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__ The Road to Delhi __   **An Integrated Curriculum Approach: Year 8 Health**

For my part of this unit of work, I will be looking at the physical activity theory and health aspects associated with the 'Road to Delhi'. Throughout the 6 week unit of work, with the framework of the South Australian Curriculum Standards of Accountability (SACSA) in mind, students will develop an understanding of the physical requirements of an elite athlete. Some attributes that will be explored of an elite athlete will include the energy systems, training principles and recovery techniques, and also to display this knowledge in a 6 week training block at the end of the unit.

As well as displaying knowledge in the physical activity strand, students will also explore the learning area of health within the 'Road to Delhi' unit. Like previously mentioned, this part of the unit will be based on the SACSA framework, and importantly students will gain an insight into leading a healthy lifestyle. Through developing an attitude towards a healthy lifestyle, students will understand the importance of a healthy and balanced diet, will use cross-curricular links, such as Mathematics to work out the amount of calories and kilojules within different types of food and what types of food are important (eg carbohydrates, fats and proteins).

At the end of this aspect of the unit of work, the aim is for these year 8 students to show their ability to use cross-curricular links (eg Mathematics and Physical Education) to produce a project, which is fun, engaging and inclusive, as well as meeting the criteria of the SACSA framework. Each Health lesson will be 45 minutes in length, therefore it is imperative that the tasks are presented in fun and engaging manner for the students, whilst also developing their knowledge of the aspects that have to be covered.