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Physical Education enables students to:

• Use practical activities to underpin contemporary theoretical understanding of the influences on participation and performance in physical activity, sport and exercise
• Develop an understanding of the anatomical, biomechanical, physiological and skill acquisition principles, and of behavioural, psychological, environmental and sociocultural influences on performance and participation in physical activity across the lifespan
• Engage in physical activity and movement experiences to determine and analyse how the body systems work together to produce and refine movement
• Critically evaluate changes in participation from a social-ecological perspective and performance in physical activity, sport and exercise through monitoring, testing and measuring of key parameters.

Curriculum focus

Unit 1 - The human body in motion

In this unit students explore how the musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems work together to produce movement. Through practical activities students explore the relationships between the body systems and physical activity, sport and exercise, and how the systems adapt and adjust to the demands of the activity. Students investigate the role and function of the main structures in each system and how they respond to physical activity, sport and exercise. They explore how the capacity and functioning of each system acts as an enabler or barrier to movement and participation in physical activity.

Students evaluate the social, cultural and environmental influences on movement. They consider the implications of the use of legal and illegal practices to improve the performance of the musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems, evaluating perceived benefits and describing potential harms. They also recommend and implement strategies to minimise the risk of illness or injury to each system.

Unit 2 - Physical activity, sport and society

Through a series of practical activities, students experience and explore different types of physical activity promoted in their own and different population groups. They gain an appreciation of the level of physical activity required for health benefits. Students investigate how participation in physical activity varies across the lifespan. They explore a range of factors that influence and facilitate participation in regular physical activity. They collect data to determine perceived enablers of and barriers to physical activity and the ways in which opportunities for participation in physical activity can be extended in various communities, social, cultural and environmental contexts. Students investigate individual and population-based consequences of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour. They then create and participate in an activity plan that meets the physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines relevant to the particular population group being studied.

Assessment

The award of satisfactory completion for a unit is based on whether the student has demonstrated the set of outcomes specified for the unit. Teachers use a variety of learning activities and assessment tasks that provide a range of opportunities for students to demonstrate the key knowledge and key skills in the outcomes.

Key knowledge is assessed using tasks such as: written reports, practical laboratory reports, structured questions, case study analysis and data analysis. 

Examples include:

• A written report analysing participation in at least four physical activities that demonstrate how the musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems work together to produce movement.
• A written plan and a reflective folio demonstrating participation in a program designed to either increase physical activity levels and/or reduce sedentary behaviour based on the physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for an individual or a selected group. 

 The overall semester grade is made up of 50% from these tasks, and 50% from the semester examination.

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Key Resource

 The following items are booklisted for this subject and exact details will be provided once subject selections have occurred:

• Textbook
• Edrolo Study Guide