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True or False

Take the quiz to see how much you know about cold water shock, accidental drowning statistics and beach flags.

  • 15 minutes
  • Required: display equipment
  • Required: speakers
  • Optional: printer
  • Stop and think
  • Stay together
  • RNLI engagement and awareness

A short activity using a true or false quiz to test students on key stats, while teaching them about beach flags.

Guidance notes

Workshop resources

Videos

    • Video
    • Video
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    Play this video to help share our key water safety messages and bring the work of the RNLI to life for your young people.

Once they’ve done the quiz, there’s a video to watch on cold water shock that shows students how to react if they find themselves in cold water unexpectedly.

There’s also a matching task to teach the pupils about what different flags mean on lifeguarded beaches.

If your school has a voting system facility, you may wish to use it for this activity.

Curriculum links

England

  • KS3, PE, Outdoor and Adventurous Activities
  • RSHE, Basic First Aid
  • PSHE Health and Wellbeing

Northern Ireland 

  • KS3, Learning for Life and Work, Personal Development

Republic of Ireland 

  • SPHE, Making Healthy Choices

Scotland 

  • Third and Forth Level, Health and Wellbeing (HWB)

Wales

  • Health and well-being

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