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Health and Physical Education / Year 7 and 8 / Personal, social and community health / Making healthy and safe choices
Curriculum content descriptions
plan and implement strategies, using health resources, to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP8P10)
Elaborations
- proposing and implementing actions and behaviours that promote safe participation in physical activities, and evaluating the impact participation can have on their own and others’ mood and mental wellbeing
- investigating food-serving recommendations from The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and producing a guide to help students make healthy choices when buying food from the school canteen
- researching a variety of snack and lunch options, and evaluating nutritional value, value for money and sustainability to create a weekly menu plan; considering the benefits of eating locally grown, chemical-free produce to support personal health benefits, reduce food miles and support local producers
- investigating how First Nations Australians have developed complete diets that meet nutritional requirements, and used and continue to use food for medicinal purposes
- examining how different cultures value the contribution of the mind–body–spirit connection to health and wellbeing; for example, Dadirri – the Aboriginal meditative practice of deep listening developed and shared by First Nations Australians of the Daly River region, and yoga and meditation practices from the Asia region
- investigating preventive health practices relevant to young people, and designing and implementing health promotion activities targeting these practices
- investigating tools and designing routines that help to regulate the use of digital environments and tools and ensure a healthy pattern of use, such as using “do not disturb” mode or turning off notifications
- investigating different approaches and developing personal plans for promoting their own positive mental health and wellbeing, such as mindfulness, relaxation techniques and healthy eating
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Wellbeing, Health promotion, Safety, Social relations