Biology I Objectives

ABACUS 01-SCB1-80
State Mandate

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PASS Strand:
Local Objectives

Objectives:

3. HIV/AIDS

Time Range:
REASSIGNED TO GRADE 10
The district is required by state law to teach students about HIV/AIDS in grades 7-9 and again in grades 10-12. Consequently the approved HIV/AIDS curriculum is taught in grade 7 (Life Science) and then in grade 10 (Physical Science/Honors Chemistry I). Teaching the topic in grade 9 (Biology I) would not satisfy the mandate to teach it in grades 10-12, and grade 10 (Physical Science/Honors Chemistry I) is the last time students are all taking only two science courses, so HIV/AIDS is taught during the 10th grade science classes but NOT assessed in quarterly assessments or other curricular measures.

MANDATED Teaching Strategies:

• Discuss how diseases are transmitted
• Vocabulary terms, terminology involved in HIV transmission
• Follow District AIDS Curriculum, including mandatory parental notification and opt-out procedures

Aligned Resources:
District HIV/AIDS curriculum

• Nurse presentation
• Role playing, ways to say no
• Sharing fluids activity (envelope game or transmission trap)
• Transmission Trail
• Vocabulary List
• Risky Business

Revision Date:
September 2005