Intentional Injuries Lesson Plan for 9th Grade Example Students

Topic: Intentional Injuries

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to define intentional injuries and list common types, including self-inflicted injuries and sexual assault.
• Students will be able to identify risk factors for intentional injuries and list methods for preventing them.

Materials

• Handouts on intentional injuries
• Whiteboard and markers
• Examples of self-inflicted injuries (e.g. fingernail polish, razor blades) and sexual assault (e.g. plastic toy body parts)

Warm-Up

• Ask students to raise their hand if they have ever heard of intentional injuries before today.
• Ask for a few volunteers to share their understanding of intentional injuries.
• Write their responses on the board and ask the class if their understanding is accurate.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the topic of intentional injuries and explain that these are injuries that are intentionally caused by a person.
• Discuss the different types of intentional injuries, such as physical violence, sexual violence, and self-injury, and provide examples of each.
• Emphasize the importance of safety education in the prevention of intentional injuries, including recognizing the risk factors and ways to prevent these injuries.
• Use the handouts to provide more detailed information on intentional injuries and safety education.

Guided Practice

• Divide the class into small groups and assign each group one type of intentional injury to focus on.
• Have the groups research their assigned type of intentional injury and discuss the risk factors, prevention strategies, and ways to get help.
• Have the groups share their findings with the class and discuss how these strategies can be used to prevent intentional injuries.
• Encourage students to ask questions and provide feedback on the information they learned.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose one intentional injury to focus on and create a poster or presentation on the risk factors, prevention strategies, and ways to get help for that type of injury.
• Encourage students to include research on their chosen injury, as well as any personal experience or insights they have on the topic.

Closure

• Review the key points of the lesson and ask students to share their posters or presentations.
• As a group, discuss the importance of safety education in preventing intentional injuries and how learning about risk factors and prevention strategies can help us to stay safe.

Assessment

• Observe students during the group work activity and give feedback on their ability to work together and create a visual representation of their chosen risk factor or prevention strategy.
• Administer a short quiz at the end of the lesson to assess students' understanding of the concepts and principles of safety education in the prevention of intentional injuries.