Lesson Plan Design

Topic:​ Bacterial STIs

Content Area:​ Growth, Development and Sexual Health
Names: ​Cassandra Cabading, Ernesto Gonzalez, Brianna Herbolario
Grades:​ 9-12

Standards:
1.7.G ​Describe the short- and long-term effects of HIV, AIDS, and other STDs.4
1.8.G ​Analyze STD rates among teens.
1.12.G ​Evaluate the safety and effectiveness (including success and failure rates) of
FDA- approved condoms and other contraceptives in preventing HIV, other STDs, and
pregnancy.6
2.4.G​ Assess situations that could lead to pressure for sexual activity and to the risk of
HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.7
3.2.G ​Identify local resources concerning reproductive and sexual health, including all
FDA-approved contraceptives, HIV/STD testing, and medical care.10
3.3.G ​Compare the success and failure rates of FDA-approved condoms and other
contraceptives in preventing HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.11
4.2.G ​Use effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to prevent sexual
involvement, HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.
5.2.G​ Use a decision-making process to examine barriers to making healthy decisions
about relationships and sexual health.13
5.4.G​ Evaluate the risks and consequences associated with sexual activities, including
HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy.15
5.7.G​ Use a decision-making process to evaluate the use of FDA-approved condoms
and other contraceptives for pregnancy and STD prevention.
6.1.G​ Evaluate how HIV, AIDS, other STDs, or pregnancy could impact life goals.18
6.2.G ​Identify short- and long-term goals related to abstinence and maintaining
reproductive and sexual health, including the use of FDA-approved condoms and other
contraceptives for pregnancy and STD prevention​.1​ 9
8.1.G​ Encourage and support safe, respectful, and responsible relationships.
Objectives:

Students will be able to identify 3 types of bacterial sexually transmitted infections.

Students will be able to analyze 4 methods of reducing the risk of spreading sexually
transmitted infections.

Students will be able to list 2 explanations of how bacterial STIs are different from
viral STIs

Students will be able to argue 2 reasons as to why it is important to treat bacterial

STI’s.

Anticipatory set:

Show a video about bacterial STIs:

Time:​ Around 4 minutes

What are bacterial STI’s?​ ​https://youtu.be/CoyDeZr3h5E

Input and modeling

● STI/STD = sexually transmitted infections/sexually transmitted diseases

● How can you transmit an STI? → through oral, vaginal or anal sex
○ Can also transmit some STIs through:
■ Kissing/saliva (genital herpes but that is NOT a bacterial STI)
■ Sharing needles
■ From mother to child during pregnancy or breastfeeding
● How can you prevent contraction of an STI? → condoms, abstinence, getting
tested, etc.
■ Abstinence:​ ​The most reliable way to avoid infection is to not
have sex (i.e., anal, vaginal or oral).
● Abstinence is ​100% effective.
■ Condoms ​ 98% effective at protecting against most STIs like
chlamydia and gonorrhoea.
● However, condoms don't protect you from all STIs such as
herpes, genital warts and syphilis which can be spread
from skin-to-skin contact.
● It is important that a person has regular STI tests if they
are having sex, especially if it is with a new partner or if it
was unprotected sex (sex without a condom)
● Ask the class if anyone knows how to put on a condom
properly
○ Show demonstration of how to put on a condom
properly with the following steps (Planned
Parenthood, 2018):
■ STEP 1​: Check expiration date on package
and check for damage
■ STEP 2​: Open the package & remove
condom
■ STEP 3​: Place condom on head of the penis
and hold the tip of the condom to prevent
air from entering
 ■ STEP 4​: Roll the condom down to cover
the entire penis
■ STEP 5​: FOR DISPOSAL, hold onto the
base of the condom at the base of the penis
and withdraw the penis
■ STEP 6​: Take condom off penis and throw
it in the garbage
■ STD Check​: Adults and adolescents from ages 13 to 64 should be
tested at least once for HIV.
● Even if you test positive, you’ve helped reduce the spread
by testing yourself.
● Where to get an STD check: local health centers (Planned
Parenthood), primary care provider, STD clinics, etc.
● Once you are 13, you can get checked and tested for STDs
without a parent’s involvement (Anzilotti, 2018)
■ Long-term monogamy with a partner that is negative for STIs

