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AS A CLASS, BRAINSTORM THE STRUGGLES THAT THE FAMILY WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED LIVING IN SUCH A REMOTE LOCATION. Use the headings to help you: Health Education Supplies Social Life
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THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE VELDT SHEEP STATION IN OUTBACK NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA IN 1948. IT HAS 52,000 ACRES OF LAND AND SHEARS OVER 3,000 SHEEP A YEAR. The station is run by the Barlow family, who have several young children. It takes approximately four hours for them to get to the nearest…
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WHAT DO YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE?
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STEP 5 Develop a short script for each of the following characters to explain the emergency suffered by your character and the assistance given by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. (The RDFS crew do not have to be the same gender as the ones in the example.) Character Image Script Patient Family member or workmate…
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STEP 5 Listen to the plane stories again to help you develop your own
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STEP 3 Step 4: Re-watch the film and make a list of the kinds of injuries or illnesses that could affect your character. Are they specifically related to living in the outback or not?
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STEP 2 Step 2: Create a character Download a suitable picture or draw your own, and label with the following information:1. Name2. Age3. Why do they live in the outback?4. What kind of job do they have? Is it a high risk occupation?5. Does the person have any pre-existing medical conditions?
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IN SMALL GROUPS, CREATE YOUR OWN VERSION OF THE PLANE TOUR BY CREATING A SCENARIO WHERE A PERSON LIVING IN THE OUTBACK IS INJURED AND MUST CALL THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTORS FOR ASSISTANCE – STEP 1 Step 1: Use Google Maps to find a location in outback Australia where residents would struggle to get to…
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