LEVEL 1/2 BTEC TECH AWARD IN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE: Inherited conditions and predisposition to others

Lesson power point on essential content A1. Genetic inheritance, including inherited conditions and predisposition to other conditions. This covers 2-3 lessons in total.

Students to identify the physical and lifestyle factors that effect health on each of the images: Diet. Ill health, personal hygiene, exercise, genetic inheritance and substance misuse. Students should justify why each one can effect an individuals health.Students are to discuss any conditions that they are aware of that are inherited. Students are then to identify the genetic conditions from images provided: cystic fibrosis, downs syndrome and Huntington’s disease.I recommend videos to introduce the conditions in the lesson. Included in notes on the power point.

Students to have a discussion on how cystic fibrosis and downs syndrome effects PIES. (physical, intellectual, emotional and social development). Random students chosen to feed back discussions.

Students are to create an informational flyer on one of the conditions. They should include provide symptoms, any positive and negative effects it has on health, how it effects PIES, treatment and steps to take to improve the persons life chances. I would suggest students have access to textbooks or the internet to gather further information on each. I also recommend the following video to show how some people may be able to see positive features in having some of the conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJLSj43nSiI

Teacher explains predisposition to the class. Students to note down a definition of the key term. Students should also compare inheritance of a condition to predisposition of a condition.
Students to choose a condition and research it with the same content as the previous activity. Symptoms of the three conditions shared with students and class discussion focuses on treatments and ways to improve life chances.

Doctor Doctor role play activity:
Students can use the symptom flash card for any of the four predisposed conditions. (included) Students are to go to the doctor (who has researched the relevant condition) with their symptoms. The ‘doctor’ needs to discuss the condition with the patient and from the information from their research activity explain the positive and negative effects on their health that the condition could have. The ‘doctor’ should then recommend how the patient can improve their life chances. Students will then swop roles with a different predisposed condition. Students should record any information they require.

Test your knowledge questions worth 8 marks and homework to write a diary entry discussing an average day living with the condition and how it affects PIES.