Teacher Resource

Paralympics

1. Briefly summarise the BtN Paralympics Kid story.2. How old is Isis?3. What did she achieve at the International Athletics

Championships last year?4. Why has the training been hard in the lead up to the

Paralympics?5. What do Isis’ classmates say about her achievements?6. What condition does she have?7. How does the condition affect her body?8. In the Paralympics Isis is classified at T35. What does that

mean?9. Which events is Isis competing in at the Paralympics?10. What did you learn watching the BtN story?

Class DiscussionWatch the BtN Paralympics story and discuss as a class. What questions were raised in the discussion (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The following questions may help guide the discussion:

What does the word Paralympics mean? Why was the Paralympics created? When and where did the first Paralympics take place? What did you learn about Isis Holt, the young Paralympian

featured in the BtN story?

The following KWLH organiser provides students with a framework to explore their knowledge on this topic and consider what they would like to know and learn.

What do I know?

What do I want to know?

What have I learnt?

How will I find out?

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Students will develop a deeper understanding of the Paralympics. They will research an Australian athlete competing at the Rio Paralympics and find out more about a Paralympic sport.

Health and Physical Education – Years 7 & 8Investigate the benefits to individuals and communities of valuing diversity and promoting inclusivity (ACPPS079)

Modify rules and scoring systems to allow for fair play, safety and inclusive participation (ACPMP088)

HASS – Years 5 & 6Develop appropriate questions to guide an inquiry about people, events, developments, places, systems and challenges (ACHASSI122) (ACHASSI094)

Science – Years 5 & 6Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE083)

Paralympic SportsStudents will find out more about Paralympic sport. The video What is Paralympic sport? explains who can compete at the Paralympics and the classification system. Students will then choose a Summer Paralympics sport to find out more about. The Australian Paralympic Committee website has the list of sports to choose from.

Australian Paralympic Athlete – Create a BiographyStudents will choose an Australian Paralympics athlete competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics and write a short biography about them or create a profile using Biocube software. The full list of Paralympic athletes is available at the Australian Paralympic Committee website

Ask students to think about the sort of information included in a biography. What does a biography tell us about a person?

Some possible areas of research include: Where and when was the person born?

Which sport do they compete in?

What are some of their achievements? Choose one to explore in more detail.

What are some of the challenges they have faced?

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Information to include: A brief summary of the sport

Classification –

o Who is eligible?

o What are the classes?

Equipment needed

Number of Australians competing in the sport at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Some trivia about the sport.

Include a photo

Students can present the information using Prezi

Paralympics PromoWatch the Yes I Can advertisement promoting the Rio Paralympic Games. Ask students to respond to the following questions:

What is the key message is the advertisement?

Why is music an important element of the ad?

How effective do you think the ad is? Give reasons for your answer.

Paralympics TechnologyStudents will investigate the technology Paralympic athletes use when they compete. Watch the BtN Paralympics Technology story to learn more about Kelly’s story.

1. Briefly summarise the events that led to Kelly becoming an athlete.2. Which events does Kelly compete in?3. When are the next Paralympics being

held?4. How does the artificial limb technology

help Kelly?5. Why are some people questioning the

new technology?6. What did technicians see at the

prosthetic repair clinic during the Beijing Paralympics?

7. Illustrate an aspect of this story.8. Do you think Aussie athletes be allowed to use high-tech artificial limbs to gain an advantage at

the Paralympics? Explain your answer.9. How did Kelly’s story make you feel?

Ask students to investigate the technology used by Paralympic athletes such as carbon fibre prosthetic limbs and high-tech wheelchairs. Students can reflect on the following questions:

Is the technology available to all athletes? What impact does the changing technology have on the sport? Do you think the technology makes the sport fairer? Explain why or why not.

Behind the News – 2014 Paralympicshttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3958258.htm

Behind the News – Paralympics Technologyhttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3445954.htm

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Behind the News - Paralympics 2012http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3576832.htm

Behind the News – Fair Gameshttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3885275.htm

International Paralympic Committee - History of Paralympicshttps://www.paralympic.org/the-ipc/history-of-the-movement

Paralympic Education Program - Summer Games Historyhttp://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/primary/history-games

Australian Paralympic Committee – Classificationhttp://www.paralympic.org.au/classification/

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