Staying healthy

Year level: Middle primary Learning outcome Students compare activities that help them stay healthy with those of people in developing countries Brainstorm things that help you grow and be healthy. Create a collage of pictures and words showing the people, products and actions that help keep you healthy. Dramatise, in small groups, what happens when one of the following situations occurs (show how or why it happened, how people are affected, and what is done to fix it and prevent it from happening again): You injure yourself badly There is an outbreak of disease in the community Water is contaminated Health workers want to help people live healthier lives Examine the photos and their captions in Health care for Tibetan villages http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/go/pid/2275. Discuss: How do the activities shown help improve people’s health? Draw a Venn diagram showing the similarities and differences between health care in your community and the Shigatse Municipality in Tibet. Assessment task Create a poster or multimedia presentation about staying healthy in different places.