Year 8 Island Time Health in Hong Kong

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In the health unit we will be looking at the following essential questions:

Skills development: Observation, reflection and evaluating, collaboration, critical

thinking and capacity to learn.

Change How can I change HK attitudes, activities towards a healthy and

eco-friendly lifestyle?

Responsibility What is my responsibility for promoting health in Hong Kong?

What is my social responsibility for health in Hong Kong?

Influence How does the HK media, advertising and government support a healthy lifestyle?

How does HK influence my health choices?

Beliefs / Values

Health involves physical, mental, emotional, moral and social well-being.

What are popular misconceptions about health in Hong Kong?

Factual: What provision does the SAR government provide for sports and leisure? S C

What are the risks and benefits involved in hiking from Magazine Gap Road down into Aberdeen? C What are the nutritional options in Aberdeen based on a budget of 2 hours HK minimum wage? N

What are the Eco challenges that the HKSAR faces? S

What ways is HKSAR presently disposing of its waste? S C Conceptual: How do you explain the relationship between economic factors (ie earning minimum wage, or above) and healthy lifestyle choices? N C

Why should the HK government promote healthy life style? C N

How will HKSAR deal with the future crisis of waste disposal with an ever growing population? C S

What might be the impact of over time on the Hong Kong population? C S N Provocative: Whose responsibility is it to make Hong Kong healthier?

Provocative: Whose responsibility is it to make Hong Kong healthier?

Health There are three excursions, which assess different aspects of the provision for health in Hong Kong.

The three excursions will lead to a final project where you will create a website on a “Health in Hong Kong” theme. Here is our weekly schedule of excursions. A) Bowen Road Storyboard

B) Aberdeen Hike with Risk assessment Evaluation

C) Po Kong Village Road Park

Week

Staff

RF JCW, RB

EN MFS, PEP

DW

TCL, BMH

1. 6/10 Introduction -

Introduction Introduction

2. 27/10 B 815 to Wan

Chai Gap from Aberdeen

12 pm

A Bowen Rd

D PoKong

BUS 815 1215

3. 10/10 A Bowen rd D Pokong BUS 815 1215

B 815 to Wan Chai Gap from Aberdeen 12 pm

4. 17/11 RF D PoKong

BUS 815 1215

B 815 to Wan

Chai Gap from Aberdeen 12 pm

A Bowen Rd

5. 1/12 Website Website Website

6. 8/12 Website Website Website

When planning your groups try to:

Choose people you don’t often work with

Mix the genders

Mix nationalities

Things to bring every week when out of school: 1.5 litres of water, hat, sun cream,

iPod touches/ cameras for recording and creating story boards /photo-stories, light back pack, laptops in your lockers for use lesson 4, octopus card, this booklet, snacks and some pocket money.

CATEGORY Your rating

4 3 2 1

Contributions Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A definite leader who contributes a lot of effort.

Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A strong group member who tries hard!

Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A satisfactory group member who does what is required.

Rarely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. May refuse to participate.

Time-management

Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Usually uses time well throughout the project, but may have procrastinated on one thing. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Rarely gets things done by the deadlines AND group has to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's inadequate time management.

Focus on the task

Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. Other group members can count on this person.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. Other group members must sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task.

Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Lets others do the work.

Problem-solving

Actively looks for and suggests solutions to problems.

Refines solutions suggested by others.

Does not suggest or refine solutions, but is willing to try out solutions suggested by others.

Does not try to solve problems or help others solve problems. Lets others do the work.

Preparedness Brings needed materials to class and is always ready to work.

Almost always brings needed materials to class and is ready to work.

Almost always brings needed materials but sometimes needs to settle down and get to work

Often forgets needed materials or is rarely ready to get to work.

Monitors Group Effectiveness

Routinely monitors the effectiveness of the group, and makes suggestions to make it more effective.

Routinely monitors the effectiveness of the group and works to make the group more effective.

Occasionally monitors the effectiveness of the group and works to make the group more effective.

Rarely monitors the effectiveness of the group and does not work to make it more effective.

Working with Others

Team Payer No “I” in Team

Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together.

Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group.

Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member.

Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player.

Which area(s) would you like to focus on and develop in the next six weeks? Why?

Collaborative Work Skills Self Assessment:

Self Assessed by ____________________

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A. Bowen Road Story Board In your groups of four ensure each person takes a role:

1. A member to demonstrate the exercise

2. Someone to record this (video or photo)

3. Someone to write how the exercise

equipment works 4. Someone to interview the peer about the

effectiveness of the equipment Evaluating the fitness trail and facilities on Bowen Road.

When you reach this sign find out what this chart means and explain the recommendation given. What is the title

of this chart? Do you think this is accurate information?

Create a storyboard of the fitness trail exercises on Bowen Road giving instructions for

each of the exercises. Here are two examples of the exercises available. What

are there called and how do you use this? Now photograph the rest of the exercises and explain how to

use them.

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This equipment/ facility is extremely effective.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Equipment Description Effectiveness

What recommendations and adaptations do you have as consequence of this activity?

