Unit Overview

This unit provides an introduction to health in year seven. Students

are made aware of the different dimensions and components of
health. Students will explore new avenues of thinking and through
group work and individual reflection students will understand how
their surroundings influence their identity and the world that they
live in.
Level of experience:
Students are new to the health subject and would have covered
basic principles throughout primary school but nothing as in depth
as this quite yet. Students will have a range of abilities and beliefs,
which will be taken into consideration whilst teaching the unit.
AusVELS
Through the provision of health knowledge, this domain develops
an understanding of the importance of personal and community
actions in promoting health and knowledge about the factors that
promote and protect the physical, social, mental and emotional
health of individuals, families and communities. Students
investigate issues ranging from individual lifestyle choices to
provision of health services by both government and nongovernment bodies. In investigating these issues, they explore
differing perspectives and develop informed positions. AusVELS
Principles of Learning & Teaching
1. The learning environment is supportive and productive:
This unit provides students with a safe environment where all
cultures and beliefs are encouraged and shared to gain a
greater understanding of identity and how it shapes different
people and cultures. Students will receive feedback on their
homework after every lesson and will have the opportunity to
share their work with the class.
2. The learning environment promotes independence,
interdependence and self-motivation: Students are
required to work independently throughout the unit and are
required to show self motivation whilst completing homework
tasks.
3. Students needs, backgrounds, perspectives and
interests are reflected in the learning program:
Students are able to explore a range of perspectives and
backgrounds whilst completing this unit. Student diversity in
the class will only benefit other classmates when responding
to different questions and tasks.

4. Students are challenged and supported to develop

deep levels of thinking and application: Students are
required to engage in deep level of thinking whilst talking
about their own journey and identity. Students are required to
question what it is that creates their identity and what health
means to them. They are required to think about what
constitutes healthy behaviour and the effects that some
behaviors can have on your health.
5. Assessment practices are an integral part of teaching
and learning: Formative assessment will be made
throughout the unit based on completion of homework,
attendance and involvement in class discussion.
6. Learning connects strongly with communities and
practice beyond the classroom: Students will be able to
transfer their knowledge learnt in this unit into everyday life to
continue to make healthy decisions to impact their life
positively and have a greater understanding of what impacts
their identity and the influencing factors on ones life.
Entry, exit and class behavioral outcomes
Students will line up outside of the class until they are invited inside
by the teacher, they will then be addressed on the learning intention
and re visit any homework that is due. During class students are
expected to actively participate and treat each other and the
teacher with respect. At the completion of the class the teacher will
re-visit the learning intention with students and discuss the
homework required for the next lesson
Lesson 1
Lesson 2

Lesson 3
Lesson 4

-Students will understand the 3

dimensions of health
-Students will understand healthy
behaviour
-Students will understand the factors
that influence health
-Students will understand personal
identity and diversity
-Students will understand the
influences that shape our identity

Lesson 1: Introduction to Health

Subject: Health
Year Level: 7
Learning
Intention
Objectives

Focus
Questions

Resources
Activities

5 mins

35 mins

10 mins

-Students will understand the 3

dimensions of health
- Students will participate in a variety of
activities to encourage thought and
questions about health and its relation to
everyday life.
- What does the term health mean?
- Can someone give me an example of
how your health can be affected?
- What dimension of health does that
relate to?
- Power point presentation
- White board
- White board markers
Intro
Accessing Prior Knowledge Tasks
Quick write; the term health
means
Share responses with elbow
partners/table groups
Class brainstorm/discussion
Define Health
Health is the complete state of
physical, social and emotional wellbeing, not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity
Body
Understanding Health
Health Status of Australians
Dimensions of Health
Physical Health: How well the body
and its systems are working
Social Health
How well people behave and how
they relate to others
Emotional Health
How people think, feel, behave and
act
Class Brainstorm
Create 3 columns with headings
Physical, Social, Emotional
Using words from the class brainstorm put
words into corresponding columns
Conclusion

Students will be
given 2 mins to
write as much as
they can about
what the term
health means to
them.
What is health?

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Homework Task
Create a health collage using pictures
from different sources (internet,
newspaper, magazines etc.)
Using remaining time to work on homework
and perform class discussion and quiz
students on their understanding of
dimensions of health.

