Hands on Health – Teacher notes and learning activities

Find our introductory foreword and credits here.

To see the complete Study Design for VCE Health and Human Development Units 1-4, produced by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), click here.

Hands on Health – Unit 1

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on health and wellbeing (Area of Study 1)

• Racism, Identity and Mental Health – Teacher notes
• Curriculum Links – View
• Identity Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• What is Health? Activity Worksheet – Activity 2
• Racism and Mental Health Activity Worksheet – Activity 3

Hands on Health – Unit 2

Children’s Ground (Area of Study 2)

• Children’s Ground – Teacher notes
• Children’s Ground Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• Children’s Ground Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 2
• Children’s Ground Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 3
• Children’s Ground Student Activity Worksheet –  Activity 4
• Children’s Ground – Case Study

Unit 2 Assessment Task (Area of Study 2)

• Unit 2 Assessment Task – Teacher notes
• Unit 2 Assessment Task – Student Worksheet
• Children’s Ground – Case Study

Deadly Sista Girlz (Area of Study 3)

• Deadly Sista Girlz Teacher notes
• Deadly Sista Girlz Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• Deadly Sista Girlz Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 2

Fitzroy Stars (Area of Study 3)

• Fitzroy Stars – Teacher notes
• Fitzroy Stars Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• Fitzroy Stars Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 2
• Fitzroy Stars Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 3
• Fitzroy Stars Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 4
• Fitzroy Stars – Research Summary

Hands on Health – Unit 3

Close the Gap (Area of Study 1)

• Close the Gap – Teacher notes
• Close the Gap Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• Close the Gap Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 2
• Close the Gap – South Western Aboriginal Medical Service – Background
• Close the Gap Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 3

Data Analysis SAC (Area of Study 1)

• Data Analysis SAC – Teacher notes
• Data Analysis SAC – Student Worksheet

Unit 3 Assessment Task (Area of Study 2)

• Unit 3 Assessment Task – Teacher notes
• Unit 3 Assessment Task – Student Worksheet
• Unit 3 Assessment Task – Case Study

Hands on Health – Unit 4

Sustainability and the human development index  (Area of Study 1)

• Sustainability and the human development index – Teacher Notes
• Sustainability and the human development index Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• Sustainability and the human development index Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 2
• Sustainability and the human development index Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 3

Safe water and sanitation  (Area of Study 2)

• Safe water and sanitation – Teacher Notes
• Safe water and sanitation Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• Safe water and sanitation Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 2
• Safe water and sanitation – Activity 2 – Tippy Tap Instructions
• Safe water and sanitation Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 3
• Safe water and sanitation Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 4
• Safe water and sanitation – Activity 4 Extension activity
• Safe water and sanitation – WASH presentation

Aid and food security (Area of Study 2)

• Aid and food security – Teacher Notes
• Aid and food security Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 1
• Aid and food security Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 2
• Aid and food security Student Activity Worksheet – Activity 3

Unit 4 Assessment Task  (Area of Study 2)

• Unit 4 Assessment Task – Teacher Notes
• Unit 4 Assessment Task – Student Activity Worksheet
• Unit 4 Assessment Task – Oxfam Australia – This is Us Brochure
• Unit 4 Assessment Task – Case Study – Washing with bubbles