This page will tell you the unit names and a breif discription for each 8th grade unit. For more information and examples of work from each unit, please click on the unit name. Please see the calendar of events link at the bottom of the page to see what is happening this month in your class.

Unit Name Description Assessment Length of Unit
Drugs

* Different types of users

* Rx, OTC, and illegal drugs

* Different drugs and their effects

Research project and presentation About 10 days
Stress

* Physical affects of stress

* Time managements

* Goal Setting

Poster About 8 days
Violence

* How to stop

* How to stay safe

* Harassment (sexual)

Test About 5 days
Relationships

* Healthy and unhealthy

* What to look for

* Setting rules

* Respect

Media project About 6 days
Reproduction

* Raising a baby

* Risk of teen pregnancy

* How to say no

* Abstance

* STD's

Test About 8 days

Calendar of Events

Vocab

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