- Jackson Memorial High School
- PE/Health 9
Course Description
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Physical Education (60 Days)
This course continues to emphasize team sports. Since skills have been stressed during the first year, game situation is the main concern after a brief review of skills. Rules and safety precautions are stressed.
Health Education (30 Days)
Topics that receive emphasis are: values, decision-making, problem solving, and healthy interpersonal relationships with peers and family. Exploration of masculinity and femininity and their roles will be discussed. Puberty and emotional growth will be explored, emphasizing both physical and psychological changes in both sexes. Human reproduction topics will include abstinence, contraception, responsible sexual behavior, pregnancy facts, and sexually transmitted infections.