Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Contraceptives: Which Work Best?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover human health by identifying contraceptive methods. In this sexual health lesson, students discuss the different methods used to prevent births and STD contraction. Students read assigned text which describes each method...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Contraception, Day 3: What's the Best Method

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students describe emotional and ethical factors that influence decisions regarding contraception. They read and discuss case studies, and complete a worksheet.
Handout
National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Carl Djerassi: Oral Contraceptives

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of the scientist who is recognized for determining organic molecular structure and the synthesis of many steroids.
Article
PBS

Pbs American Experience: Margaret Sanger (1879 1966)

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed summary of the life of Margaret Sanger who devoted her life to legalizing birth control.
Article
PBS

Pbs American Experience: The Pill and the Sexual Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
As female sexuality and premarital sex moved out of the shadows, the Pill became a convenient scapegoat for the sexual revolution among social conservatives.
Handout
Other

Epilepsy Ontario: Phenobarbital

For Students 9th - 10th
This is general information on phenobarbital, which is a an anticonvulsant medication used to control epileptic seizures. Here, read about how the medication is used and how to prevent problems like addiction and other adverse side...