Year 10 PE & Science Inquiry Unit

Fitness & Training Programs

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Tasks

Part One: Theory assessment - Small group submissions

Due date: 1wk post unit end
Using the information you have learnt through the units key concepts, connect these theories to answer the key question. Why and how
do you improve fitness/strength for personal gain?
Your task is to, in self-created groups, produce a resource of information that covers the four key questions asked during this unit. These
resources should be creative and informative and use experiences, key theoretical knowledge and your own inquiry research gained
throughout the unit when answering. The responses to each question should be detailed and provide accurate information, thus enabling
the wider community to use them as a reference tool when assessing their own personal approach to fitness.
The four key questions to answer are:
Why do we need to be fit?
Benefits of physical activity
What does it mean to be fit?
Nutrition, physical, mental, social
Body adaptations

How do

How do

we measure fitness?
Fitness testing
Body Adaptations
we improve fitness?
Program Design
Equipment & Resources
Training methods
Training Principles

Student should submit their final piece of theoretical work in a multimedia format that exemplifies and answers the key concepts.
Submissions can be presented in a range of formats, or another upon negotiation with teacher. Examples of formats are as follows;

Create series of YouTube videos

Create a booklet or document
Create posters or media examples
Class media & oral presentation

Wider community awareness

Publish to the Web

Part Two: Practical assessment - Individual work submissions

Due date: 5wks post unit end
Over the course of this unit you have been asked to be reflective on the types of physical activity you participate in and consider what
fitness means to you. You have had to consider what aspects of fitness relate best to you and what methods of training are the most
valuable. Now is your opportunity to put what you have learnt into practice.
Using the information you have learnt your task is to design your own personal fitness program that you will carry out over four weeks.
This program will be targeted to improving one particular aspect of your own fitness. You will be required to set out specific goals for the
program, identify what types of training will be used and why, complete both a pre-program test and post-program test and write up
comparisons of results and to write a reflection on whether the training was successful.
A successful completion of this assessment task will include the following areas being addressed in detail:

Training Goals
o Include in your training plan a description of your training goals following the SMART principle
o You should outline specific goals that relate to the area of fitness you want to improve
o A good number of goals to outline would be three
Outline of Training Program
o Include a description of the training program you are following/what you are specifically training for
o Your description should be detailed and include references to the specific training goals, muscles being used, methods of
training, frequency and intensities
Inclusion of 4 week training programs
o Provide an overview of each weeks training sessions and a breakdown of each session into detail about specific exercises
completed

o Your program should show logical progression of exercises, weights and intensities
Pre/Post Program Fitness test comparison
o Include results from your pre program fitness tests and post program fitness tests displayed in a manner that can be easily
read and comparisons shown
o Included a detailed explanation of the results drawing on comparisons from the pre and post tests
Personal Reflection
o Include a personal reflection of your experience completing your training program
o Include specific details about whether you met your training goals, the results from your tests and any other observations or
notes you want to include about the training you undertook

Year 10 Physical Education: Fitness & Training Programs

Student Name:

Class:

Part One: Theory Assessment

Description
Why do we need to be
fit?
Using knowledge from
this unit and your own
research provide a
detailed answer to this
question citing
examples and using
specific resources

What does it mean to

be fit?

5 Exceptional

4 Skilled

3 Proficient

2 Developing

1 Inadequate

Detailed answer to
question, including
various examples and
citing specific
resources

Question was
answered including
an example and
using a resource

Question was
answered but no
examples were
included

Question was answered

with very little detail

Question was not

answered

Detailed answer to
question, including
various examples and

Question was
answered including
an example and

Question was
answered but no
examples were

Question was answered

with very little detail

Question was not

answered

Using knowledge from

this unit and your own
research provide a
detailed answer to this
question citing
examples and using
specific resources

citing specific
resources

using a resource

included

How do we measure
fitness?

Detailed answer to
question, including
various examples and
citing specific
resources

Question was
answered including
an example and
using a resource

Question was
answered but no
examples were
included

Question was answered

with very little detail

Question was not

answered

Detailed answer to
question, including
various examples and
citing specific
resources

Question was
answered including
an example and
using a resource

Question was
answered but no
examples were
included

Question was answered

with very little detail

Question was not

answered

Creative use of
multimedia format for
presenting information
that best showcases
your answers to each
question. Published to
web?

Use of multimedia
format for
presenting
information that
showcases your
answers to each
question. Published
to web?

Basic use of
multimedia format
for presenting
information that
showcases your
answers to each
question. Published
to web?

Some thought in
presentation standard but
answers not fully
showcased. Published to
web?

No thought in
presentation
standard or use
of creative
multimedia.
Published to
web?

Five or more references

were used and

Three Four
references were

Two resources were

used and correctly

Only one resource was

used or

Resources were
not referenced

Using knowledge from

this unit and your own
research provide a
detailed answer to this
question citing
examples and using
specific resources
How do we improve
fitness?
Using knowledge from
this unit and your own
research provide a
detailed answer to this
question citing
examples and using
specific resources
Presentation
Your final submission
should be in a creative
format that best
showcases your
answers to each
question, and be
published to the web
Resources

Information should be
correctly referenced
taken from a range of
reputable resources, be
correctly referenced and
provided in a
bibliography

used and correctly

referenced

referenced

referencing/bibliography
was not included

throughout
assessment, no
bibliography
included

Total

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Year 10 Physical Education: Fitness & Training Programs

Student Name:

Class:

Part Two: Practical Assessment

Description

Training Goals
Include in your training plan a
description of your training
goals following the SMART
principle
Outline of Training Program

5 Exceptional

4 Skilled

3 Proficient

2 Developing

1
Inadequat
e

Three training goals were

outlined in detail

Two training goals were

outlined in detail

Two brief/basic goal

was outlined

One
brief/basic
goal was
outlined

No training
goals were
listed

A detailed outline was included

A detailed outline was

An outline was

A brief outline

No outline

Include a description of the

training program you are
following/what you are
specifically training for

stating specific details about the

program, method of training,
muscles groups, amount of
training

include that stated brief

details about the program,
method of training, muscles
groups, amount of training

included that
stated some
features of the
program

was included

of program
was
included

Inclusion of 4 week training

programs

4 weeks of the training program

were included

3 weeks of the training

program were included

2 weeks of the
training program
were included

Only 1 week
of the training
program was
included

No training
programs
were
included

Both results were included with

a detailed explanation of results
and a comparison of the results
was shown

Both results were included

but only a brief explanation
of results and a comparison
of the results was shown

Both results were

included but no
explanation of
results or
comparisons were
shown

Only one of
the results
was include,
either pre or
post

No results
were
included

A reflection was included

that outlined the goals of
the program, the type of
training used, whether the
goals were met, included a
comparison of results and

A reflection was
included that
highlighted some
areas of the
program

A brief
reflection was
included with
limited detail

No
reflection
included

Each week should show a

breakdown of the individual
training sessions including
specific details
Pre/Post Program Fitness test
comparison
Include results from your pre
program fitness tests and post
program fitness tests and
included a detailed
explanation of the results
drawing on comparisons
Personal Reflection

A detailed reflection was

included that specifically
Include a personal reflection
outlined the goals of the
of your experience completing program, the type of training
your training program, include used, whether the goals were
specific details about whether met, included a comparison of
you met your goals
results and

Total

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