Teacher Resource

Beach Safety

1. In pairs, discuss the main points raised in the Beach Safety App story.2. What does Sarah’s app teach people about?3. Where did Sarah learn to code?4. Why did Sarah want to teach people about beach safety?5. What topics do the games cover?6. What does the app teach people about rips?7. Why is teaching people about sun safety important?8. What is CPR and why is it important to learn about it?9. What did you learn watching the BTN story?10. If you were to create an app that teaches people something, what

would it be?

Negotiate with students how many activities they will need to complete.

Remember and understand

Watch the BTN Beach Safety story again and ask students to record as many key words as they can. Students then clarify their understanding of the key words by writing down what they think the word means. Swap definitions with a partner and ask them to add to or change the definition. Check them using a dictionary or other source.

Key word My definition Dictionary definition

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Students will develop a deeper understanding of beach safety including rips and sun safety.

Health and PE – Years 5 & 6Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS054)

Investigate community resources and ways to seek help about health, safety and wellbeing (ACPPS053)

Investigate the role of preventive health in promoting and maintaining health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and their communities (ACPPS058)

Students will practice their note-taking while watching the BTN Beach Safety story. After watching the story, ask students to reflect and organise the information into three categories. Students may want to watch the story again or download a copy of the Beach Safety transcript to assist them with this activity. What information was...?

o Positiveo Negative oro Interesting

Watch the BTN Resuscitation Class story then answer the following questions:

1. What is resuscitation?2. The kids are learning about an action plan called

DRSABC. What does each letter stand for?3. Give an example of the sort of danger people need

to look for.4. How do you check for a response?5. If there is no response, what should you do?6. What is the emergency number?7. Why is it important to make sure there is nothing in

the person’s mouth?8. If the person isn’t breathing, ___________________

needs to be given.

Apply and analyse

Research beach safety in Australia and present the information as an interactive poster using Glogster or a Prezi presentation. To find out more about rips, watch these videos How to spot a rip current and How to survive a rip current. The following questions can help guide your research:

o What hazards are there at Australian beaches?o What is a rip and how do I recognise one?o What do I do if I get caught in a rip?o How can I keep myself safe at the beach?

The sun protection times can tell you whenever UV levels are forecast to be 3 or higher. These times are forecast each day by the Bureau of Meteorology website .

o What sun protection measures are recommended?

o Monitor the UV index and temperature in your area for a week and graph the results. Explain the connection between UV and temperature.

o Consider checking the UV index as a class at the beginning of each day to ensure that students are protecting themselves

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from the sun. Your school could give a daily UV alert and sun protection reminders to all students.

Evaluate and create

Survey students at your school about their practices regarding the sun and protecting themselves from the sun’s rays. Include questions about wearing protective clothing, applying sunscreen and seeking shade. What do the survey results indicate? Display the results in an interesting way.

Design a game that teaches kids about an aspect of beach safety. Think about the topics covered in Sarah’s games – rips, sun safety and CPR. What do you think kids should learn about beach safety?

Create a quiz about beach safety using Kahoot!. Quizzes can be created to recap learning or test personal knowledge. There is also the option to connect with classrooms around the world and play kahoot in real time.

BTN – Drowning Dangerhttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2502347.htm

BTN – Surf Schoolhttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3809204.htm

BTN – Skin Cancerhttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4576616.htm

BTN – Resuscitation Classhttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4340748.htm

BTN – App Tutorhttp://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4708867.htm

Surf Life Saving – Rip Currentshttps://beachsafe.org.au/surf-safety/ripcurrents

Royal Life Saving – Beach Safetyhttps://www.royallifesaving.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/4009/27.-Beach-Safety.pdf

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