Lesson 2: Healthy Behaviour

Subject: Health
Year Level: 7
Learning
Intention
Objectives

Focus
Questions
Resources
Activities

5 mins

-Students will understand healthy

behaviour
-Students will understand the factors
that influence health
- Students will participate in a variety of
activities to encourage thought and
questions about health and its relation to
everyday life.
- What does the term health mean?
- What is a risk factor?
- Power point presentation
- White board
- White board markers
Intro
Accessing Prior Knowledge Tasks
Collect health collage homework task
Allow students to discuss in groups
why they chose to do what they did
Discuss as a class what defines
health and the three different
dimensions
Define Health
Health 4- corners
Students move to one corner of the
room that best describes their
health. Discuss why they have
placed themselves in that corner.

Collect homework
and discuss as class
to access prior
knowledge and
reflect on previous
lesson

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Body

40 mins

Power Write
a) I feel healthy when..
b) I feel unhealthy when.
a) My health improves when
b) To be healthy I need to..
Create a Venn Diagram
List behaviors that are healthy,
unhealthy and both
Perform venn diagram on the board
with answers from all students
Factors Influencing Health
Risk factors

Students will
complete two
writing tasks then
share answers with
elbow buddy

5 mins

Inherited factors
Environmental factors
Lifestyle factors
Identifying Factors
Using 3 columns come up with as
many things as you can relating to
each factor

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Conclusion
Homework Task
Vocabulary put these words into
sentences

Lesson 3: Personal Identity and Diversity

Subject: Health
Year Level: 7
Learning
Intention
Objectives

Focus
Questions
Resources
Activities

-Students will understand personal

identity and diversity
- Students will participate in a variety of
activities to encourage thought and
questions about health and its relation to
everyday life.
- Power point presentation
- White board
- White board markers
Intro
Collect Homework
Discuss with class

10 mins

Personal Identity
Who am I?
Students are required to write their
story (talents, family, friends, culture,
sports/hobbies, interests, interesting
stories, future hopes etc)

Collect homework
and discuss as class
to access prior
knowledge and
reflect on previous
lesson

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Body

35 mins

5 mins

Numbers Game
Students will respond to calls made
by the teacher and work with class
mates to form groups with similarities
in responses
Quick Write
It is important to understand and
embrace diversity because.
Acrostic Poem
Complete an acrostic poem for one of
your class mates
Conclusion

Students will have

2 mins to respond
to question.
Students will then
share responses
with their elbow
buddies, then table
and then class.

Homework Task
Ask your parents what they believe is
there identity? What shapes there
identity?

Lesson 4: Influences on Identity

Subject: Health
Year Level: 7
Learning
Intention
Objectives

Focus
Questions
Resources
Activities

5 mins

40 mins

-Students will understand the

influences that shape our identity
- Students will participate in a variety of
activities to encourage thought and
questions about health and its relation to
everyday life.
- What influences our identity?
- Who is the biggest influence on your
identity?
- Power point presentation
- White board
- White board markers
Intro
Homework
Discuss with class what students
parents response was to the
homework task
Make a list on the board
Why do some families have different
responses?

Collect homework
and discuss as class
to access prior
knowledge and
reflect on previous
lesson

Access Prior Knowledge Define Health

Health 4- corners
Students move to one corner of the
room that best describes their
health. Discuss why they have
placed themselves in that corner.
Body

See if students
responses have
changed since last
time

Power Write
Who/what influences my identity?
Influences on Identity

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List some of your family members;

what can they teach you?
How have/will they shape your
identity?

Influences on Identity
Who are your very best friends?
Why are you such good friends with
this person?
How do you think that this person has
influences your identity?

Influences on
Identity aim for
students to think
more deeply about
the influences their
family have on
them and they
choices that they
make regarding
their friends

Identifying Factors
Using 3 columns come up with as
many things as you can relating to
each factor

5 mins

Conclusion
Homework Task
Choose two of the following and write
a 100 word response about how it has
influenced your identity (school,
religion, family, sport/hobby club,
culture)

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Reference:
1. Compton, L, Collins, C, Lasslett, S, Murphy, C, Stone, M, Davies, D
& Nilsson, A 2011, Jump Start Health and Physical Education, 2nd
edn, Cambridge University Press, 477 Williamstown Road, Port
Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia.