Head Lice Unit 7-11 yr olds (Head Lice)
Introduction
This section covers several aspects of the 5-14 Guidelines for Science and Health Education. The intention is to provide online content and activities for pupils, along with additional teacher support in the form of suggestions and ideas for classroom work and downloadable activity sheets.
The pupil content begins with an introduction on the basic facts about Head lice and leads onto specific details of treatment and prevention.
Curriculum references
Scottish 5-14 Guidelines
Health Education - Taking responsibility for health
Strand - Physical health
- Level B - show their knowledge and understanding of what individuals need to do to be healthy
- Level C - Identify ways of reducing risks of infection
Environmental Studies - Society, Science and Technology
Knowledge and understanding - living things and the processes of life
Strand - Variety and characteristic features
- Level B - give some of the more obvious distinguishing features of the major invertebrate groups
Strand - The processes of life
- Level B - Recognise stages in the life cycles of familiar plants and animals
- Level C - Name the life processes common to humans and other animals
Strand - Interaction of living things with their environment
- Level B - Give examples of feeding relationships found in the local environment.
Classroom Applications
Heads Count
Learning outcomes
- To recognise that head lice can affect health and that following simple, safe routines can reduce their spread.
- To recognise that the life processes common to humans and other animals include nutrition, movement, growth and reproduction.
Extension work
'Head lice pie' PDF
Survey results and tasks to complete:- table, pie chart and bar chart.
'Design a Head Lice Information Sheet' PDF
Task to use the sentences and design a leaflet to take home from school to parents.
'Keeping Head Lice in Proportion Questions and Answers' PDF
Question and answer sheet with mathematical problems to solve.
Useful web links
Head lice
Boots the chemist
Downloads
Pupil Section Exe Files
These are versions of the pupil material for this topic that you can download and use offline. Simply save the .exe file to your desktop and double-click it.
Head Lice
PDF files
Design a Head Lice Information Sheet PDF
Keeping Head Lice in Proportion Questions and Answers PDF
Spotting, Treating, Tracking - advice for parents and teachers
Treating Head Lice - your guide to keeping your family free from headlice
Letter to Parents to accompany the above advice on Spotting, Treating and Tracking head lice
Letter to Parents containing general advice about head lice
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