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B. Aberdeen Risk Assessment

The Aberdeen Hike Route Directions with Risk Assessment

1. Start at Wan Chai Gap. Take the path/road marked 'Black's Link' for

approximately 1.2km until you reach a pavilion on your right.

2. At the pavilion turn right onto the Hong Kong trail taking stone steps

downhill. Be careful of a drop on the left side.

3. Continue on the Hong Kong trail for about 500m until you reach a viewpoint with a picture board pointing out places from Violet Hill to Ocean Park.

4. At the picture board the path turns into a minor road. Follow this for 500m until you reach a T-junction.

5.Turn left at the T-junction, signposted to Aberdeen Reservoir.

6.Follow the minor road downhill. After 400m the road turns into stone steps. Then you reach a watercourse.

7.Turn right, signposted to Aberdeen Reservoir.

8.Follow the path by the watercourse for about 900m. Along a short stretch of the watercourse there is no rail (potential hazard).

9.You will reach a picnic area. Go straight on, ignoring the many turns to the

left and right.

10. After 100m you will see a turn off to the right, which is a picnic area and a

pebble path for foot massage. You are already in Aberdeen Country Park.

11. After another 100m you will see a map board on your right. Go straight on ignoring the left turn.

12.You will soon arrive at a large barbecue area with tables and another pebble path. If time permits we will break here.

13. After 200m in total you will reach the dam at the base of Aberdeen Upper reservoir. Cross the dam and immediately turn left.

14.You are now on the 'Fitness Trail'. You will see some monkey bars to your

right. Descend some stone steps and pass more exercise equipment.

15.After 500m the path will turn into a minor road. After a further 100m you

reach the exit of Aberdeen Country Park.

16. Descend the road into Aberdeen taking care of traffic. After 200m there is a small rest area on the left.

Total distance (approx.) 4.8km

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The Minimum Wage Lunch Challenge in Aberdeen Each group of 2 now joins forces with another to form a group of 4. It would be ideal if at least one person in your group could speak or read at least some Cantonese. You must now effectively collaborate using your risk conscious

way of thinking to overcome the following tasks in safety.

As a group of four you must work together to complete the following data collection tasks in a short amount of time. You must stay together as a group throughout this activity.

This is an imaginary activity as you would have snacked on your hike earlier in the day. You will return to school in time for your own lunch as normal. You would have been hiking for just over two hours. Imagine if you were a blue collar employee in Hong Kong. The HK government has set the minimum wage for this year at $28 per hour. As it nearly lunchtime in Aberdeen, imagine you had earned just $52 and you wanted to treat yourself you a decent lunch, after all you have been labouring hard for the past two hours! You need to photo/ video log and record your choices and add up the cost of your various purchases. Aberdeen Town Centre has many dining opportunities. Within the confines of the town centre itself search for the best healthy options to spend your $52 on a good lunch. The three options you should research are

1. Take away options What can $52 buy you at a convenience store like 7Eleven or Circle K What take away outlets offer healthy food? (e.g. do Mcdonald's sell salad?) Do any supermarkets offer take away food choices?

2. Eat in options What healthy options can you buy from budget chains like Cafe de Coral and Pizza Hut? What do locally run budget restaurants offer?

3. Cook at home options Now imagine you were shopping for foods for lunch that you took home to cook. What healthy foods could you buy to cook from wet markets, or supermarkets or markets stalls

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Assessing your data On your return to school consider the following points to respond to

How do you assess the nutritional quality of your choices made during this challenge? On reflection is it healthier to dine in or out in Aberdeen? On reflection is it cheaper to dine in or out in Aberdeen? Is $52 enough cash to buy your lunch? Is the minimum wage too high or too low?

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C. Po Kong Village Road Park http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/pkvrp/en/index.php

There are two activities for this excursion:

1) Evaluation Po Kong Village Road Park is new Leisure and Cultural

Services Department (LCSD) Park with 14 different activities. List the 14 activities available in this park and discuss in your groups each one’s effectiveness using this scale.

This equipment/ facility is extremely effective.

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Remember to take photos/ videos demonstrating how each activity works.

Activity/ Facility Description How to use?

Effective rating Why or Why not?

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Activity/ Facility Description How to use?

Effective rating Why or Why not?

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2) Cycling (Remember your $ 20 to hire a cycle)

Week 1 E N

Week 3 Week 4

10-11 E Cycle R Cycle D Cycle

N Evaluation F Evaluation W Evaluation

11-12 E Evaluation R Evaluation D Evaluation

N Cycle F Cycle W Cycle

The park provides a wide range of cycling facilities, including an elevated

cycling track of approximate 1 kilometre in length, cycling area for beginners, and a BMX area. The cycling facilities are open free-of-charge for cyclists of all

ages and different skill levels. We will be using the intermediate and

beginner’s tracks and hiring the bicycles from a private vendor on the grounds.

