:Safe Swimming
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Approach:  Station Level: Year 8
Focus: Rules for swimming safety. 
Resources: Pictures in answer booklet.
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Questions/instructions:

There are rules people should follow when swimming. Some rules are the same for all places.
Some are special to where you are swimming.



% responses
2002 ('98)
y8
1. Try to write 3 rules which are the same for all swimming places.
appropriate general rule
49 (55)
specific, rather than general rule
47 (-)
appropriate genral rule
53 (60)
specific, rather than general rule
38 (-)
appropriate general rule
49 (51)
specific, rather than general rule
33  (-)
2. Look at these 3 pictures of swimming places. try to write 2 special rules for each place.  
Swimming pool
Special rules for swimming in pools:
Swimming pool:
  
appropriate specific rule
53 (58)
appropriate specific rule
43 (44)
River
Special rules for swimming in rivers:
River:
appropriate specific rule
42 (57)
appropriate specific rule
37 (39)
Beach
Special rules for swimming at the beach:
Beach:
appropriate specific rule
63 (70)
appropriate specific rule
39 (51)
 
Total score:
10–12
13 (18)
8–9
25 (37)
6–7
38 (32)
4–5
20 (11)
0–3
4 (2)
Commentary
Performance on this task declined noticably between 1998 and 2002.