In this unit, you will investigate the issues associated with health, safety and wellbeing throughout childhood. You will examine the symptoms, treatments and preventative strategies related to infectious and non- infectious diseases. You will research the supportive environments available for sick or injured children.

Creating Google Share Folders

Create a new folder in your Google Drive. All work and downloaded content for this term MUST be saved into this folder. Follow the instructions below. 

You are going to save your work into folders on the Google Drive and share them with your the class teacher. Follow the steps in this procedure to create and share your work folder.Log into your Google Drive  

1. In your Google Drive, click on Settings then check the 'Convert uploads to Google Docs editor format', click save settings.

2. Click New - Folder 

3. Name the folder - Surname_firstname_10CS

4. Share this main folder with your classroom teacher by clicking the share icon and then insert your teacher's email and click done

5. Within this folder - Surname_firstname_10CS, create a new folder named - surname_Unit 1 Safety

Assessment Task 1

Due Date Week 10, Term 1 

Refer to your St JPIICC Student 

You should use the Bibliography Format Guide for recording your sources of information.

Activity 3

• Working in pairs or in a group of three, discuss your responses and playground design. 

• In giving feedback to your peers, use the Star-Star-Wish format:  

  • • • Stars - two positive comments

      • Wish - area of improvement perhaps about safety or design

• Students use this feedback to consider for their assessment task 1.

• Your Webquest will be a valuable resource for completing Assessment Task 1.

• Below are some links that may assist you in researching for the above activities and Task 1. 

Nature Based Playgrounds – Pros Kidsafe WA

Playground Hazards – Kidsafe NSW

Challenging Play. Risky! – Kidsafe NSW

Playground Safety – Kidshealth

Safety Fact sheets – Kidsafe NSW

Natural Playspaces

Activity 4 Playground model that will be used in completing the activities for Assessment Task 1.

• Working in pairs and using craft supplies, design and create a model playground that incorporates 5 of the aspects you have learnt about. 

  • Your model should promote:

    • • Playground legislation. 

      • Safety aspects

      • A variety of equipment and play spaces

  • After a few lessons you will present your model to the class and explain how your playground meets the requirements for legislation, safety and variety.

  • Take and/or share an image of your playground model, to use in Task 1.

• In giving feedback to your peers, use the Star-Star-Wish format:  

  • • • Stars - two positive comments

      • Wish - area of improvement perhaps about safety or design

• Students use this feedback to consider for their assessment task 1.

This model will be used in completing the activities for Assessment Task 1.

Activity 4

• According to the Australian Health Department, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children living in certain regions require extra protection against some diseases. Children from these states or territories should receive all the routine vaccines given to other children. Use the Immunise Australia - Indigenous Children site to answer the following questions for the three Indigenous Immunisation Programs:

• For Pneumococcal Infection, name the states where ATSI children receive a booster of this vaccine.

• For Hepatitis A vaccination program, why do ATSI children in Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia receive two doses of this vaccine for free?

• Where do they give ATSI children a certain type of Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccine?

• As a class discuss the need for these programs for Indigenous children or why they were implemented.

Activity 5

• Using the BROW scaffold, create an electronic poster to remind parents of the immunisation schedule for 0-4 years 

  • • Brainstorm: ideas, caption

    • Read: research the relevant information about immunisation of 0-4 year olds in Australia; gather images

    • Organise: text and images you are using to make your poster

    • Write: Create an electronic poster to remind parents of the immunisation schedule for 0-4 years, including:

• • Bold title/heading

  • Clear steps/stages/timeline

  • Relevant images

Activity 3

• • After viewing the video about non-communicable diseases and using Lucidchart (in your Google Apps), create a mindmap to show the most common non-infectious disease and conditions in children

    • Diabetes

    • Asthma

    • Thrush

    • Tonsillitis

    • Deficiency diseases

    • Hereditary or genetic disease

    • Autoimmune diseases

    • Allergies

• To access Lucidchart:

  • • In your Drive, click NEW, then More, click Lucidchart.

• To insert to your Non-Infectious Diseases document:

  • • • 1. Open the correct Non-Infectious Diseases Google Doc.

        2. Go to Add-ons > Lucidchart Diagrams > Insert Diagram.

        3. Find the diagram you need to insert into your doc.

        4. Click the orange “+” button in the corner of the preview image. ...

        5. Click “Insert.” Now you've added your diagram to your Google Doc!

Activity 4

• Working in pairs, download, save, share and complete the Webquest - Common Non-infectious Diseases to research, investigate and provide management strategies to early childhood teachers about Diabetes and Asthma in children. 

  • • Select one the conditions - Diabetes or Asthma

    • Each student has the role of  either:

      • • • Teacher in charge of health and welfare of students

OR

• • • • • • Teacher in charge of physical activity

• • • You will need to first research and record the:

      • • • Nature of the condition

          • Symptoms

          • Treatments

          • Emergency care

          • Preventative strategies in childcare

• When finished, share your fact sheets and poster with a group who researched the alternative condition/disease. eg if you researched Diabetes share with a pair who did Asthma

Activity 2

• View the YouTube video - Teaching Children about Germs and Hand Washing

Activity 3

• • Working in your cooperative learning groups, create and share with all group members a new Google Slides presentation titled Preventing the Spread of Infectious Diseases.

  • Each group is to create a Google Slides presentation for staff at a childcare centre to remind them of the steps necessary to prevent the spread of infectious diseases 

    • • Each member of the group is assigned particular features related to preventing the spread of disease in a childcare centre including:

        • • • Outline how germs are spread

            • Effective hand hygiene

            • Exclusion of sick children, educators and other staff

            • Immunisation

            • Cough and sneeze etiquette

            • Appropriate use of gloves

            • Effective environmental cleaning

            • Hygienic nappy changing and toileting

            • Food safety

      • Using the links provided and other sources, complete the relevant slides of the presentation related to providing information for childcare teachers

      • Discuss the information found with the other group members. 

      • Remember, it is a presentation and should be presented in mainly bullet points and with relevant diagrams and images

  • Submit your group's presentation via your 10CS Google Classroom 

    • • Your teacher will provide feedback to your group  

Activity 3

• • Working in cooperative learning groups, download, save a copy and share with all group members the Google Doc titled, Caring for a Sick Child

  • Each student in your group researches one of the procedures related to caring for a sick child and shares with the group via the table.

  • As a class, discuss the procedures.

Activity 4

• Download, save a copy and, using Newman’s Prompts, complete the Problem Solving Activity –Time and Dosage of Medication

  • • Imagine you are the adult responsible for administering medications at a childcare centre. It is vital to give the correct dose and at the right time. Answer the questions in the activity related to when and how much medication to give to each child. Show your working out.

• As a class, discuss the strategies used in solving the problems and the answers