A PERSONAL STORY
Some times decisions we make have long term effects we could never imagine.
AoI: Health and social education
The background
This story began in 2008, since then it has
touched many lives changing many for
ever.
A young man and his mates go away for
a fun weekend.
The situation
Watch the following clip
Read the following article
Such brutal punishment for one
What are your thoughts ?
http://www.abc.net.au/austory/specials/inmytown/default.htm
The Ripple Effect
The accident
Two families grieve
Greif overcomes
The horrific results
A town of 500 people will never be the same
Brenton goes to jail and battles depression
The science
What science relates to this accident
Lets focus on two areas Speed and stopping distance The effect of alcohol on the body
Speed and stopping distance
At 65 km/h, the risk of
crashing is double the
risk at 60 km/h.
The risk doubles for
each 10km/h a vehicle
travels above the
average traffic speed.
Alcohol and reaction times
at a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 gm/100ml
reaction time of the average driver doubles from 1.5 s to 3.0 s
a driver is more likely to respond incorrectly to stimuli
The combination of speed and alcohol will always be tragic
Wendy Chaplin (Franklin)
Solution that is workingTAC (transport accident authority)
Road Deaths halved over 20 years.
Don’t fool yourself speed kills
Task
Investigate one situation that has a long term effect on people that was never imagined.
Look at the science related to this event.
It may be something personal or a true story you have read.
Assessment
Criteria A One world
Criteria B Communication in science
Clarification of assessment will occur later
Create a power point presentation with accompanying documents.
What would be a good unit question?
Unit Question How could a decision I make effect others I
care about?
