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Year 11 PDHPE - Magdalene Catholic High School

Preliminary Course

Contents 1 Core Topics 1.1 Core 1 1.2 Core 2 1.3 Core 3 2 Option Topics 2.1 First Aid 2.2 Fitness Choices

Core Topics

Core 1

• Core 1 -Meanings of Health and Physical activity
• What do people mean by health?
  • meanings of health
• What do people mean by physical activity?
  • meanings of physical activity
• How do peoples views of health and physical activity vary according to their social, cultural and economic backgrounds?
  • health and physical activity as social constructs
  • advantages of viewing health and physical activity as social constructs
• What meanings do you give to your own health and physical activity?
  • personal meanings of health and physical activity
  • factors that influence health and physical activity

Core 2

• Core 2 - Better Health for Individuals
• How important is nutrition for your health?
  • analysing dietary choices
  • outcomes of nutrition on health
  • factors which affect patterns of eating
• How important is physical activity to your health?
  • analysing patterns of physical activity
  • benefits and outcomes of physical activity on health
  • planning for increased levels of physical activity
• How does drug use affect your health?
  • nature and prevalence of drug use
  • reasons for use
  • effects of drugs on the individual
  • factors associated with harm from drug use
  • responsible use
  • alternatives to drugs
• How important are relationships to your health?
  • developing and maintaining positive relationships
  • reviewing relationships
  • relationships
  • health care
• What actions are needed for you to achieve and maintain the best possible health?
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  • analysing actions for improving personal health
• How will these actions allow you to exercise more control over your own health?
  • establishing an action plan to optimise health
  • the degree of control individuals can exert over their health

Core 3

• Core 3 - The body in motion
• How do anatomical structures influence the way the body moves?
  • major skeletal bones
  • joint structures and joint actions
  • major skeletal muscles
  • muscle actions
  • types of contraction
• How does the cardiorespiratory system respond to movement?
  • circulation
  • respiration
  • lung function
• What aspects of physical fitness influence movement efficiency?
  • components of fitness
  • measurement of health-related physical fitness
  • measurement of skill related physical fitness
• How are biomechanical principles reflected in the way we move?
  • motion
  • force
  • balance and stabilty

Option Topics

First Aid

• What are the main priorities for assessment and management of first aid?
  • setting priorities for managing a first aid situation and assessing the casualty
  • crisis management
• How should the major types of injuries and medical conditions be managed in first aid situations?
  • management of injuries
  • management of medical conditions
• What does the individual need to consider in administering first aid?
  • physical environment
  • infection control and protection
  • legal and moral dilemmas
  • support following first aid situations

Fitness Choices

• What does exercise mean to different people?
  • meanings of exercise
  • the value that people place on exercise and fitness
• What are the ways people choose to exercise for fitness?
  • individual fitness activities
  • group fitness activities
  • settings for exercise
• What influences people's choice of fitness activities?
  • benefits of exercise
  • advertising and promotion
  • barriers to participation