Jump Start 9&10 Health and Physical Education 2nd Edition has been revised and refreshed to incorporate up-to-date information and recent media articles, case studies and examples. Written specifically to reflect the content and values behind the Level 6 Victorian Essential Learning Standards, this 2nd edition continues to provide the ideal balance between Health and Physical Education. Cambridge GO Interactive provides access to an Interactive Textbook with a range of extra features that enhance teaching and learning in a digital environment. Cambridge GO Interactive is available for purchase separately or as print and digital bundle. The Teacher Resource Package for Years 9&10 provides additional support for teachers, including a range of valuable and time-saving tools to assist with course planning, VELS implementation, classroom preparation, assessment, and the integration of ICT.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 384 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Cambridge University Press .

Sonia Goodacre is an experienced teacher of VCE Health and Human Development at a senior secondary school and currently at a TAFE institution. She is actively involved in providing professional development for teachers and has prepared a number of support materials and curriculum packages for VCE Health and Human Development. Sonia was also involved in the writing of the current VCE Health and Human Development Study Design. Chrissy Collins is a Health and Food Technology teacher at Greensborough College. She has also written and presented professional development workshops for teachers on Health Education with a focus on ICT, multimedia, student motivation and engagement in the health classroom. Carolyn Slattery has been a teacher of Health subjects at both senior and middle secondary levels for the past 10 years. Carolyn was awarded the Jan Blackburn Award for outstanding teacher in this subject area. Leanne Compton is a lecturer in Health and Human Development Education at Deakin University. She is President of the Home Economics Institute of Australia and National Delegate for the Home Economics Institute of Australia. She is also a presenter at numerous state, national and international conferences in health and home economics. She is involved in national curriculum development including writing health and home economics material. Chrissy Collins is a Health and Food Technology teacher at Greensborough College. She has written and presented professional development workshops for teachers on Health Education with a focus on ICT, multimedia, student motivation and engagement in the health classroom. Sally Lasslett has been teaching Health for over 10 years and currently teachers at Essendon Keilor College. She is an active member of VHETTA and regularly presents PDs through VHETTA on all aspects of Health, HHD and Food and Technology. She has also co-authored numerous VCE HHD and Food and Tech textbooks and revision texts. Arena Nilsson has over 10 years' experience teaching Health Education and VCE Health and Human Development. She currently teaches at Williamstown High School and is leader of the Health and PE Curriculum Area team. Donna Davies is an experienced PE teacher. She is currently VCE coordinator and teacher of Physical Education at Methodist Ladies' College and the previous Head of Physical Education. Catherine Murphy is a secondary Physical Education and Health teacher. She has taught at Genazzano F. C. J. College for eight years and in this time has held the position of Head of Sport. She has been an examiner for VCE Physical Education Units 3 & 4.

This book has the following chapters: Cambridge GO; Guide to Features; Teacher Resource Package; Acknowledgements; Coverage of VELS Level 5; About the authors; 1. Graphs - Facts and Stats All About Our Health; What Is Health?; Major Causes of Illness Injury and Death; Health Across the Lifespan; Health of Specific Groups; Factors That Affect Health; Promoting and Protecting the Health of Young People; Medicare; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 2. Dare to Be Different - Exploring Identity; Establishing Identity; Major Tasks in Establishing Personal Identity; What Influences Our Identity?; Gender Identity; Risk-taking and Expressing Independence; Rights and Responsibilities of Young People; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 3. Let's Connect - Understanding and Developing Healthy Relationships; Relationships; Developing Relationships; Skills Needed for a Healthy Relationship; Sexual Relationships; Abuse in Relationships; When Relationships Don't Work; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 4. Mind Your Own Business - Understanding Mental Health; What Is Mental Health?; Mental Health and Young People; Importance of Family and Friends; Bullying and Mental Health; Mental Health Issues; Mental Illnesses and Young People; Caring for the Carers of the Mentally Ill; Dispelling Myths About Mental Illnesses; Strategies to Enhance Mental Health; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 5. Risky Business - Examining Risks and Minimising Harm; What Is Risk-taking?; Why Do Young People Take Risks?; Minimising Harm; Substance Abuse - A Harm-minimisation Approach; Road Safety - A Harm-minimisation Approach; Safety in the Home - A Harm-minimisation Approach; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 6. Food for Thought; Nutritional Requirements; Trends and Influences; Growth and Development Across the Lifespan; Dietary and Community Health Issues; Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia; Patterns of Food Consumption; Influences on Food Choice; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; Movement and Physical Activity; 7. Skill It Up - Analysing Skills and Practice; Movement Skills; Movement Sequences; Movement; Information Processing; Practice and Learning; Transference of Learning; Skill Development in Selected Sports; Peer Teaching; Biomechanics; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 8. Fit for Life - Fitness and Training Programs; Steps in Designing a Training Program; Goals; Fitness Components; Conducting a Fitness Analysis; Planning a Training Program; Types of Training; Putting It All Together; Evaluation of Training; Fitness at Different Life Stages; Community Facilities and Planning; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 9. Be a Sport - Roles and Tactics in Sporting Environments; Tactics and Strategies; Sporting Conduct; Roles in Performance; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; 10. Playing It Safe - Outdoor Recreation and First Aid; Outdoor Activities; Safe Participation in Specific Outdoor Activities; Risk Assessment; Emergency Aid; Managing Soft Tissue Injuries; Looking Back; Test Your Knowledge; Useful Weblinks; Glossary; Index.