Health Unit - Smoking, Alcohol, Relationships, Energy Drinks, Drugs, & Nutrition

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This Health resource bundle is designed to equip students with essential knowledge about important health topics like smoking, alcohol, relationships, energy drinks, drugs, mental health, and nutrition. It includes a variety of engaging materials, including presentations, assignments, activities, videos, and much more! The resources are designed to spark meaningful discussions, encourage critical thinking, and promote informed decision-making for your teen students. This bundle offers everything you need to effectively teach important health-related topics to today's teens!

Included in This Health Unit Plan:

➡️ Healthy Relationships SEL: This lesson helps students understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships by teaching them to recognize red flags in behavior. Through a 20-slide presentation, 3 fictional scenario readings, and corresponding assignments, students practice identifying toxic behaviors and offering advice based on what they've learned. The resource also includes teacher answer keys to guide discussions and enhance comprehension.

➡️ The Dangers of Vaping: This comprehensive resource on the health dangers of vaping helps students improve their nonfiction reading comprehension and analysis skills. Use the included slides to guide the lesson. Students will explore an original article on vaping's risks, followed by a response assignment that encourages critical thinking, making inferences, and vocabulary analysis. The lesson also includes a creative anti-vaping poster assignment where students design a poster based on the article and additional research.

➡️ Social Media and Mental Health: This resource focuses on the impact of social media on mental health, providing a reading response activity for students to engage with the article, "Social Media’s Impact on our Mental Health and Tips to Use it Safely." The activity includes five insightful questions that encourage students to think critically about the article’s content, including managing screen time and fostering a healthier online presence. While the article is not included, a link is provided for easy access. The resource also includes a teacher answer key to simplify grading and review.

➡️ Drugs Research Project: Allow students to explore the dangers of drug use through comprehensive research. Students select a drug to research and create an informative poster or pamphlet highlighting the harmful effects, addictive nature, and societal impacts. The project includes a detailed assignment page with research guidelines, a curated list of drugs to choose from, and a rubric for assessment. Additionally, a planning graphic organizer is provided to help students organize their information effectively.

➡️ The Dangers of Alcohol: This lesson educates students on the dangers of drinking alcohol, focusing on both the physical and mental health effects, drinking and driving, and the broader consequences of alcohol consumption. The 26-slide presentation includes a pretest, followed by a detailed exploration of alcohol’s risks, peer pressure, and legal implications. To reinforce learning, students will complete a creative one-pager assignment where they visually represent what they learned, using templates and brainstorming sheets for guidance.

➡️ The Dangers of Energy Drinks: This lesson helps students understand the potential dangers of consuming energy drinks, addressing the growing popularity of these beverages among teens. The 22-slide PowerPoint presentation covers the health risks associated with excessive consumption and includes eye-opening statistics, along with four video links—two focusing on energy drink advertisements and two highlighting the dangers to teens. To reinforce learning, students will complete a one-pager assignment, where they visually represent their understanding of the topic. The resource includes detailed instructions, a brainstorming sheet, and templates to guide students in creating their one-pager.

➡️ The Dangers of Smoking: This presentation educates teens on the dangers of smoking cigarettes and using nicotine. The 29-slide PowerPoint presentation covers the long and short-term health effects, mortality rates, financial costs, and the risks of vaping. With interactive discussions, thought-provoking activities, and impactful visuals, the presentation encourages critical thinking and fosters a health-conscious mindset. This resource equips students with essential knowledge to make informed decisions and avoid smoking and nicotine use.

➡️ Healthy Eating: This lesson teaches teens essential nutrition and dietary choices to help them make informed decisions about their health. The 36-slide PowerPoint presentation covers topics like the five food groups, mindful eating, managing sodium, and the importance of hydration and physical activity. The resource includes two meal-planning assignments that allow students to create daily or weekly meal plans based on their new knowledge. Additionally, a helpful food group recommendations handout is provided to guide students in planning balanced, nutritious meals.