Overview

Students will participate, experience and discover the need for physical activity in a variety of contexts. They will use reliable resources to draw conclusions about what they need to do to improve or maintain their current physical activity levels.

Learning intentions

During these lessons, students will:

• identify suitable physical activities based on the context they are in

• participate in suitable physical activity

• log their physical activity and assess how they feel before, during and after

• explore the long term impact of physical activity on the brain to promote their own positive mental health and wellbeing

• analyse their levels of physical activity compared to the Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines.

Success criteria for the overall sequence

• Recognise and participate in appropriate physical activity for their context

• Recognise and record the body’s response to physical activity

• Investigate the relationship between their body’s response to physical activity and the long term health benefits.

Syllabus outcomes

• PD4-6 recognises how contextual factors influence attitudes and behaviours and proposes strategies to enhance health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity

• PD4-8 plans for and participates in activities that encourage health and a lifetime of physical activity

All outcomes and content referred to in this unit come from the PDHPE K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2018.

Students will discover how physical activity impacts wellbeing, including your physical and mental health. This will allow you to reflect on how you can improve overall wellbeing.

• PD4-6 recognises how contextual factors influence attitudes and behaviours and proposes strategies to enhance health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity

Students will continue to look at the benefits of physical activity. Students will have the opportunity to participate in an activity of their choice and reflect and record information relating to the physical activity.

• PD4-8 plans for and participates in activities that encourage health and a lifetime of physical activity

Students will develop their knowledge and understanding of Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Guidelines to draw conclusions about how to improve or maintain current physical activity

• PD4-8 plans for and participates in activities that encourage health and a lifetime of physical activity

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