7_8.HEALTH.23.B
Explain the short-and long-term educational, financial, and social impacts of pregnancy on teen parents, the child, families, and society.
Grades 7-8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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short-term impactslong-term impactseducational impactsfinancial impactssocial impactspregnancyteen parentschildfamiliessociety
Skills
- explain (short- and long-term educational, financial, and social impacts of pregnancy) #dok2
- describe (consequences of teen pregnancy for parents, children, families, and society) #dok2
- analyze (differences between various impacts of pregnancy) #dok3
- evaluate (the broader effects of teen pregnancy on different groups) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can list the educational, financial, and social impacts of teen pregnancy. #dok1
- I can explain the short-term and long-term effects of pregnancy on teen parents, the child, families, and society. #dok2
- I can describe how pregnancy may affect a teen's education, finances, and social life. #dok2
- I can analyze and compare the different ways pregnancy impacts teen parents, their children, families, and society overall. #dok3
- I can evaluate the significance of teen pregnancy’s impacts on the individual, family, and community. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Teen pregnancy leads to significant, lasting impacts on the lives of parents, children, families, and society.
- Understanding the consequences of pregnancy at a young age can inform teens’ decision-making regarding sexual activity.
Essential Questions
- What are the educational, financial, and social consequences of teen pregnancy for parents and children?
- How do the impacts of teen pregnancy differ between the short-term and long-term?
- In what ways does teen pregnancy affect families and society as a whole?
- Why is it important to understand the full range of consequences related to teen pregnancy?
- How might knowledge of these consequences influence choices regarding sexual behavior?