Health and Physical Education / Year 3 and 4 / Personal, social and community health / Making healthy and safe choices

Curriculum content descriptions

interpret the nature and intention of health information and messages, and reflect on how they influence personal decisions and behaviours (AC9HP4P09)

Elaborations
  • accessing different sources of health information and examining the accuracy of these sources, including brochures, websites, TV shows and advertisements, online promotions and food labels
  • examining health messages relating to food and nutrition from different sources and exploring choices, behaviours and outcomes conveyed in these messages
  • identifying, examining and combining information and opinions from a range of sources to inform decisions and behaviours on a range of health issues
  • investigating the level of influence health messages from different people and sources may have on their health decisions
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Wellbeing,  Health promotion,  Advertising campaigns

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