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- write down what you know about MALE and FEMALE Reproduction (double sided)
- write down a min. 5 questions what you want to know AND OR what a 9th grader would want to know (with a circled 9 in front of each of those questions)
Examples of questions that you or a 9th grader may ask, which may include functions of organs (vas deferens in male, cervix in female) about your menstrual cycle, the appearance of your exterior reproductive organs, pregnancy, etc.
- With a partner write down (and explore) 5 reliable websites per person that may answer these questions ON SEPARATE PAPER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK OR GOOGLE DOC (we will write over 15 different resources by the end of class)
- Write down what the site is about AND anything interesting you have found within that cite
DO NOT SEARCH contraception (birth control, condoms, etc.) or HIV/STD prevention)
Examples of Sites:
1. CDC.gov
Center of Disease Control has YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey) Fact Sheets, Trends, and Variety of Statistics
NYC YRBS 2011 of Sexual Behavior
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=A&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=QQ&LID=NYC&YID=2011&LID2=&YID2=&COL=S&ROW1=&ROW2=&HT=4&LCT=&FS=&FR=1&FG=1&FSL=&FRL=&FGL=&PV=&TST=False&C1=&C2=&QP=G&DP=1&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=DEFAULT&SO=ASC
2. Medline Plus – Online directory for diseases, conditions and wellness.
Visual diagram of Sperm Release Pathway: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/anatomyvideos/000121.htm
Visual diagram of Ovulation:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/anatomyvideos/000094.htm
EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS
Pregnancy
How does drinking alcohol/tobacco, etc. affect my pregnancy?
What can I do to have a healthy baby?
How can I get a pregnancy test?
How soon can I get a valid pregnancy test?
Why can't some women conceive a child? (aka infertility)
- How is it diagnosed?
- How is it treated?
What is artificial insemination?
What is InVitro Fertilization?
- How much does it cost?
- does it work?
What is the process of getting tubes tied? Can you tie only one?
In pregnant women, what happens if the baby comes out earlier than expected? Later than expected?
Health
What does a Women's Health Exam consist of and what is a Pap test?
When should I have a pap?
What's the difference between a pelvic exam and a pap?
What other routine health concerns can my OB/GYN physicians see me for?
My periods are normally regular, but sometimes I skip a period, have bleeding between periods, or have 2 periods in 1 month. What should I do?
What are signs of a yeast infection? How do I take care of it?
In a male, what is a vasectomy?
Sexual Health
What is the difference between my vagina and vulva?
Why do men sometimes wake up with an erection?
Do all men's penis' look the same?
Why do men get circumcised? What type of hygienic reasons?
What type of impact do breast implants have on your body?
Can your vagina lips (labia minora and labia majora) change due to too much sex or a big penis?
When do boys start producing sperm?
What is semen made up of?
Are teenage girls suppose to shave their vagina hair?
I have a smell and slight discharge coming out of my vagina. What is it, and is it normal?
- write down what you know about MALE and FEMALE Reproduction (double sided)
- write down a min. 5 questions what you want to know AND OR what a 9th grader would want to know (with a circled 9 in front of each of those questions)
Examples of questions that you or a 9th grader may ask, which may include functions of organs (vas deferens in male, cervix in female) about your menstrual cycle, the appearance of your exterior reproductive organs, pregnancy, etc.
- With a partner write down (and explore) 5 reliable websites per person that may answer these questions ON SEPARATE PAPER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK OR GOOGLE DOC (we will write over 15 different resources by the end of class)
- Write down what the site is about AND anything interesting you have found within that cite
DO NOT SEARCH contraception (birth control, condoms, etc.) or HIV/STD prevention)
Examples of Sites:
1. CDC.gov
Center of Disease Control has YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey) Fact Sheets, Trends, and Variety of Statistics
NYC YRBS 2011 of Sexual Behavior
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Results.aspx?TT=A&OUT=0&SID=HS&QID=QQ&LID=NYC&YID=2011&LID2=&YID2=&COL=S&ROW1=&ROW2=&HT=4&LCT=&FS=&FR=1&FG=1&FSL=&FRL=&FGL=&PV=&TST=False&C1=&C2=&QP=G&DP=1&VA=CI&CS=Y&SYID=&EYID=&SC=DEFAULT&SO=ASC
2. Medline Plus – Online directory for diseases, conditions and wellness.
Visual diagram of Sperm Release Pathway: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/anatomyvideos/000121.htm
Visual diagram of Ovulation:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/anatomyvideos/000094.htm
EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS
Pregnancy
How does drinking alcohol/tobacco, etc. affect my pregnancy?
What can I do to have a healthy baby?
How can I get a pregnancy test?
How soon can I get a valid pregnancy test?
Why can't some women conceive a child? (aka infertility)
- How is it diagnosed?
- How is it treated?
What is artificial insemination?
What is InVitro Fertilization?
- How much does it cost?
- does it work?
What is the process of getting tubes tied? Can you tie only one?
In pregnant women, what happens if the baby comes out earlier than expected? Later than expected?
Health
What does a Women's Health Exam consist of and what is a Pap test?
When should I have a pap?
What's the difference between a pelvic exam and a pap?
What other routine health concerns can my OB/GYN physicians see me for?
My periods are normally regular, but sometimes I skip a period, have bleeding between periods, or have 2 periods in 1 month. What should I do?
What are signs of a yeast infection? How do I take care of it?
In a male, what is a vasectomy?
Sexual Health
What is the difference between my vagina and vulva?
Why do men sometimes wake up with an erection?
Do all men's penis' look the same?
Why do men get circumcised? What type of hygienic reasons?
What type of impact do breast implants have on your body?
Can your vagina lips (labia minora and labia majora) change due to too much sex or a big penis?
When do boys start producing sperm?
What is semen made up of?
Are teenage girls suppose to shave their vagina hair?
I have a smell and slight discharge coming out of my vagina. What is it, and is it normal?