This Science unit is designed for students who enjoy sports and want to delve deeper into the science behind optimal performance in a sport. The context of the studies will be one in which students experience, examine, apply and analyse human performance. Students choosing this subject will probably be planning a VCE pathway in one or more of the Sciences. As students’ progress though this course they will develop investigation skills, including formulating hypotheses, planning and conducting controlled experiments as well as succinct report writing skills. They will build knowledge on the current and future developments in the fields of sport related Science. Some of the topic areas to be investigated are: chemistry within sports nutrition and the role of diet in sporting performance, muscle function and the importance of oxygen, performance enhancing substances and their effects on sport, and the physics applied within the latest advancements in sports technology. This subject could lead into Biology, Chemistry or Physics in VCE.