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Year 10 - Physical education

Indoor caving

Outdoor adventurous activities: outdoor pursuits and team challenges

Unit Summary

This unit will develop pupils' independence and team working skills through outdoor pursuits and challenges. It will challenge pupils to think about and gain competence in lifestyle pursuits that encourage engagement beyond school whilst also developing physical fitness and connection to nature.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to plan, design and follow a caving route that is challenging yet achievable.

Key Notes

  • Move: travelling in a low position requires alternate arm and leg action
  • Move: engaging our core and bending from our knees when lifting protects our back.
  • Think: planning our route and thinking ahead helps us select the correct level of challenge.
  • Feel: successfully navigating a caving route requires courage, determination and self-belief.
  • Connect: supporting and encouraging others provides reassurance and builds confidence.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • spatial awareness: understanding your body's position in confined space
  • courage: the ability to do something difficult or face a fear even when it's uncomfortable
  • perseverance: continuing even when it's physically or mentally tough

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Indoor caving is just about squeezing through tight spaces as quickly as possible.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: travelling in a low position requires alternate arm and leg action. Move: engaging our core and bending from our knees when lifting protects our back.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'spatial awareness'

understanding your body's position in confined space.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Indoor caving is just about squeezing through tight spaces as quickly as possible. Correction: Caving isn't just about speed. It involves planning, moving carefully, using spatial awareness and thinking ahead to create and navigate a route that is both enjoyable and challenging.

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