ACTIVITY:​
(Advocates For Youth, n.d.)
Goal​: Awareness about how STDs can spread
Time​: Around 6-8 minutes
Materials​: Notecards (one per student; so 36 notecards for this course) & a writing
utensil

● Have notecards for each person in the class. There will be 4 types of cards using
numbers: 1 = abstinence, 2 = having sex with a condom, 3 = unprotected sex.
The last type of card will have a star on them which represents having an STI.
Note: there must ONLY be 2 of this card.
● Give out the cards to the students, be wary of who you give the star/STI cards to.
○ Make sure that the numbers are either really small in the corner of the
notecard or tell the students to not flip the cards over (give it to them
blank side up)
● Have all of the students interact with each other and everyone must have at least
2 people sign their notecard
● Once the students have gotten 2 names, they must sit down back in their seat
● Tell students to look at the number on their card. Ask the two people who had the
star to stand up
● Ask the class if anyone has either of these students names on their cards to also
stand up
● Once those students stand up, ask the class if they have any one of those students
on their notecard then to also stand up
● Repeat the process until no one can stand up anymore
● Inform them about how STIs can spread and the meaning of the numbers of the
notecards.
● If people have either a 1 or 2 notecard they can sit back down because they are
“safe” since they utilized safe sex methods
● analyze the class and report the information about safe sex and STIs

● Explain that we will be discussing bacterial STIs for this lesson

○ Bacterial STIs are ​DIFFERENT​ from viral STIs because bacterial STIs:
■ Are caused by a bacteria
■ Curable with antibiotics
● List out the types of bacterial STIs: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, etc. Describe
signs, symptoms, and treatment (​Before Play, n.d.; Mayo Clinic, 2018)
○ Gonorrhea​:
■ Also known as “The Drip” or “The Clap”
■ Signs/symptoms:
● pain in lower abdomen, pelvis, testicle, or vagina
● abnormal or increased vaginal discharge, discharge from
penis
● pain can also occur during sexual intercourse or during
urination
● can be asymptomatic
■ Treatment:
● antibiotics
● HOWEVER​ it can be drug resistant
○ Chlamydia​:
■ Signs/symptoms:
● pain in lower abdomen, pelvis, testicle, or vagina
● pain can occur during sexual intercourse or during
urination
 ● abnormal vaginal discharge, discharge from penis, or
vaginal bleeding
■ Treatment:
● antibiotics
○ Syphilis​:
■ Signs/symptoms:
● painless ulcers, sores
● vaginal discharge
● skin rashes
● mouth ulcer
■ Treatment:
● antibiotics (ie. penicillin)
○ ALSO KEEP IN MIND:
■ The most common symptom of all is ​no symptom​ at all
● This is why it’s especially important to get regularly
tested.

After going over this topic, give the students the 5 minute “Pop Quiz”​ (see
“Checking for Understanding”)​ then continue with the rest of the lesson

● Bacterial STI rates amongst teens

○ Americans ages 15-24 make up​ 27% ​of the sexually active population,
but account for ​50%​ of the ​20M​ new STIs in the US each year.
● It is important to know that bacterial STIs can be CURABLE!
○ Take medications for the full time of dosage
○ If you do not, it gives the bacteria the opportunity to be drug resistant and
for the infection to persist
Checking for Understanding:

● Give the students a “pop quiz” for about 5 minutes, have them write down their
answers on a piece of paper
● The 2 questions will be on the powerpoint slide labeled “​Pop Quiz”
○ Give them 2 minutes and 30 seconds for each slide
○ Before moving on to the next slide, ask if everyone is finished with the
first slide
● Once the 5 minutes is up, ask for volunteers to share their answers one question
at a time.
○ If no one volunteers, call on someone.
○ Make sure at least 2 people share their answers before giving them the
correct answer.