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D. Hong Kong EcoPark Visitors Centre

http://www.ecopark.com.hk/en/visitors.aspx

You will be working in groups to answer the following questions. Think about the following aspects of your

collaborative skills: contributions, time management, focus on the task, problem solving, preparedness, monitoring group effectiveness and working with others.

What are the Eco challenges the Hong Kong faces?

How informative is the Ecopark Visitor Centre? Why or why not?

Is the Ecopark Vistors’ Centre enough to educate HK citizens about being eco-friendly?

How eco-friendly is the average HK citizen in comparison to other nations? How do you

know this?

What change can you action as response to what you have observed? Will you change any of your habits based on today’s excursion?

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CATEGORY Your rating

4 3 2 1

Contributions Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A definite leader who contributes a lot of effort.

Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A strong group member who tries hard!

Sometimes provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A satisfactory group member who does what is required.

Rarely provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. May refuse to participate.

Time-management

Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Usually uses time well throughout the project, but may have procrastinated on one thing. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Tends to procrastinate, but always gets things done by the deadlines. Group does not have to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's procrastination.

Rarely gets things done by the deadlines AND group has to adjust deadlines or work responsibilities because of this person's inadequate time management.

Focus on the task

Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time. Other group members can count on this person.

Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time. Other group members must sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task.

Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done. Lets others do the work.

Problem-solving

Actively looks for and suggests solutions to problems.

Refines solutions suggested by others.

Does not suggest or refine solutions, but is willing to try out solutions suggested by others.

Does not try to solve problems or help others solve problems. Lets others do the work.

Preparedness Brings needed materials to class and is always ready to work.

Almost always brings needed materials to class and is ready to work.

Almost always brings needed materials but sometimes needs to settle down and get to work

Often forgets needed materials or is rarely ready to get to work.

Monitors Group Effectiveness

Routinely monitors the effectiveness of the group, and makes suggestions to make it more effective.

Routinely monitors the effectiveness of the group and works to make the group more effective.

Occasionally monitors the effectiveness of the group and works to make the group more effective.

Rarely monitors the effectiveness of the group and does not work to make it more effective.

Working with Others

Team Payer No “I” in Team

Almost always listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Tries to keep people working well together.

Usually listens to, shares, with, and supports the efforts of others. Does not cause "waves" in the group.

Often listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others, but sometimes is not a good team member.

Rarely listens to, shares with, and supports the efforts of others. Often is not a good team player.

Collaborative Work Skills Peer Assessment:

Peer Assessed by ____________________

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Your Project: A “Health in Hong Kong” Website After the four excursions you will be working on a “Health in Hong Kong” website. You will be working in

the same group for the entire Health unit.

The format of your website should be built around this frame work

Page 1- About Us and The Health HK unit.

This page contains a photo/ video of all the members of your group. In it you should describe the unit in overview and give some reasons as to why you’re a studying this topic.

Page 2- Culture

Factual Questions What provision does the SAR government provide for sports and leisure?

What are the risks and benefits involved in hiking from Magazine Gap Road down into Aberdeen? C What ways is HKSAR presently disposing of its waste? S C Conceptual Questions How do you explain the relationship between economic factors (ie earning minimum wage, or above) and healthy lifestyle choices? N C

Why should the HK government promote healthy life style? C N

How will HKSAR deal with the future crisis of waste disposal with an ever growing population? C S

What might be the impact of over time on the Hong Kong population? C S N

Page 3- Sustainability

Factual Questions What are the Eco challenges that the HKSAR faces? S

What ways is HKSAR presently disposing of its waste? S C

Conceptual Questions Why should the HK government promote healthy life style? C N

How will HKSAR deal with the future crisis of waste disposal with an ever growing population? C S

What might be the impact of over time on the Hong Kong population? C S N

Page 4 Nutrition

Factual Questions What are the nutritional options in Aberdeen based on a budget of 2 hours HK minimum wage? N

Conceptual Questions How do you explain the relationship between economic factors (ie earning minimum wage, or above) and healthy lifestyle choices? N C

Why should the HK government promote healthy life style? C N What might be the impact of over time on the Hong Kong population? C S N

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Page 5 Personal Reflections on Health in Hong Kong and your collaborative skills This page is your opportunity to think further and deeper and to explore around some

of the issues this topic has raised. You could consider these questions, make up your own or look at the questions at the beginning of the unit.

How else does the HK government promote good health?

Whose responsibility is it to make Hong Kong healthier? How can we as citizens of the SAR and students of Island School promote any related

improvements?

What ideas/ recommendations can you give to improve the Health of Hong Kong? What recommendations can you give to make Hong Kong more eco-friendly?

What are the current issues in the media that relate to health in Hong Kong?

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End of Health Unit Reflection Questions Which aspects of collaboration did you want to develop over the last six weeks? Why did you choose this category/ies?

CATEGORY

Contributions

Time-management

Focus on the task

Problem-solving

Preparedness

Monitors Group Effectiveness

Working with Others

Did you develop this aspect? How do you know whether you did or not?

What did you learn about health in Hong Kong?

What did you enjoy about this unit?