Health II Curriculum Map

Canyons School District Approved Materials for Human Development and Sex Education Instruction

Middle School:

Textbook and supporting materials: Essential Health Skills for Middle School, First Edition (2019), by Catherine A. Sanderson, Mark Zellman, Lindsay Amrbruster, and Mary McCarley. The Goodheart-Wilcox Company: Tinley Park, IL. ISBN-13: 978-1-63563-295-8 . Utah Department of Health (Sexual Violence) : This site provides supplemental resources for teachers to utilize when teaching about healthy relationships. The Utah Department of Health works closely with USBE to create a curriculum that supports the Health Standards. ● PowerPoint PDF for Teachers - Utah Newborn Safe Haven ● PowerPoint PDF for Students - Utah Newborn Safe Haven ● Video on Safe Haven law: o Spanish ● Utah’s Safe Haven Law is designed to prevent unsafe abandonment of infants. These resources support teachers in meeting this teaching standard. Utah Newborn Safe Haven ● Found at http://www.utahsafehaven.org

HEALTH EDUCATION: A Guide for Teachers: Answering Commonly Asked Questions about Sex Education (Teacher only resource)

Films: Life’s Greatest Miracle, Miracle of Life, and Labor and Birth can be used to support teachers in teaching the pregnancy, fertilization, and birth process.

Life’s Greatest Miracle , (NOVA, from PBS, 2001) Movie: 60:00 ● An update of Miracle of Life, winner of many awards including a Peabody and an Emmy. No longer available on YouTube.

Updated: 06/25/2024