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Teacher Resource

Donating Blood

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1. How many Australians will need donated blood at some stage?

a. One in three

b. One in ten

c. One in fifty

2. About how many litres of blood are there in the human body?

3. Just half a litre can save up to ___________lives.

4. How old do you have to be to donate blood?

5. What are the different parts of your blood that you can donate?

6. What happens to the blood once it’s been donated?

7. How many blood types are there?

8. Which blood type can anyone receive?

9. What sorts of things is donated blood used for?

10. Why has the Red Cross started sending text messages to donors?

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Negotiate with students how many activities they will need to complete.

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Students develop a glossary of words and terms that relate to blood and blood donation. Below are some words to get them started. Add words and meanings to your glossary as you come across unfamiliar words throughout your research. Consider using pictures and diagrams to illustrate meanings.

|Plasma |Red blood cells |Bone marrow |

|White blood cells |Platelets |Blood type |

Students will practice their note-taking while watching the BTN Donating Blood story. After watching the story, ask students to reflect and organise the information into three categories. Students may want to watch the story again or download a copy of the Donating Blood transcript to assist them with this activity. What information was...?

o Positive

o Negative or

o Interesting

Research and make a fact sheet or infographic about blood donation. Include information about who can give blood and what donated blood is used for.

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Students will research one or more of the following questions to find out more about blood types:

o Human blood is grouped into four types. What are they?

o What are the most common and least common blood types in Australia? Create a graph to show percentages.

o What blood types can be given during an operation? Create a table or infographic to show the matches.

o Where do we get our blood type from?

Find out more about blood types by having a go at one of the following games:

Nobel Prize Blood Typing Game

American Red Cross Blood Type Game

Develop a persuasive text for or against the following statement: `People should be paid for their blood’. Conduct research to help develop your argument.

The following structure will help you to complete this activity.

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Create a blood quiz using Kahoot!. Quizzes can be created to recap learning or test personal knowledge. There is also the option to connect with classrooms around the world and play kahoot in real time.

Create a poster that encourages people to donate blood. Their poster can be displayed in a public space in the school, for example, the Library or Front Office.

o What is your message? (is the purpose of your poster to advertise, educate, motivate, change

behaviour or attitudes or a combination)

o Who is your target audience?

o How will your poster have the most impact? Consider font, images, and colour.

o Research information/facts.

o Make your poster.

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BTN - Blood Donation



BTN – Blood Donors



Child and Youth Health – Blood



Australian Red Cross – Blood Types



Nobel Prize – Blood Typing Game



Australian Red Cross Blood Service – Learn



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Episode 11

9th May 2017

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Students will develop an understanding of the components of blood, different blood types and ways to encourage people to donate blood.

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Science – Years 5 & 6

Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used

to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives

(ACSHE083) (ACSHE100)

Science – Year 7

Solutions to contemporary issues that are found using science and technology, may impact on other areas of society and may involve ethical considerations (ACSHE120)

Structure of a persuasive text

Introduction

• What is the point you are trying to argue? Construct an introductory paragraph which states the issue or topic.

• Introduce the arguments that will be developed in the body of the text.

Body

• Construct arguments that support your point of view.

• Each paragraph starts with a topic sentence which introduces each point.

• The rest of the paragraph gives more reasons.

• Arguments can be ordered from strongest to weakest.

Conclusion

• Restate your position on the argument.

• Construct a concluding paragraph that provides a summary of your arguments and a call to action.

Tips for writing persuasive texts

• Who is your audience? For example, are you directing your argument at kids, teachers, or politicians?

• Explore how language choices can have a big impact on persuading your audience.

• Which language devices give the report credibility and authority?

• Which are designed to create an emotional response in the listener?

• Provide facts and evidence to support your argument.

• Write in the present tense.

• Check your spelling and punctuation.

Use this Read Write Think persuasion map to plan your exposition text.

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