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Section 1

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an awareness of the importance of people working together both within their own environment and in the international community
• understand and appreciate the contributions that individuals can make to society
• investigate and describe factors that contribute to good health
• demonstrate an awareness of a range of career opportunities
• research and develop an appreciation for the unique features of another country
• use critical and creative thinking to conduct investigations
• use a variety of forms, media, technology, and language to communicate ideas and information
• work collaboratively with others

Setting a Context

Staying Healthy [self and society - health]
Ask students to make a personal list of the things they do to stay healthy and of the people who help them stay that way. Encourage them to consider

• what they eat and how their food is prepared
• physical activities that they participate in
• vitamins and medicines that they take
• inoculations that they've had
• personal hygiene
• family members and professionals who care for them

Where in the World Is ...? [social studies - geography, cultural studies]
On a map of the world, have students locate Pakistan and, as a class, identify what they already know about this country. Together, categorize their information under headings such as: geography, people, climate, etc. Begin a wall chart that students can add to during their visit to this web site. (See Culminating the Study)

Depending on students' ability, they may use this activity as a basis for:

• an independent project on Pakistan
• a comparative study with their own country

Students can use data from "The Pakistan File" section or they might gather information from other sources including videos and other web sites.

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Section 2

Concept - Focus:

The objective of primary health care is to increase the overall health of a population at a cost low enough to make it practical in poor countries and remote areas.

Measure Growth [self and society - health; mathematics - measurement]
In children, growth does not just mean that it's time for new clothes. It is a sure indicator of health.

Have students gather data that shows their growth over time. Depending on availability, they might

• look at growth records kept by family members
• find pictures of themselves from earlier grades
• compare the size of body parts such as hands and feet with younger family members or with children in younger grades

Students can make a diagram or pictorial representation of their findings.

Home Remedies [self and society - health]
Traditional healers and midwives may never have gone to school, but they often have valuable skills and knowledge, passed down over generations. The effectiveness of many herbal remedies, for example, have been confirmed in scientific experiments.

Talk with students about non-medicinal remedies that they and their families use. Students could contribute their remedies to a class book.

How Healthy Is Our Water? [Science: inquiring, reasoning, reporting]
Clean water...has made a huge difference to the general health of Canadians over the past century.

Have students work in pairs to design an experiment that tests the cleanliness of water. Guide the students' thinking with questions such as:

• Where will you get the water sample?
• How will you test the water?
• What materials will you need?
• What do you think you will discover?
• How will you report your findings?

Students can use data found in It's Your Planet - Water.

Interested students may wish to use their experiment as a starting point for further inquiries, such as:

• researching what causes water pollution
• finding out about the effects of polluted water on people or on the environment
• investigating how water is treated
• designing their own water filter
• sending in a water sample for analysis, if the service is available in their community

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Section 3

Global Heroes

Concept - Focus
People working together internationally for a better world - Canadian contributions

People Working Together [self & society, social studies - global village]
Susan Beaton has made a career of bringing primary health care to people around the world who have little access to medical care.

Working in small groups, have students list questions they would like to ask this professor of nursing about her work and about why she chose to work on an international project. Eliminate duplications and have them pose their questions to Susan Beaton at the web site.

Making a Difference [self & society- meaningful participation]
Lady Health Visitors are giving families and especially children a much better chance for survival to adulthood and the possibility of longer, healthier lives.

Tell students that an important part of the Lady Health Visitors' work is to ensure that children are as healthy as possible. Invite them to visit the web site to find out about four indicators of health for infants and young children. Have students record their findings in a chart that lists each concern and describes how Lady Health Visitors are making a difference. For example, for "Rehydration," students could write that Lady Health Visitors teach parents how to make a rehydrating formula to counter the dehydrating effects of diarrhoea.

As a challenge, encourage students to speculate on others ways that villagers' lives might change as Lady Health Visitors address these concerns.

Promoting Health Care [self and society - health, careers]
Lady Health Workers raise awareness about the importance of immunization, healthy foods, proper sanitation, and safe water.

Invite students to think about who in their community raises awareness about health care, for example, public health nurses who visit their school or volunteers with organizations such as the Red Cross. Have them choose one career or volunteer position that interests them and interview someone who does that type of work. Suggest that students focus their interview questions on

• responsibilities
• education/training
• skills

Students can share their findings in a wall mural entitled Working Together for Health, or they may wish to present a photo essay about their topic.

The Pakistan File
Concept - Focus
A statistical profile of a developing nation

A Country's Profile [social studies - geography, environmental studies]
Have the students draw comparisons between countries at the Global Heroes web site, using the headings in The Pakistan File as a guide. Assign small groups of students one category each to compare the information for all the countries. The students can use the information to create a computer database. As an ongoing class project, the students could research other developing countries and include the information they compile on their database.

Make a Graph [mathematics - graphing, percent]
Using the data from The Pakistan File, have students make circle graphs to illustrate the information found under the headings - Language, Religion, or Literacy.

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Section 4

Culminating the Study

Design a Health Campaign [communication - sharing information; self and society - health]
With the students, make a list of personal habits that contribute to good health, such as washing hands properly, wearing sunscreen, and drinking lots of water. Working in small groups, the students can design a school-wide campaign to promote good health habits. They might

• give classroom presentations
• make posters to display throughout the school
• make announcements over the public address system
• write a column for the school newspaper

A Look at Pakistan [communication - sharing information, making choices]
Encourage students to return to the wall chart on Pakistan that they developed during their visit to this web site. Brainstorm ways to present the information. Students might suggest:

• a visual presentation or display that includes charts, graphs, photographs, maps, videos,
• a dramatic presentation such as a role play, a tableau, or a play
• an oral presentation, combined with visual aids
• Arrange for the students to share their presentations with an audience in another class, at a school assembly, for parents, community guests, ... .

Reflection [assessment]
Have students consider the questions:

1. What is the most important thing we learned?
2. How are people from our country working with people from other countries? Why is this important?

They can share their reflections by writing a short paragraph accompanied by a drawing. Display their responses on a bulletin board entitled, "Canadians Around the World."