Introduction
Welcome to this unit on communicable diseases.
Communicable diseases means a disease that you can "catch" from someone or something else.
This is similar to the word contagious, which you may have heard before. There are many common communicable diseases in our society, and some not so. They can be spread to each in a number of different ways. There are also many things we can do to prevent the spread of these diseases. In the research assignment you will learn about this.
Task
There have been 10 communicable diseases reported within our school community in the past few years.
Parents are not always aware of the signs and symptoms of these diseases and as a result don’t seek medical treatment straight away. This leads to the students (you) being sent to school while you may be contagious and not receiving the correct treatment. There are also a number of things we can do to prevent the spread of these diseases.
Our task is to create an information brochure that will be sent home to parents informing them of vital information of the these diseases.
Process
There are five steps in this task
1) - Students will work in pairs.
2) - Select one illness per pair to research. Research websites are listed below.
- Pediculosis (head lice)
- Measles
- Rubella
- Influenza (including Swine Flu)
- Chicken Pox (varicella)
- School sores
- Hand foot and mouth disease
- Fifth Disease (Slap Cheek)
- Ringworm
- Whopping cough (pertussis)
3) - Research your illness including the following important information.
- How it is contracted - causes
- Signs and symptoms
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Exclusion from school (Including brothers and sisters if need be)
- Contagious period
- Any complications
4) - Create an A4 information sheet using ICT in publisher or word. It can be front and back if need be.
5) - Present your information sheet to the class. This will be an informal talk regarding the information on the poster.
RESEARCH WEBSITES
Pediculosis (head lice)
http://health.vic.gov.au/headlice/
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/headlice/Pages/treatment.aspx
http://www.healthline.com/health/lice/how-long-do-lice-live#Lice1
Measles
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en/
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-measles
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/communicable_diseases_prevention_unit/infectious_diseases/measles
Rubella
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-rubella
http://www.ncirs.edu.au/immunisation/education/mmr-decision/rubella.php
Influenza (including Swine Flu)
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-influenza
http://www.ncirs.edu.au/immunisation/fact-sheets/influenza-fact-sheet.pdf
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/swine-flu/basics/symptoms/con-20034916
http://humanswineflu.health.vic.gov.au/
Chicken Pox (varicella)
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-varicella
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/chicken_pox.html
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Chickenpox_Varicella/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chickenpox/basics/symptoms/con-20019025
School sores
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Impetigo_school_sores/
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/impetigo_or_school_sores
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=303&id=1441
Hand foot and mouth disease
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Hand_foot_and_mouth_disease_coxsackie_virus/
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/handfootmouth.aspx
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/hand_foot_and_mouth_disease?open
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/communicable_diseases_prevention_unit/infectious_diseases/hfm_disease
Fifth Disease (Slap Cheek)
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/fifth.html
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Slapped_cheek_or_Fifth_syndrome/
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/communicable_diseases_prevention_unit/infectious_diseases/parvovirus
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Slapped_cheek_disease
Ringworm
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Ringworm/
http://www.medicinenet.com/ringworm/article.htm
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ringworm-myths-facts
Whopping cough (pertussis)
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/immunise-pertussis
http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Whooping_cough/
http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/whooping-cough
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/lung/whooping_cough.html
http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/communicable_diseases_prevention_unit/infectious_diseases/pertussis
Evaluation
You will be assessed on your information sheet with the following rubric.
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Above Standard expected |
At standard expected |
Below standard expected |
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Explanation of disease |
Provided a clear and accurate explanation of disease |
Provided an accurate description of disease |
Attempted an explanation of disease |
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Description of signs and symptoms |
Provided a clear and accurate description of signs and symptoms (6-8) of disease |
Provided a clear and accurate description of signs and symptoms (3-6) of disease |
Provided a clear and accurate description of signs and symptoms (1-2) of disease |
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Description of how disease is contracted |
Provided a clear and accurate description of how disease is contracted |
Provided a description of how disease is contracted |
Provided little to no description on how disease is contracted |
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Information on how disease can be prevented |
Provided clear and accurate information on prevention of disease |
Provided some information on prevention of disease |
Provided little to no information on prevention of disease |
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Information on how disease can be treated |
Provided clear and accurate information on treatment of disease |
Provided some information on treatment of disease |
Provided little to no information on treatment of disease |
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Information on exclusion from school details |
Provided clear and accurate information on exclusion from school details |
Provided some accurate information on exclusion from school details |
Provided little to no information on exclusion from school details |
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Information about contagious periods |
Provided clear and accurate information on contagious periods |
Provided some accurate information on contagious periods |
Provided little to no information on exclusion from school details |
Conclusion
You will have learnt a great deal about your communicable disease and others from these brochures.
Hopefully this information will help parents by providing them with useful information that they may not have known about.
Credits
ACARA. (2014). Year 5 & 6 Health and Phsical Education content descriptors. Retreived from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/health-and-physical-education/curriculum/f-10?layout=1#level5-6
ACARA. (2014). Year 5 English content descriptor. Retreived from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/english/curriculum/f-10?layout=1#level5
Teacher Page
Curriculum Links:
Health & Physical Education: Year 5 & 6
Being healthy, safe and active
Investigate community resources and strategies to seek help about health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS053)
Contributing to healthy and active communities
Investigate the role of preventive health in promoting and maintaining health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and their communities (ACPPS058)
English: Year 5
Creating texts
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience (ACELY1704)
Objectives:
1) Students will research a communicable diesease using resources provided through webquest.
2) Students will present findings through an informative text including: how it is contracted, causes, prevention, treatment, signs and symptoms, exclusion from school, contagious period.