Unit
Digital Health & Wellness
Students look at how technology affects their health and well-being, and build habits for managing screen time.
Lessons
Bedtime scrolling isn't relaxation—it's actively sabotaging your sleep and your grades. Explore how blue light, notifications, and the hidden 'switch-cost' of interruptions quietly steal hours from teens every day.
Losing 45 minutes to "just a quick scroll" isn't a willpower failure; it's the result of deliberate design choices built by teams of engineers. Explore persuasive design features like infinite scroll, variable rewards, and gamification, and learn why it's not your fault when tech feels impossible to put down.
Every scroll shows you someone else's highlight reel, never their whole story. This lesson unpacks the Highlight Reel Effect and Upward Social Comparison, then teaches students to audit their own emotions before, during, and after social media use.
Knowing why apps are addictive doesn't automatically fix a screen habit. Actual change takes a plan. This lesson helps students audit their own tech use and build a S.M.A.R.T. goal to create a healthier relationship with devices.
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