POP QUIZ QUESTIONS:​

Answers are in red/italics

Match the STI with the correct description

● Often no symptoms; also known as “The Drip” (​Gonorrhea)​

● The most common bacterial STI in the United States (​Chlamydia)​
● This STI can be spread from an infected mother to her unborn baby (​Syphilis)​

Give 2 ways on how to prevent spreading STIs

Answers could be:

● Abstinence
● Long-term monogamy with partner that is negative for STIs
● Condoms
● Dental dams
● Having all sexual partners get tested
Guided Practice:
** This was a part of Input and Modeling **
ACTIVITY:
(Advocates For Youth, n.d.)
Goal: Awareness about how STDs can spread

● Have notecards for each person in the class. There will be 4 types of cards using
numbers: 1 = abstinence, 2 = having sex with a condom, 3 = unprotected sex.
The last type of card will have a star on them which represents having an STI.
Note: there must ONLY be 2 of this card.
● Give out the cards to the students, be wary of who you give the star/STI cards to.
Make sure that the numbers are either really small in the corner of the notecard
or tell the students to not flip the cards over (give it to them blank side up)
● Have all of the students interact with each other and everyone must have at least
3 people sign their notecard
● Once the students have gotten 3 names, they must sit down back in their seat
● Tell students to look at the number on their card. Ask the two people who had
the star to stand up
● Ask the class if anyone has either of these students names on their cards to also
stand up
● Once those students stand up, ask the class if they have any one of those students
on their notecard then to also stand up
● Repeat the process until no one can stand up anymore
● Inform them about how STIs can spread and the meaning of the numbers of the
notecards.
● If people have either a 1 or 2 notecard they can sit back down because they are
“safe” since they utilized safe sex methods
● analyze the class and report the information about safe sex and STIs
 Closure:
● The question of “Who wants to tell me what they learned today in class?” will be
asked and students who raise their hand will answer.
○ If no student raises their hand, then pick on someone.
● Do a quick kahoot of about 5 questions asking the following (should take around
4-5 minutes):
○ Which of the following is NOT a bacterial STI?
■ ANSWER: ​HIV/AIDS
○ True or false? You can spread STIs through kissing
■ ANSWER: ​True
○ Which of the following birth control methods protects you from
spreading STIs?
■ ANSWER:​ condoms
○ True or false? If your partner’s test results are positive for
chlamydia, then they do not have it
■ ANSWER: ​False. Positive means that you have the STI.
○ Which statement is the most correct?
■ ANSWER:​ Most bacterial STIs can be cured using antibiotics

LINK TO KAHOOT:
https://create.kahoot.it/share/bacterial-sti-quiz/c6e4ef99-7482-4a1f-9ffe-3b2524a6a3fc
 ● Review the topics that were talked about in class and ask if there are any
questions about the lesson
○ If there are none, distribute homework assignment.

Independent Practice:

● At home, students must write a 4-6 sentence reflection about the lesson learned
today in class.
● They must mention ​at least 1​ ​of the bacterial STIs and discuss how they can use
this information in this lesson in their life decisions.
● Next class they must turn it in at the beginning of class and instructor must give
feedback
 References
Advocates for Youth. (n.d.). Lesson Plan - STI Transmission [PDF File]. Retrieved from

https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/storage//advfy/lesson-plans/lesso

n-plan-stis-part-i-and-ii.pdf

Anzilotti, A. W. (Ed.). (2018, October). How Do I Get Checked for STDs Without My Parents

Knowing? (for Teens). Retrieved from https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/stds-check.html

Before Play. (n.d.). STD List | Symptoms of STDs & STIs. Retrieved from

https://beforeplay.org/stds/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2019, from

https://www.cdc.gov/

Mayo Clinic. (2018, March 13). Common STD symptoms. Retrieved April 24, 2019, from

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sexually-transmitted-diseases-stds/in-de

pth/std-symptoms/art-20047081

Planned Parenthood. (2018, February). 10 Steps to Condom Use. Retrieved from

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-massachusetts/who-we-are/blog

/10-steps-to-condom-use-2