The educational website from the ABC has a section for Health and Physical Education. In this specific resource, students can develop risk and decision-making skills by using mathematics to calculate and understand risks.
Structure and features
Teachers and families can use the videos to start a discussion with students. Discussion topics can include managing health, personal safety and wellbeing, and safety of others and the community. Watch the four videos to explore the following themes:
- cumulative risk and long term consequences
- the importance of risky play
- risks of using transport
- motivations for risk taking.
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Teacher notes
Australian Curriculum
- Suitable for years 9 and 10.
- Strands – personal, social and community health.
- Substrands – being healthy, safe and active.
Constructing a worksheet or engaging students in online discussion would compliment this video resource.
