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Human Development introduces the developmental stages of individuals across the lifespan. Students will study biological, cognitive, and social/emotional developmental changes of the individual in the context of the family and society. It emphasizes and demonstrates the vital connections between theory, research, and application. This can be offered as a concurrent enrollment course. Student leadership and competitive events (FCCLA) may be integrated into this course. This course will strengthen comprehension of concepts and standards outlined in Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.

GENERAL INFORMATION

COURSE STATE STANDARDS
Human Development Standards
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE/COURSE DISCLOSURE
PERFORMANCE DOCUMENTATION

STRAND 1
Students will participate in activities that help increase their awareness about stages of development through the lifespan, understand the major developmental theories, and the scientific method.

STRAND 1 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES

Standard 1: Define development, briefly describing the how, why, and who of this definition. (STEM) *Science

Standard 2: Explain the lifespan perspective, which identifies the five facets of human development. (STEM) *Science

Standard 3: Describe the major developmental theories—psychoanalytic theory, behaviorism, cognitive theory, humanism, evolutionary theories—that will be applied throughout the lifespan to present information and to provide a framework for interpreting events and issues in human development. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Discuss the strategies developmentalists use in their research, including scientific observation, experiments, and surveys. (STEM) *Science

Performance Objective 1: Research happenings during your cohort, identify how these have shaped or affected your development and outlook on life.

STRAND 1 TESTS OR QUIZZES

STRAND 1 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 2
Students will begin to understand the prenatal development process from conception to birth including genetics and risk factors.

STRAND 2 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Describe conception and the biological mechanisms by which normal or abnormal, chromosomes and genes are transmitted to the developing zygote. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Discuss the prenatal development process through birth (germinal/zygotic, embryonic, and fetal periods). (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Discuss abnormal genes and chromosomes, possible harm to the fetus (teratogens), prenatal testing, and low birthweight. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Discuss how nature and nurture interact to affect development and which birth defects can be caused by teratogens. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Performance Objective 2: Research a teratogen and explain how it can affect a developing fetus.

STRAND 2 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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STRAND 3
The student will understand the typical patterns of physical and cognitive growth, and language acquisition that occur in healthy development during infancy (first two years).

STRAND 3 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Understand the interaction of biological and environmental forces on physical development during the first two years. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Explore cognitive development—the ways in which the infant learns, thinks, and adapts to his or her surroundings. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Understand the most remarkable cognitive achievement of the first two years: language acquisition. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

STRAND 3 TESTS OR QUIZZES
STRAND 3 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 4
The student will explore the psychosocial development of the first two years; including self‐awareness and personality, the relationships between the infant and parents, and their culture.

STRAND 4 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Explore emerging emotions and brain development. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Explore how social bonds lead to healthy growth and development. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Explore the psychoanalytic, behaviorism, cognitive, humanism, and evolutionary theories, to understand how the infant’s emotional and behavioral responses begin to form personality. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

STRAND 4 TESTS OR QUIZZES
STRAND 4 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 5
The student will explore the developing child between the ages of 2 and 6.

STRAND 5 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Describe growth rates and changes in physical development during early childhood, as well as eating habits. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Examine brain growth and development and its role in physical and cognitive development. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Explain Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s views of cognitive development at this age focusing on what young children can do, including their emerging abilities to theorize about the world. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Describe the cognitive learning of language. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 5: Understand the variations in early childhood education programs.

Performance Objective 3: Complete a conservation experiment with a preschooler and a 7-8 year old. Identify the differences you observed between the two ages.

STRAND 5 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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STRAND 6
The student will explore the ways young children begin to relate to others in expanding social environments.

STRAND 6 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Describe young children’s social understanding, beginning with emotional development and emergence of sense of self. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Discuss importance of play in psychosocial development of young children. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Discusses the effects of Baumrind’s parenting patterns on the developing child. (STEM) *Technology/ Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Discuss how children develop moral values, behaviors, and social bonds. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 5: Identify the various categories of child maltreatment; warning signs, consequences, and prevention.

STRAND 6 TESTS OR QUIZZES
STRAND 6 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 7
The student will explore biological and cognitive development of middle childhood.

STRAND 7 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES

Standard 1: Understand middle childhood is generally the healthiest period of the life span though health related problems still occur. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Examine development of the brain and cognitive abilities. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Discuss variations in schooling including language learning and testing. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Explore developmental psychopathology perspective and its value in treating children with special needs.

STRAND 7 TESTS OR QUIZZES

STRAND 7 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 8
The student will understand psychosocial development in middle childhood (ages 7 to 11) and master abilities that are important in the child’s culture.

