Space Awareness… · B5 Physical Education

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.2.2.2 - Explain the differences in applying and receiving force when jumping for height and distance.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain how force is applied during take-off when jumping for height versus jumping for distance
Describe how the body receives or absorbs force during landing in both types of jumps
Demonstrate the difference in body position and force application between a height jump and a distance jump
Use appropriate vocabulary (force, gravity, reaction force, take-off, landing) to compare and contrast the two types of jumps
Apply understanding of force to improve their own jumping performance in practical activities

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Curriculum details

Strand: Movement Concepts, Principles and Strategies (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Space Awareness, Dynamics, Relations, Body Management and Strategies (2.2)
Content standard: B5.2.2.2 - Demonstrate competence in the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities (games, athletics gymnastics and dance)
Indicator: B5.2.2.2.2 - Explain the differences in applying and receiving force when jumping for height and distance.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.61: printed p.61 carries the strand 1 content standard cell (Demonstrate competence in the motor skills ... CONT'D) beside this strand 2 indicator, and that is the text in this row; B5 prints its Strand 2 heading only on p.63 and the strand 2 standard cell only on p.62
Curriculum reference: Physical Education Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 61
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners explains to learners that in jumping for height, the performer has to displace the force of gravity acting on the body from the sky by placing it outside the centre of the body. At the same time, the performer should take advantage of reaction force by pushing hard on the ground during take-off so as to gain height.