aquatics expo

Rosehill Rosehill Intermediate Intermediate

SchoolSchoolAquatics Education Programme 2007

What we have learned at What we have learned at R.I.S.R.I.S.

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Rosehill Intermediate Rosehill Intermediate SchoolSchool

INTRODUCING THE COURSE

We wanted the students to:

• Be able to identify aquatic environments in our area.

• Identify possible dangers in these environments.

• Realise the importance of aquatics education in everyday situations.


Lesson 1: Describe the need and importance of aquatics education

These are students in room 2 working on filling out their R.A.M.S. It is very important to know the possible risks and how to deal with them. We all learned a lot by filling out the RAMS.


Lesson 2: Describe my experiences and feelings about participation in, on or around

water.

THE CONTINUM EXERCISE

Here are some examples of the questions:

1. Do you like to swim at school?

2. Do you like to wear a t-shirt and shorts when you swim?

3. Do you like deep water?

4. Do you swim between the flags?

5. Do you like to participate in water activities with your family?

Continuum Exercise – I Continuum Exercise – I always swim between the always swim between the

flags?flags?



Lesson 3: 1. Understand the principles of flotation.

2. Examine the effectiveness of different equipment and body position for

flotation.

(double click please)

Lesson 4: The appropriate and in appropriate use of equipment in aquatic environment.

For this exercise, every student was given a picture and they had to find the people that were using the equipment appropriately or inappropriately.

Lesson 5: Use life jackets appropriately in a variety of situations and understand and

practice HELP and HUDDLE positions.

These are some students practicing the HELP exercise.

HELP stands for Heat Escaping Lessening Position.

This is the group HUDDLE. The group HUDDLE was a lot easier

than the individual one.

How to fit a lifejacket How to fit a lifejacket correctly.correctly.

(3 important keys to PFD’s)(3 important keys to PFD’s)1.1. PFD must be correct PFD must be correct

sizesize

2.2. Fastened correctlyFastened correctly

3.3. Understand how to Understand how to operate it.operate it.

Incorrect sized life-jacket video.

Correct sized life-jacket video.

Hypothermia – Ice Bucket Hypothermia – Ice Bucket ActivityActivity

Richard speaking

Teacher SummaryTeacher Summary
