What is Peer Pressure?

What is Peer Pressure?

Grade 9th Grade · Health · 40 min

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can describe the different types of peer pressure and their potential effects.

Warm-Up Video

Glucose Guy · 4:23

What is the Right Way to Handle Peer Pressure - Wellness 101 Jr

Guided Notes

3 key concepts

  • 1

    When people around your age try to get you to act a certain way or do something, it's called peer pressure.

  • 2

    Your moral compass is your personal set of beliefs and values that lets you know what is right and what is wrong.

  • 3

    If peers pressure you to do things that could hurt you, someone else, or get you in trouble, it's okay to walk away and find friends that share the same values as you do.

Practice Questions

8 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe two different examples of peer pressure mentioned in the video and explain a potential negative effect of each.

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