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Ask questions and gather data
Investigate a topic of interest by choosing suitable questions to obtain appropriate data
Gather data and track what has been counted by using concrete materials, tally marks, lists or symbols
Equipment
Equipment
Outdoor playing area
A small inflated ball or a covered sponge ball
Markers to set out playing areas
Activity set-up
Activity set-up
Paper for recording the score.
How to play
How to play
Two teams on either side of a court hit (volley) the ball back and forth with the palms of their hands as many times as possible. The aim is to get the ball to hit the ground in the opposition’s half.
A ‘no-go’ area separates players as shown.
The ball is hit in an underarm action with one or two hands in ‘hot-potato’ style, that is without holding the ball.
Allow up to 2 hits on each side including the return of the ball – that is, one player allowed 2 hits or each player allowed one hit.
A point is scored each time the ball hits the opposition's half.
Players record the score using tally marks.
First pair to a nominated number of points wins (e.g. 11).
Variations
Variations
Lighter ball – including a balloon.
Team sizes – try different combinations. Use uneven numbers to make teams more even (e.g. if differences are due to age or ability).
Serve – variations include throwing the ball into play, any kind of ‘hot-potato’ (not a ‘carry’) hit with one or two hands or a side-on volleyball type serve.
Use a net – either volleyball or badminton net.
Playing area – adjust the playing area. A long skinny court for example forces one player to the front.
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