Georgia State University Health Lesson Plan
Name: Margaret
Date: 9/12/10
Trent
Class/grade level: 9th
Unit/Theme: Decision Making
Semester: Fall 2010
Class: Health
Date to be taught: 9/13/2010
Lesson #: 1 of 1
Prior knowledge developed by students:
BMI and obesity as related to effects of positive/negative choices concerning nutrition, food
guide pyramid, recommended daily amounts of each pyramid level, how to read and understand
nutrition labels, body image and eating disorders, healthy eating, relationships, and how to
effectively communicate verbally and nonverbally.
What content was taught during last lesson?
Nonverbal and verbal communication skills.
Lesson objective (s):
Domain
Level
1 Cognitive
Knowledge
Situation
During an in-class
activity, SWBAT
make responsible
decisions
Criteria
as evaluated by a
worksheet done in
class
GPS targeted (indicate standard(s), element(s) and write out standard(s)/element(s):
HE H.S.5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
b. Develop and apply a decision-making process to a health-related situation.
d. Describe alternative choices to health-related issues or problems.
f. Justify the health-enhancing choices when making decisions.
Essential Question(s):
1. Why is it important to make responsible decisions?
2. What are the six steps of the responsible decision-making model?
Word Wall Vocabulary:
1. Empowered/Empowerment
2. Inactive decision-making
3. Reactive decision-making
4. Proactive decision-making
5. Responsible decision-making model
Assessment for measuring performance criteria (Include a copy)
1. Responsible decision-making worksheet where students will read various scenarios and
make responsible decisions based on each situation.
2. Quiz over content learned in today’s class
Equipment and resources needed (including technology):
1. LCD Projector/Screen
2. Pens/pencils for each student
3. Paper for each student
4. One worksheet for each student (six total)
Alternative activities for students with special needs (those unable to participate in regular
activities with modifications):
Students with special needs can participate in every activity in this lesson. They may need an
assistant help them write answers to instant activity questions or help with taking notes during
my powerpoint presentation and group activity.
My goal for improving my teaching this lesson:
Classroom management is what I need to focus on the most during this lesson to ensure no
disruptions or discipline occurs and that everyone is on task.
Time allocation for management, learning, assessment (see next page)
Time
9:5510:05
(10
minut
es)
10:0610:21
(15
minut
es)
10:2211:12
(50
minut
es)
Management, Learning Activity, or
Assessment
Opening:
 Role taking
 Instant activity
 Introduction to today’s lesson
 Quiz at end of class
Powerpoint Presentation:
 Decision-making styles/responsible
decision-making model powerpoint
Organization
Framing the task for students
Students in separate desks, Students will come in, be seated, and listen for
facing teacher and white
role. The instant activity they are to complete
board.
is to individually answer what making a
responsible decision means to them, one
decision they made so far today, and to define
empowerment in their own words (afterwards
in which they will be told how empowerment
relates to making responsible decisions).
Students will then be introduced to topic of the
day: how to and importance of making
responsible decisions that can affect their
health and will be told that there will be a quiz
at the end of class over what they learn today.
Students in separate desks, Students will listen and take notes during
facing teacher and white
powerpoint presentation over decision-making
board.
styles (inactive, reactive, proactive,
responsible).
Students split into groups
Work Period:
of six (approximately six
 Students split into groups
 Decision-making scenario worksheets groups of six students)
 Group presentations
Students will be split into six groups of
approximately six students. Each group will
receive a decision-making scenario worksheet.
They will answer questions regarding
scenarios as a whole and will present these
answers as well as scenarios to the class once
activity is over. Worksheet questions include
possible decisions that can be made based on
situation, possible consequences or results of
these decisions, what the most responsible
Reflection
CFU
-From slide
to slide, will
ask question
over
specific
previous
slides
CFU
-What do
you do once
you are split
up into your
groups?
Students in individual
desks facing the teacher
and white board.
11:1311:23
(10
minut
es)
Quiz:
 Short quiz over content in
powerpoint/activity
11:2411:30
(6
minut
es)
Students in individual
Closing:
desks facing the teacher
 Review topic of lesson: decisionmaking, different models, responsible and whiteboard.
decision-making, class activity
 Summary of next topic (refusal skills)
decision would be, etc.
A short quiz will be given. Content will
include what was learned through the
powerpoint presentation and group
discussions.
Students will remain quietly seated during
closing and CFU. They must raise their hands
to answer any questions and must listen when
classmates respond.
CFU
-What are
some of the
steps in the
responsible
decisionmaking
model?
-Why is it
important to
make
responsible
decisions
concerning
your health?