Year 9 Wellbeing Study Booklet Unit 1: Toxic and … of 20 cigarettes a day. My Mum was a smoker. I am 12. I tried smoking for the first time last week and it tasted absolutely horrible

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Year 9

Wellbeing Study Booklet

Unit 1: Toxic and Flourishing

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Overview

Session 1 ………………………………………………….……………. Flourishing

Session 2 ………………………………………………………………………… Toxic

Session 3 ……………………….………………….………… Flourish 1: Energy

Session 4 ……………………..……………………..………… Flourish 2: Sleep

Session 5 ……………………………………………….……… Toxin 1: Smoking

Session 6 …………………………………………………….… Toxin 1: Smoking

Session 7 …………………………..………………………………. Mid-unit Quiz

Session 8 ……………………………………………….……… Toxin 2: Alcohol

Session 9 ……………………………………………………….. Toxin 2: Alcohol

Session 10 ………………………………………………………… Toxin 3: Drugs

Session 11 ………………………………..………………………. Toxin 3: Drugs

Session 12 …………………………………………..…………. End of Unit Quiz


Session 1 – How do we flourish?

Objective: define and outline toxic and flourishing substances

Using the image above, name 5 things you can do to flourish (live healthily) and 5 things which are toxic (unhealthy).

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Using the 10 things you have outlined above, decide how flourishing or toxic each one is.

Most flourishing Most toxic

Least flourishing Least toxic

Review R A G Outline different flourishing and toxic substances Prioritise and rank different flourishing and toxic substances


Session 2 – How do toxins affect us?

Objective: Explain how different toxins can affect lifestyle and learning

Examine the two case studies below and explain what you think each person would be like in terms of their health, mood and learning.

Case study 1 • Exercises in Games/PE lessons. • Breakfast: tea (one sugar) and white toast with jam. Sometimes

cereal instead. • Break: Chocolate or crisps. • Lunch: meat and vegetables. Sometimes a pasta option. 2 or

three glasses of water. Pudding 2 or 3 times a week: goes for the sponge/custardy option.

• Dinner: meat and vegetables. No pudding. Pizza once a week with coke: eaten with mates. Chocolate/crisps every now and again.

Do you think they are healthy and energetic? Why?

What do you think their mood would be like? Happy? Sad? Irritable?

Do you think they would be able to learn in lessons? Why?


Case study 2 • Exercises rarely. • Breakfast: lie-in followed by a can of Red Bull. • Break: Energy drink or coffee with 2 sugars. Crisps or

chocolate. • Lunch: often pasta with meat sauce. Red meat (steak/roast

beef) if it’s there. • Afternoon: Crisps/sweets/chocolate and coke at about 4 or

4:30 • Dinner: Often doesn’t bother, sometimes orders a pizza and 2

litre coke from Dominos: eaten/drank alone. Do you think they are healthy and energetic? Why?

What do you think their mood would be like? Happy? Sad? Irritable?

Do you think they would be able to learn in lessons? Why?

Explain how and why you would improve this student’s lifestyle

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Session 3 – How do we get the energy we need?

Objective: Explain how to get the correct energy to enhance wellbeing

You are a busy person. You are an adolescent and your body is growing and changing all the time. You will soon be studying for important qualifications and you will need lots of brainpower to do this. You are part of a large community and face social challenges regularly. You might play sport or learn musical instruments; you might act, dance or do other extra-curricular activities. You ask a lot of your body throughout the day and you need to fuel yourself correctly.

Study the different ‘Top Tips’ below and decide which ones are easy or difficult to achieve. Explain why you think this. The first one has been done as an example.

Top Tip Easy/Difficult? Explain why Exercise regularly: minimum 35 minutes 5 times a week.

Difficult

I have lots of homework to do during the week so I don’t have the time sometimes to do this.

Eat good carbs: especially wholegrains (e.g. brown rice, oats).


Eat protein, especially around breakfast and lunch.

Eat good fats, especially plant oils (e.g. olive oil), nuts and fish.

Eat more vegetables and fruits.

Eat moderately: eat until you are full

Eat 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner)


Session 4 – Why is sleep important?

Objective: Explain why sleep is important for wellbeing and learning

Decide whether the statements below are true or false:

Statement True False 12-13 year olds need 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep every night

Humans sleep in 4 stages

A complete cycle of sleep takes about 90 minutes

No-one knows exactly why we need sleep

If you don’t sleep, you’ll be fine the following day

Sleep only affects our reactions (we are slower)

Exercising helps us to sleep

Caffeine (found in coffee and coke) sends us to sleep

Big meals send us to sleep

Review R A G Outline how much sleep you need Explain why sleep is important Describe what can help or hinder you sleeping


Session 5 – Why do people smoke?

Objective: Explain why some people choose to start smoking

Examine the different case studies below and highlight reasons why you think each person started to smoke.

