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Health and Physical Education

Years 7 and 8

Above satisfactory

Written response: Bushwalking

Summary of task

As part of a unit of work about healthy eating and the outdoors, students learnt about the natural environment and participated in a bushwalk in their local community. Students explored strategies to promote minimal impact on the environment.

Students were asked to reflect on their own experience and then plan and develop safe, healthy and environmentally friendly guidelines for taking younger students on a bushwalk.

This task relates to the focus areas: challenge and adventure activities, food and nutrition, and safety.

Achievement standard

By the end of Year 8, students evaluate strategies and resources to manage changes and transitions and investigate their impact on identities. Students evaluate the impact on wellbeing of relationships and valuing diversity. They analyse factors that influence emotional responses. They investigate strategies and practices that enhance their own, others’ and community health, safety and wellbeing. They investigate and apply movement concepts and select strategies to achieve movement and fitness outcomes. They examine the cultural and historical significance of physical activities and examine how connecting to the environment can enhance health and wellbeing.

Students apply personal and social skills to establish and maintain respectful relationships and promote safety, fair play and inclusivity. They demonstrate skills to make informed decisions, and propose and implement actions that promote their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing. Students demonstrate control and accuracy when performing specialised movement sequences and skills. They apply movement concepts and refine strategies to suit different movement situations. They apply the elements of movement to compose and perform movement sequences.

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Annotations overview

In this work sample the student demonstrates an understanding of how connecting with the environment can promote wellbeing of self, others and the community. The student also shows appreciation for the importance of protecting the natural environment

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Identifies two benefits of being active in an outdoor setting: physical benefits and connection to the natural environment
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Describes three actions they took in preparation for the bushwalk to promote their own and others' health, safety and wellbeing
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Provides justification for their choice of food based on nutritional value and impact on the natural environment
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Explains the actions they took to ensure they had minimal impact on the natural environment
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Reflects on additional preparation they could take next time to enhance their experience of connecting with the natural environment, including the flora and fauna

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Explains strategies to ensure that their buddy has the appropriate clothing for the walk
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Identifies comprehensive requirements to promote the health and safety of their buddy during the walk
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Describes the characteristics and types of food appropriate for a bushwalk, giving specific examples
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Demonstrates understanding of the importance of theirself and others taking action to protect the natural environment
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Identifies that following rules is an important element of staying safe, and involves their buddy in deciding what these rules might be

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Promotes the wellbeing of their buddy by inviting them to consider factors that will contribute to their enjoyment of the walk
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Plans strategies for ensuring the enjoyment of others
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Considers the safety of self and others by preparing a detailed list of essential equipment needed for the bushwalk