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Relevant State and Territory Curriculum Links

What is Physical Education? - week 1

Students will develop their understanding of what constitutes basic physical fitness (heart and lung/cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility) and realise that fitness is not just a component of the sporting world but is also an important component of every individual’s health and wellbeing.

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Feeling the Effects! - week 2

Students will perform physical activities at varying intensities to feel the effects on their heart rate, breathing and any other changes to their body, including sweating and increases in body temperature.

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First Healthy Eating Habit! - week 3

Students record the food they have eaten over the past 24 hours and compare their diet with the federal government recommendation: consume seven standard serves of fruit and vegetables (five servings of vegetables and two of fruit) every day.

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Mastering Skills - week 4

Fundamental Motor Skills are the building blocks of sports and physical activity. Students will be devising activities that develop basic Fundamental Motor Skills. They will then use the activities as stations for a tabloid sports carnival.

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Modified Sports - week 5

Students will be playing an invasion game. The focus will be practising specific fundamental motor skills needed to play the chosen game. At the completion of the game students will be asked to create some modifications to the playing rules.

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Getting Active! - week 6

Students will be encouraged to think about and analyse how they spend their leisure time on a daily basis. Strategies for increasing physical activity during leisure will be discussed and explored to encourage students to be more generally active while at leisure.

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Sugar, Glucose, Fructose... - week 7

Students will bring sample packets of processed foods to analyse the sugar content and become more aware of all the different types of sugars and their names used in processed foods. Students will ascertain if these foods should be consumed regularly, occasionally or almost not at all and hopefully learn to make healthier choices for their daily food intake.

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In the Neighbourhood - week 8

Students will improve their knowledge of the parks, sports fields, centres and recreation facilities in their local area, using the website www.whereis.com.au and/or Street Directories. Posters will be made with the names of the various facilities and venues for students to record their visit and what they did there.

Teacher notes (.pdf)

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