Case study Reason I started smoking when I was 13 years old because I wanted to be “cool”. There was a lot of peer pressure on me to smoke. I became seriously addicted to smoking at 18 and smoked 20 cigarettes a day.

I started smoking at the age of 13 and was soon smoking 2 packs of 20 cigarettes a day. My Mum was a smoker.

I am 12. I tried smoking for the first time last week and it tasted absolutely horrible. I coughed and choked in front of my mates and they laughed at me.

I started smoking quite late really, when I was 21. A few mates did it and when we were drinking in the pub I felt left out when they all went outside to smoke.


Explain which reason you think is most common in young people your age. Why do you think this is?

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Session 6 – Why do people quit?

Objective: Explain why some smokers choose to quit smoking

Examine the different case studies below and highlight reasons why you think each smoker has quit.

Case study Reason When I became pregnant everything changed. Once I found out all of the dangers to my child while pregnant I knew I had to quit. I have been smoke free for 60 days and will NOT start back even after I have the baby.

I’m in my 40’s now, with two kids. They hated my smoking and when those adverts come on the TV about quitting they ask me to do it. My daughter even got me a quit smoking kit to help. It has worked!

When I settled down with my boyfriend, we wanted to buy a house. I was spending nearly £8 a day on cigarettes so it was an obvious place to cut back. After a year of saving, we can finally buy a house together.

My girlfriend hates my smoking, and it’s very difficult to go out with my friends and smoke as you have to go outside and you miss out on conversations and having a laugh. I’ll quit though, maybe before I’m 35.


Session 7 – Mid Unit Quiz

Do you make the right choices when it comes to healthy living?

Be honest with your answers, you may realise there is an area that you can target on and help to improve your wellbeing!

Success criteria Green Amber Red

I always make healthy choices around food.

I drink 6-8 glasses of water per day.

I eat 5 portions of fruit or veg per day.

I do not eat lots of food late at night, or just before bed.

I do not regularly consume drinks containing caffeine.

I have 8-9 hours’ sleep per night.

I have a bed-time routine and do not have lots of electronic devices and distractions in my room.

I exercise well in Games lessons.

I do exercise other than in Games lessons.


An area that I feel I make the right decisions about (green) is:

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Target for my wellbeing (Choose an area that was red or amber that you would like to focus on in the coming weeks/months):

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I could achieve this by:

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Session 8 – What is alcohol?

Objective: Describe some facts and features of alcohol

Alcohol Quiz

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Review

R A G Outline features and facts about alcohol Describe a risk associated (linked) to alcohol Explain how alcohol can affect people


Session 9 – How can alcohol affect society?

Objective: Explain the positive and negative effects of alcohol in society

Decide, using the table below, whether each description is a positive, negative or “it depends” image of alcohol.

Positive It depends Negative Drunken night out

Family meal with alcohol being drunk

Toasting someone

Wedding/celebration

Watching football

Cocktail wine bar

Down the pub

Communion wine

How could you manage the “negative” images to either make them safer or make them more positive? There are some key terms below to help you.

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Limits Friends Safety Mobile phone Gang

Peers Water Food Fights Relationships


Session 10 – What are drugs?

Objective: Describe the term “drugs” and give examples of legal and illegal drugs

Mind-map the first 5 things that come in to your thinking when you hear the word “drugs”

Definition of a drug: A medicine or other substance that affects behaviour, thinking or pain levels.

Drug Legal or Illegal? How do you know? Tobacco (in cigarettes)

Paracetamol

Cocaine

Alcohol

Drugs


Cannabis (weed)

Review R A G Describe different types of drugs Categorise whether a drug can be legal, illegal or both


Session 11 – Why do people use drugs?

Objective: Explain reasons why some people use drugs

Fill in the table below with the top 3 reasons why young people do or do not use drugs

Top 3 reasons young people use drugs

Top 3 reasons why young people don’t use drugs

Drugs Quiz – True or False?

Smoking cannabis causes less damage to the lungs than smoking tobacco

You can’t be arrested for personal possession of a small amount of cannabis

Cannabis can be prescribed by doctors in the UK

Over a quarter of young people who try smoking will die from a smoking related illness


Ketamine is used as a horse tranquilliser

Heroin comes from a poppy

“Legal highs” are safer than ecstasy

In an average gram of cocaine, approx half is cocaine and the other half powders or crushed household products

Over one third of young people aged 11-16 years old have ever tried an illegal drug

Solvent abuse can kill instantly the first time it is experimented with

Review

R A G Outline features and facts about drug use Describe a risk associated (linked) to drug use Explain how drug use can affect people


Session 12 – End of Unit Reflections

1 question you would still like answered

2 things you will think about because of this topic

3 things you have learned during this topic

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Year 9 Wellbeing Study Booklet Unit 1: Toxic and … of 20 cigarettes a day. My Mum was a smoker. I am 12. I tried smoking for the first time last week and it tasted absolutely horrible