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E-TASC Activities Remembering: Discrepancy “There is nothing healthy about a tan” activity. Why do we have the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world? Most people think it is fashionable to have a tanned-skin colour. Australians also love the outdoors like playing sports or simply enjoying the open space. Sun bathing is dangerous because it can get very hot and can burn your skin which may result to a disease called melanoma. What makes sun bathing even worse is that the ozone layer on top of Australia has a hole in it making the sun’s rays stronger than any other country. Facts: · Each year, over 1700 Australians die from skin cancer. · At least two in three Australians develops skin cancer by the age of 70. The Ozone layer protects the world from harmful sun rays and gases. The hole in the ozone layer is mainly caused by pollution. The government is trying to inform Australians of the dangers of being exposed too long in the sun through TV commercials, videos and photos. Some ways to help prevent skin cancer are by wearing sun block every 2 hours when in the sun, staying in the shade if possible, wearing sun protective clothing that covers as much of your body as possible and by wearing sunglasses. We need to remember the slogan ‘SLIP SLOP SLAP ME NO FRY’ to prevent skin cancer.

Applying: Analogy Comparison of 2 diseases Liver Cancer (Medical) and Gambling (Social)
 * || Cancer || Gambling ||
 * Causes || Abnormalities in cells, alcoholism, lifestyle, hepatitis || Going to a casino, watching others gamble or influenced by friends ||
 * Symptoms || Soreness, jaundice (yellowing of the skin), abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, itchy skin || A need or want of gambling ||
 * Cures || Chemotherapy || See a specialist or rehabilitation ||
 * Effects || Hair loss, loss of appetite, infection and nausea || Addiction to gambling ||
 * Disadvantages || Treatments can be lethal and/or dangerous, hard to cope with, very painful || Sacrificing your savings and valuables, unable to control craving for gambling as you think that you will hit the jackpot. Unable to live a healthy lifestyle, unable to be with your family ||
 * Who is most likely to get this disease? || Alcoholics, people with a family history of the disease, unhealthy lifestyle || People desperate for easy money ||
 * Is it lethal? || yes || No but may lead to other sickness such as tiredness, stress ||

Understanding: Examples of habits Habits Habit: Eating fatty foods, laziness, overweight Disease: Heart attack (Heart disease), Diabetes, Obesity

Fatty foods and oil goes to your blood stream and also clogs your heart’s arteries, which affects blood circulation. This results to a heart attack. These types of food are unhealthy and may also cause diabetes and obesity.

Analyzing: Paradox Muscle diseases activity. The three most common diseases of muscles in the human body are Muscular Dystrophy, Cardiomyopathy, Fibromyalgia.

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= = Would have liked you to list the three monst common diseases fi Evaluating: Attribute Listing
 * || Muscular Dystrophy ||
 * Causes || It is a Genetic disorder and you can only be born with it ||
 * Preventions || Because it is genetic, there is no cure. ||
 * Possible Cures || Unfortunately, there is no cure. ||

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This is what skin cancer looks likes. As you can see, this image has a 'pimple' which has a red part of skin around it. This can affect all parts of the body that are being exposed to the sun's harmful rays. There are ,unfortunately, no cures.

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 * + || - || Interesting Facts ||
 * There won't be anything to do all day || Obesity is very very unhealthy || Joe Brower Minnoch weighed 636 kg, making him the world's heaviest man ||
 * No exercise forever || Exercise is critical and circulates blood. Without excersise, our blood will not circulate || Haile Gerbrelassie is the fastest marathon runner in the world he took 2 hrs, 3minutes and 59 seconds ||
 * You can eat anything, at any anytime || Junk foods and oily foods are very high in sugar, salt and oil. || Fries are fat-packed and low in nutrients. May be coated with additives and salt. ||

Creating: Examples of Habit

Newsletter Article A habit is something that you tend to do automatically. One habit can be smoking, and can control you by giving you a craving. One habit that can be important, is looking both sides of a road before crossing, and can save your life. On the other hand, habits like smoking can harm you in various ways, like giving lung cancer and gangrene, while you just can't stop.

Analyzing: Examples of Habit

Habits for Children

Good Habits: Bad Habits:
 * Brushing their teeth
 * Cover their mouth when sneezing and coughing
 * Washing their hands before and after eating a meal or snack
 * Picking the nose
 * Sucking thumb
 * Biting nails

Brushing teeth can take out germs and plaque in your mouth, but at the same time freshen your breath. Brushing your teeth can also save you money from getting dental work done. Covering your mouth can prevent the spread of germs, especially in public areas. Washing hands can prevent cross-contamination of raw foods and cooked foods.

Picking your nose is bad because your fingers can have germs, while they go into your nose. Sucking thumbs can be quite disgusting, as germs can also be on your thumb, and go into your body, through the nose. Nail biting can cause bacteria or viruses to spread from your nails and fingers to other fingers or to your lips and mouth.

What about looking at the 'good habit' of brushing your teeth - less likely to have dental work done, therefore saving you money? Are there any more aspects of these 'good' and 'bad' habits which impact positively or negatively on the health issue? (Facilitator)

I am so glad that you found all of your work. You have done some great research. (Facilitator)