Lesson summary
In this lesson, students will observe and analyse a basic experiment around falling objects and rebound heights. Finally, they will apply this knowledge to understanding how and why head injuries can have severe outcomes.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- investigate the forces associated with a coward punch (as a result of the fall)
- investigate the effect of falling on different surfaces
- understand that these forces are sufficient to cause significant injury or death.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- identify the forces acting on falling objects
- explain what happens to a human skull when impacting upon the ground in terms of forces
- explain what happens to the brain as a result of a fall
- identify actions that may result in severe head trauma and name possible negative outcomes.
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum content descriptions:
Year 7 Science:
- Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravitational attraction, acting on the object (ACSSU117)
Syllabus outcomes: SC4-10PW
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding
Relevant parts of Year 7 achievement standards:
Students represent and predict the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion
This lesson is part of the wider unit of work STOP the Coward Punch: Science – Years 9 & 10
Time required: 60 mins
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium to High – teacher will moderate class discussions, run group activities and demonstrations, as well as facilitate learning around a topic of violence which will require sensitivity and nuance
Resources required
- Device capable of creating audiovisual recordings with slow playback (optional)
- Device capable of presenting video or images to the class
- Medical Effects Of One Punch Article
- Student Worksheets – one copy per student
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- Critical thinking
- Empathy
- Ethical understanding
- Problem solving
Additional info
These resources have been designed in partnership with Danny Green's STOP the Coward's Punch campaign.
Danny Green’s STOP the Coward Punch campaign was started in 2012 with the aim of raising awareness of the devastating effects of the coward punch on the community, including the physical and mental scars survivors, families and friends are left with for life.
STOP the Coward Punch believes in the right of all people to enjoy themselves, safely and free from violence. With support from entertainers, athletes, community leaders, politicians and everyday Australians, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the simple precautions we – as a community and as individuals – can take to ensure safe and enjoyable outings and, ultimately, reduce the number of coward punch occurrences in our communities.
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