STRAND 8 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Explore growing social competence of children, growth of social cognition, and self‐understanding. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Explore ways in which families influence children in middle childhood. (STEM) *Biology/Science/Behavioral Sciences

Standard 3: Explore ways peer groups influence psychosocial development. (STEM) *Biology/Science/Behavioral Sciences

Standard 4: Understand middle childhood is a time of expanding moral reasoning. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Performance Objective 4: Relate two personal experiences in your life and identify which of Erickson’s stages of development they relate to.

STRAND 8 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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STRAND 9
The student will identify the biological and cognitive development for adolescents (ages 11 to 18).

STRAND 9 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Explain biological maturation of the adolescent. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Describe cognitive advances and limitations of adolescence. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Explore teaching and learning in secondary education.

STRAND 9 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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STRAND 10
The student will identify adolescents’ search for self‐understanding and identity.

STRAND 10 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Discuss adolescent’s efforts to achieve an identity and the impact of parents and peer groups on psychosocial development. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Examine influences of family, friends, and society on adolescent psychosocial development. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Examine romantic/sexual interactions of adolescents. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Describe how sadness, anger, and delinquency can influence adolescent lives. (STEM) *Biology/Science/Behavioral Sciences

Standard 5: Discuss drug use, abuse and preventative measures. (STEM) *Biology/Science/Behavioral Sciences

Performance Objective 5: Identify where you feel you are in the four major life statuses (Role confusion, Foreclosure, Moratorium and Identity achievement) List reasons that substantiate this status.

Performance Objective 6: Identify some of the challenges faced by adolescents and emerging adults (Drug or alcohol abuse, early sexual activity, bullying, etc.) Explain ways to help avoid the pitfalls of these challenges.

STRAND 10 TESTS OR QUIZZES
STRAND 10 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 11
The student will examine the overall development of emerging adults.

STRAND 11 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Describe physical changes in emerging adulthood.

Standard 2: Describe how adult thinking differs from adolescent thinking. The experiences and challenges of adulthood result in a new, more practical and flexible thinking. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Examine personality development during emerging adulthood. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

STRAND 11 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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STRAND 12
The student will examine biological and cognitive development during middle adulthood (ages 25-65).

STRAND 12 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Describe typical patterns of biological development during middle adulthood, as well as age-related changes in the sexual-reproductive system and in brain functioning. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Discuss the relationship of environment and personal factors to health. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Understand differences among the various methods of testing intelligence and recognize that intellectual abilities can follow many different developmental patterns with age.

Standard 4: Discuss cognitive expertise that often comes with experience, pointing out the ways in which expert thinking differs from that of the novice. (STEM) *Engineering/Creativity & Problem Solving

STRAND 12 TESTS OR QUIZZES
STRAND 12 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 13
The student will examine psychosocial development during middle adulthood.

STRAND 13 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Discuss adult personality. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Understand ways in which friendship and family dynamics change during adulthood. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Examine how productivity during middle age is reflected in caregiving and employment. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Performance Objective 7: Identify which of the Big 5 you most relate to in your personality and discuss how this affects your interactions with others.

STRAND 13 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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STRAND 14
The student will identify biological and cognitive development during late adulthood (ages 65+), discussing the myths and reality of this final stage of the lifespan.

STRAND 14 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Examine biological development during late adulthood. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Summarize common age-related changes that occur in the brain during late adulthood. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Explore physical health and describe progressive stages and forms of dementia/Major Neurocognitive Disorder (NCD). (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Discuss positive cognitive changes that may occur.

STRAND 14 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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STRAND 15
The student will examine psychosocial development during late adulthood..

STRAND 15 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Examine psychosocial development through various theoretical perspectives. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Explore ways older adults fulfill their need for generativity. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Explore ways older adults fulfill their need for affiliation. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 4: Address problems facing the frail elderly and their families, including caregiving and living arrangements. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Performance Objective 8: List choices or changes you could make in your life to help yourself age well.

STRAND 15 TESTS OR QUIZZES
STRAND 15 WEB RESOURCES

STRAND 16
Explore various views on death and dying over the lifespan.

STRAND 16 LESSON IDEAS & RESOURCES
Standard 1: Identify various meanings of death in different religious and cultural contexts. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 2: Understand the meaning of a “good death” and explore the controversy to prolong life or hasten death in a terminally ill person. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

Standard 3: Understand grief. (STEM) *Human Development/Biology

STRAND 16 TESTS OR QUIZZES
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ADDITIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION

ENTIRE COURSE TESTS OR QUIZZES
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