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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMgHzwJtqQ0 ● Utah’s Safe Haven Law is designed to prevent unsafe abandonment of infants. These resources support teachers in meeting this teaching standard. 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. Utah Newborn Safe Haven ● Found at http://www.utahsafehaven.org

Updated 8/1/2023