Playing various recreational activities can have positive and negative consequences depending on the degree of risk involved. Activities like playing soccer, buying a lottery ticket, smiling at a stranger and watching TV generally have low risk, while activities like skateboarding without a helmet, getting drunk every weekend, rock climbing, parachute jumping, train surfing and gambling on the internet range from medium to high risk due to potential for injury. Stealing money poses legal and ethical risks making it a high-risk activity.

1. Grade 9 | Unit 9.1 | Page 11
Unit 9.1
Learning Activity Sheet 1
Names of group members:
For each of the activities, write down what you think are the likely positive consequences, the likely negative
consequences, and then evaluate whether the activity is low, medium or high-risk.
Activity Likely positive Likely negative The degree of activity:
consequences (if any) consequences (if any) risk involved in the
activity:
(Tick one box)
Playing soccer
Skateboarding
without a helmet
Rock climbing
Getting drunk
every weekend
Buying a
Lotto ticket
Parachute
jumping
Train surfing
Smiling at
a stranger
Gambling on
the internet
Stealing money
Watching your
favourite TV show
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High
Low
Medium
High