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Year 11 - Physical education

Interpretation and analysis of data and graphs related to socio-cultural issues

Socio-cultural influences: ethics and behaviour

Unit Summary

This unit will examine socio-cultural factors concerned with sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance in sport to understand the choices made by some sportspeople and spectators.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to interpret and analyse data and graphs related to socio-cultural issues.

Key Notes

  • Data is factual information gathered about the context being studied.
  • Analysing social-cultural trends to identify what ethical issues are present in sport.
  • Data can be presented as numbers or graphs.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • x axis: the horizontal axis on a bar or line graph
  • y axis: the vertical axis on a bar or line graph
  • pie chart: a circular graph divided into sectors, each representing a proportion of the whole
  • bar chart: a chart or graph that presents categorical data with rectangular bars with heights or lengths proportional to the values that they represent

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils can often confuse the x and y axis and therefore not read the correct x axis information.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Data is factual information gathered about the context being studied. Analysing social-cultural trends to identify what ethical issues are present in sport.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'x axis'

the horizontal axis on a bar or line graph.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils can often confuse the x and y axis and therefore not read the correct x axis information. Correction: On a bar or line graphs pupils should get into the habit of physically going along the bottom to read the information along the x axis.

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