This document outlines the essential questions that will be explored in a health unit focusing on Hong Kong. The questions cover a range of topics including: how students can influence attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle in Hong Kong; their social responsibility for health in Hong Kong; how the media, advertising, and government influence health choices; popular misconceptions about health; and challenges related to waste disposal, nutrition, and impacts on the population as Hong Kong grows. Conceptual questions examine relationships between economic factors and lifestyle, reasons for government promotion of health, and dealing with future waste issues.

1. Year
8
Island
Time
Health
in
Hong
Kong
Student Journal
Name
Form

2. 2

3. 3
In
the
health
unit
we
will
be
looking
at
the
following
essential
questions:
Skills development: Observation, reflection and evaluating, collaboration, critical
thinking and capacity to learn.
Change How can I change HK attitudes, activities towards a healthy and
eco-friendly lifestyle?
Responsibility What is my responsibility for promoting health in Hong Kong?
What is my social responsibility for health in Hong Kong?
Influence How does the HK media, advertising and government support a
healthy lifestyle?
How does HK influence my health choices?
Beliefs /
Values
Health involves physical, mental, emotional, moral and social well-
being.
What are popular misconceptions about health in Hong Kong?
Factual:
What provision does the SAR government provide for sports and leisure?
S C
What are the risks and benefits involved in hiking from Magazine Gap Road
down into Aberdeen? C
What are the nutritional options in Aberdeen based on a budget of 2 hours
HK minimum wage? N
What are the Eco challenges that the HKSAR faces? S
What ways is HKSAR presently disposing of its waste? S C
Conceptual:
How do you explain the relationship between economic factors (ie earning
minimum wage, or above) and healthy lifestyle choices? N C
Why should the HK government promote healthy life style? C N
How will HKSAR deal with the future crisis of waste disposal with an ever
growing population? C S
What might be the impact of over time on the Hong Kong population? C S N
Provocative:
Whose responsibility is it to make Hong Kong healthier?