Objective:
To provide access for teachers to a range of resources that support Second Suite Rich Task #3: Personal Health Plan. Four major topics have been identified:
Description:
This list provides a starting point for resources to support Second Suite Rich Task #3: Personal Health Plan. Resources have been grouped under the following headings:
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Professional associations, community members or organisations able to provide expert information and advice on topics related to the Rich Task.
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
http://www.achper.org.au/ 
ACHPER has branches in all states and territories. It aims to promote healthy lifestyles for all Australians through professional development and activities for people of all ages. ACHPER links to Active Schools Network , a government funded body which aims to increase participation of all age groups in sport.
Centers for disease control and prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/
This extensive American site gives information about a large number of diseases and conditions that affect health. Under Health Topics A-Z are sections dealing with adolescents (eg. Physical activity in adolescents and young adults), physical activity and health (eg. Promoting better health for young people) and nutrition (eg. Obesity and overweight).
Health service district community profiles
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/default.asp
This Queensland Government site contains details of district health services that will help students locate people and information on local issues. Each district site contains a district profile and a facilities profile.
KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/index2.html
test Created by pediatric medical experts, the site aims to provide education in a number of health areas for children and teenagers without usurping the roles of medical professionals. Students will find information on all aspects of their health and fitness using search terms like 'fitness', 'exercise' and 'nutrition'.
Medem medical library: Children's health
http://www.medem.com/MedLB/sub_detaillb.cfm?parent_id=10&act=disp
This site contains a range of information on children's health and physical fitness, including nutrition, fitness and sport, and a teen section. Children with allergies or asthma will find the site useful in understanding the part that physical fitness plays in their coping with such disabilities.
MyDr.com.au
http://www.mydr.com.au
This site contains articles on health issues, including obesity, and has an online Body Mass Index calculator and a searchable database. Searching under 'exercise', for example, produced over 200 hits.
PE Central
http://www.pecentral.org/
The site contains lists of ideas for lessons in Health and Physical Education for students in Preschool to Year 12, as well as activity cues, warm-up and instant activities, classroom management and integrated lesson ideas.
The President's council on physical fitness and sports
http://www.fitness.gov/
The aim of this American association is to help more people become fit and active and to participate in sports. The site contains The President's Challenge, a program for school students which sets out activities to be pursued by students in order to qualify for one of several awards (in the USA). The programs themselves could be useful as guides for students to follow in setting their own personal health plans.
The Research cycle 2000
http://questioning.org/rcycle.html
The site contains a chapter from the book, Beyond technology: Questioning, research and the information literate school , by Jamie McKenzie, in which he poses questioning as the greatest technological advance ever.
About goal setting
http://www.about-goal-setting.com/
Although the site advertises its own software, GoalPro, it does give some ideas about setting goals and working towards them. The software is available for downloading for a trial period of thirty days.
Goal setting: Making and keeping goals
http://www.goal-setting-and-keeping-personal-goals.com/
This website gives advice on setting, managing and reaching goals. Aimed at adults, the site could also be used by upper primary and secondary students for their own goal-setting activities.
Mind tools - Personal goal setting
http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html
This site shows how to decide on goals and then to move towards these goals step-by-step. Useful for students for setting and achieving goals.
Physical education K to 7
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pek7/petoc.htm
This Canadian curriculum package is structured under four curriculum organisers: Learning outcomes, Instructional strategies, Assessment strategies and Learning resources. Each grade is divided into seven categories, including Active living, Dance, Games, Gymnastics and Personal and social responsibility. Students will be able to find suitable activities in their level and to suit their personal preferences for a health plan.
Michigan Electronic Library: Homework and Study Skills
http://mel.org/viewtopic.jsp?id=3478&pathid=4157
This site contains links to a variety of sites on report writing for students of primary and secondary schools.
Report writing FAQ
http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/report.html
Aimed at first year university students, the site could be used by secondary students to help them organise the composition and writing of a report.
Comprising non-website resources available from a variety of sources.
The following Education Queensland publications can be ordered through AccessEd School Sales, PO Box 220, Ashgrove Q 4060. Fax (07) 3366 3849.
EDUCATION QUEENSLAND 1999, Health and physical education Years 1-10: Statements of content for Education Queensland schools. Brisbane: Education Queensland.
Designed to help school curriculum planners to interpret core content of the syllabus for use at different stages of schooling. Contains statements of content by level and strand.
EDUCATION QUEENSLAND 1999, Personal health. (4 booklets 415 p) Brisbane: Education Queensland.
Explores human health and human development as well as animal learning. It critically evaluates information on the psychological causes of ill health and proposes an exercise program with safety checks.
AccessEd Video Library online catalogue
http://nslib.qed.qld.gov.au/oau-olclib/webinqu.dll?
Video resources may be borrowed from the AccessEd Video Library by Queensland teachers who are registered borrowers.
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Other resources for Second Suite Rich Task #3: Personal Health Plan may be found by searching the Curriculum
Exchange collections
, the Library Services collections
or the Internet. The following criteria listed under Keywords and/or Subject are
suggested search terms:
Curriculum level:
Upper primary
Audience:
Teacher; Student
Keywords:
Convenience foods
Subject:
Health; Human body; Body building; Children - Nutrition; Health education; Measurement; Nutrition; Physical fitness; Weight control; Anorexia nervosa; Body image; Eating disorders; Heart rate; Obesity; Self concept; Curriculum materials;
Dewey number:
613
Source:
New Basics Project, Education Queensland
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