Introduction
This Term we have been looking at communicable diseases, particularly those, as young people, we are particularly vulnerable to getting due to our age, immunisation status and our home and school environments.
You're job is to create a piece of work to display in our classroom, our school and in our newsletter to provide information on preventative steps our students, parents, teachers and school community, can make to ensure our school stays healthy and safe.
To raise awareness, you may like to create a poster, a written letter to parents or your peers, an iMovie or even a role play to perform. It is up to you!
Learning Outcome:
Investigate the role of preventive health in promoting and maintaining health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and their communities (ACPPS058)
Task
Your job is...
Create a poster, imovie, written piece, etc, to raise awareness and offer preventative strategies to ensure our school stays healthy and safe from communicable diseases such as head lice, school sores and chicken pox. Make sure you list several different ways outbreaks can be prevented, for example, headlice, do not share hats, tie back long hair, using tea tree oil on hair. Remember - We want to be preventing, we are not doctors, so please refrain from providing treatment information. however a simple suggestion such as 'If you see symptoms, please see your friendly pharmacist or GP' is a great thing to put on your awareness campaign.
Lets look at some of the communicable diseases again:
- Pediculosis (Head Lice)
Head lice is often associated with scratching of the head. There are three stages in the lifecycle of head lice: egg, nymph and adult. Anybody can get head lice so preventative strategies must be put into place to minimalise the risk of an outbreak in schools. Tying back long hair and spraying tee trea oil into the hair are some steps to take to reduce the risk of catching head lice.
- Impetigo (School Sores)
School sores are the infection of the skin caused by bacteria. It is very easily spread and often starts with a blister or a cluster of blisters. When the blisters pops, the skin will become red and weep. To prevent from spreading, clean the sores, cover with a bandage, ensure hand washing hygeine, cut fingernails and change clothes and bed linen.
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
Chickenpox is easily spread as it is highly contagious. It can be spread by direct contact with the skin or through air droplets when coughing. It can be identified by an itchy rash or spots, a fever and fatigue. There is no medication , such as antibiotics, to cure chickenpox, just treatments to help relieve symptoms, such as itching.
Process
Still not sure what to do?
1. Think of a communicable disease that we have looked at in this unit so far, such as chicken pox, school sores or head lice.
2. Working with a partner, brainstorm ideas to present information on your chosen topic. You might like to do a poster, a blog, an iMovie, a letter to parents, etc. Remember, we will actually use your work to provide prevention strategies to our school community. Here is an example of a YouTube video to give you some ideas of how you can present your task:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VGOnh6Q-mk
3. Research the communicable disease you and your partner will focus on. Here are a few websites to get you started
http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/infectious-diseases
https://www2.health.vic.gov.au
http://www.health.wa.gov.au/docreg/Education/Diseases/Communicable/Para…
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ohp-commu…
4. Start writing down some key ways to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. For example, to stop the spread of headlice, you might like to list that tying up long hair can be a preventative strategy or using tea tree oil on hair.
5. Compile all your information into one piece of work.
6. Make it stand out!!! We want people to stop and read/listen to/watch your work to help prevent the spread fo communicable diseases in our school! make sure it is engaging. Think of creative ways to present, use lots of colour, pictures, music (if you can), videos. It is up to you! make sure it 'pops'!!
Evaluation
Students will be assessed against the following rubric:
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Factual |
All information was accurate and factual. All information was written in students’ own words |
Most information was accurate. Most was written in students’ own words. |
Some information was accurate. Some information was written in students’ own words
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None of the information was accurate. None of the information was written in students’ own words. |
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Correct preventative strategies |
Preventative strategies listed and they were clear and accurate |
Most preventative strategies listed, and they were mostly clear and accurate. |
Some preventative strategies listed, and they were somewhat clear and accurate.
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No preventative strategies listed, or were not clear and accurate. |
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Visually effective |
Presentation was very visually effective and engaging.
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Presentation was engaging |
Presentation was somewhat engaging |
Presentation was not engaging. |
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Presentation |
Presentation was clear, easy to read with no spelling errors |
Presentation was mostly clear, quite easy to read with minimal spelling errors |
Presentation somewhat clear, was slightly challenging to read, several spelling errors |
Presentations was not easy to read and was not clear. The presentation had many spelling errors. |
Conclusion
Congratulations!! you have successfully created your own awareness poster/video/letter to help prevent the spread of communicable diseases in our school! Thank you for contributing to a healthy school environment for everyone!