Physical education unit years 7–8

Lesson plans

Sports studies: Skills to identify and discuss the social and cultural significance that sport has for individuals and for society¹

Unit aim:

Students will have the opportunity to:

‘race’ through the oceans of time, exploring origins of the Olympic Games and the ancient philosophy behind these games known as Olympism
explore elements of the ancient Olympic Games still incorporated in the modern Olympic Games, and describe how these have changed or developed.

Ministry of Education. (1999). Health and physical education in the New Zealand curriculum. Wellington: Learning Media. (p. 45). Online at http://www.tki.org.nz/r/health/curriculum/statement/page44_e.php.