Lesson Plan 5: HSC – Option 1: The Health of young people (Stage 6)

Rationale:
The aim of this learning task is to further develop student’s knowledge and understanding in areas of drug use, especially illicit drug use and binge drinking. These topic areas are providing students with opportunity to develop higher understanding in areas of drug use that they can specifically relate to at this stage in their lives. This is why a schoolies example has been chosen, to engage, alert and inform students about what drugs are now readily available in society and especially at party’s and dance clubs, which the majority of year 12 students are able to attend. These activities create awareness and understanding around the drug and the affects they have on society and on specific individuals and provide opportunity for students to make informed decisions when presented with situations.

Outcomes:
Do Australia’s young people enjoy good health

Students learn about
Substance abuse
1. Other drugs
2. Binge drinking

Students learn to:
Analyse substance abuse in terms of:
· nature
· extent
· risk groups
· social factors

Learning experiences:
Students will watch 1 small YouTube video of a news report from schoolies week reporting the events including safe management strategies that take place on the schoolies week in the Gold coast and exerts from the movie Blurr, based around schoolies week on the Gold Coast.

The students will than form small groups of either 3-4 and will talk about the possible affects illicit drug use has on society. The students will talk about the situations in which they have been present and drugs are available or what situations and environments are the best if you are going to use drugs. Also using the following questions to guide learning.

Higher Order Thinking Questions:
1. What factors influence a person into taking or not taking drugs?

2. How are drugs perceived in society and should there be more done in advertising and campaigning to create more awareness.

3. Which population groups are more at risk of illegal drug use?

4. What strategies could be used to reduce drug abuse in younger people, and why?


Stimulus:
Show schoolies youtube news report:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq7zYWKZKG0

Blurred - The movie - An australian movie about schoolies on the gold coast, rated M.