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• Assessment Task
• Marking Criteria
• Lesson plan template

Use the links below to explore “The games people play.” Because you will Choose a game to develop as a group, it’s worth it to look around a while first.

Below are a range of links. Each person in your group should look at the links for 1, 2, 3 or 4 below. If you finish early, you can swap numbers and put in a little more Effort (oh no!

Click on the ones that interest you.

#1 – the basics of games

What are games and why are they such a part of our cultures?

• Defining “Game”
• List of traditional children’s games
• Olympic Games

#2 – games as recreation

What kinds of games / sports do people do for recreation? Try to figure out 3 – 5 main reasons for this attraction to activity?

• Hotlist of RecreationWeb site from the Aus Gov
• Extreme Sports
• Lifestyle sports

#3 – computer games

Are computer games games? Are they sports? Does recreation ever confuse the two?

• World of WarCrack
• Wii Controllers
• Computer Games and Learning
• Video games from Teens’ Health

#4 – health & fitness

Health and fitness seem to be big business. Why do you think this is so? What aspects of sport / fitness do these very different business all appeal to.

• Health & Fitness Speakers
• Show the hard work
• Fitness and gym equipment

Group Task

Pool everything you’ve seen, thought, learned into a group effort. How about doing it this way (unless you can think of something better). This bit is all about Quality.

1. Explain what “games” are and explain why they must be a part of human nature.
2. Why do people engage in sports when it’s not their job?
3. How do computers factor into the idea of games and health? Is this cartoon true?

   

4. Brainstorm a game / athletic activity / physical challenge that you would like to develop together for your classmates.

Final Activity

As a team, post your answer to #4 above to this page’s comments link below. Make sure you refer to at least 4 of the aspects listed in the headings for these Health & Fitness articles.