Community and Health - State Emergency Services Officer

Orange Suits and Lace Up Boots

 Primary Middle 

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

1. Read the following story from ABC News May 2016 and list all of the work that these three members of the MacLean family have done in the SES. 

2. Listen carefully to the following song Orange Suits and Lace Up Boots by Kathy Sunners
https://youtu.be/ArslQZ55NcA

5. Write another verse describing the work of the SES Officer in your community or those of the MacLean family.

6. Illustrate one of the verses from Orange Suits and Lace Up Boots by Kathy Sunners or your original verse.

Your "WOW" campaign? (some ideas from Samantha Thompson ACU Education Student)

Primary Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. The SES is a volunteer organisation relying of the people of the community to help in times of events and disasters. Volunteers give up their free time to help their communities. They train at least once a week as well as responding when there is a disaster.

Wear Orange Wednesday [WOW] is one way that the community can show their thanks and support for the SES Officers.

2. You are to develop an event at your school for WOW Day. In groups of 4 - 5, work out a new idea to engage all the students at your school to donate to the SES in your state or territory.

3. Pool the ideas of the other groups - which ideas are most practical to engage the students (and their parents) to become involved in donating? Which day are you going to have as your WOW Day.

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Discuss your ideas with the Principal and reach agreement. One student is to be the Commander on the Day and liaise with the Principal and teachers.

5. Have one student be the photographer and submit your photos to the SES in your State or Territory.

Are deaths due to floods avoidable?

Middle Secondary

Philosophy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. Read the following article from The Conversation 7 June 2016

2. List the statistics quoted in the article. Discuss with a partner. Did any statistic surprise you? Why? Why not?

3. With your partner, discuss why you think the research shows "that many people simply ignore warnings and road closure signs." Join with another pair of students to discuss.

4. As a group of four, you are to come up with a strategy "to inspire behavioural change in the community."

As the article stated: "Education programs should be targeted at young males at risk of entering floodwater, and at females and children to raise their awareness so that they may be empowered to influence motorist behaviour.

It is too easy to underestimate the dangers associated with floods. Our vehicles, even four-wheel-drives, do not provide a safe means of crossing flooded roadways. The public must understand that flood waters need to be respected, and be ready to work with authorities to reduce risks posed by flooding to our towns and cities."

What will be your strategy to inspire behavioural change in the community?

How will you use social media to help this change?

5. Present your strategy to the local SES group and the school community.