facing
in your life. Finding information about sex or contraception may be even more difficult for you to find as you may not want to
ask your parents for this information and your friends may not be the most reliable source.
In small groups of 2 or 3, you are to choose both an STI and a Contraceptive device to research and write up a
fact/information sheet about these topics. These will be all collated together and bound together to form an information pack
for your whole class. This booklet can be used for you to access information when you need it.
You are also required to research relevant sources of information and where young people can obtain help if they need it. This
will be all collated into a section of the booklet.
It is important that you seek appropriate sources of information when conducting research for this assignment. Government
sites are usually a good place to start for information. You may wish to access some of these sites to begin your research:
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Family Planning Victoria - http://www.fpv.org.au/

Family Planning New South Wales - https://www.fpnsw.org.au/
Department of Health - http://www.sti.health.gov.au/internet/sti/publishing.nsf
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention - https://www.cdc.gov/std/life-stages-populations/adolescentsyoungadults.htm
Health Direct - https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/sexually-transmitted-infections-sti

Your fact sheet should provide comprehensive information about your topics and include a range of facts, figures, diagrams
and information. Points to consider may include:
STI

What is it?
Where/How do you get it?
How do you know you have it? (Signs/Symptoms)
Can it be tested for/how?
How is it treated?
How do I avoid infection?

Contraception

What is it?
How do you use it?
What are the advantages?
What are the disadvantages?
Does it protect against STIs
Where/How do you obtain it?

Seeking Help

Where can you go to obtain information about sexual health?

What services are in the local area that you can access?
What other services might you be able to access?
Who is a reliable source of information?
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Remember that all work should be presented in your own words and that any research should be referenced and
acknowledged.
You will have a number of lessons in which you can work on your fact sheets but you should also complete additional work at
home. Remember that the more information you collect and the more information you can include in your fact sheets the
more beneficial they will be to your class.

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