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Year 9

Health promotion

Unit aim
To investigate health services within the community and the messages these agencies promote.

Key area of learning
Food and nutrition

Curriculum level
5

Underlying concepts
Hauora – developing an understanding that nutritional can contribute to all dimensions of health and well-being.

Health promotion – identifying health services that promote students' health and well-being and activity contributing to the well-being of themselves and others.

Socio-ecological perspective – understand the cultural, technological, and economic factors that impact on food choices.

Attitudes and values – respect the rights of others.

Prior learning
National Nutritional Guidelines (NNGs)
Health studies on total well-being/hauora

AO Learning outcome Learning experiences Assessment opportunities
5A1

Students will investigate and describe using a post box activity about how they view food as a need (hauora).

Conduct a post box activity with questions where students work in groups to collate data and report back to class using pens and paper as resources.  
5A4 Students will define their own attitudes and values towards food and how it may impact on their self worth.
5D2 Students will investigate community services that support and promote peoples' well-being and take action to promote personal and group involvement.

Introduction to health promotion. In groups students will investigate selected health services to see how effective they are.

They will decide if any action is needed to promote the message of these health agencies more effectively. Analyse and collate data then present to the rest of the class.

Teacher assessment of presentation against set criteria.
5C1

Students will identify issues associated with group work and achieve positive outcomes from working together.

Establish group rules: strategies, effective communication skills and how to show sensitivity to others. Peer assessment of group work in relation to the rules identified.
5C2 Students will demonstrate an understanding of attitudes and values that may be different from their own and how to address these issues sensitively when working in groups.
3A3 Students will demonstrate safe choices for themselves and others for practical applications. Practical – modifying a recipe to make a more healthy choice for the meal to meet nutritional guidelines for adolescents (PRISME challenge). Self-assessment of how the meal meets National Nutritional Guidelines.
5D3 Students will evaluate the Pick the Tick campaign and the products made available in the community. Practical – using a food registered by the Pick the Tick campaign students will create and produce the fast food that meets the adolescent national nutritional guidelines. Self evaluate the acceptability and nutritional suitability of the fast food products.
5D2

Students will take action by producing a healthy meal using everyday foods for their families.

Students will produce a meal at home, that meets the national nutritional guidelines for their family/friends. To be completed for homework.

Performance evaluation form and comments made by family/friends.

Reflect with class.

5A3 Safety practices will be reinforced in the home kitchen. Food hygiene and safety practices will be applied in the home kitchen.

Practical skills
Health-promoting foods for the national market




Introduction

Year 9 units

Healthy eating

Healthy food across cultures

Health promotion

Year 10 units

Routines and procedures

Food fantastic

Roles and responsibilities

Societal factors affecting food choice