Personal trainers' presentations

Science Year 3
This unit is part of Year 3 Science Keeping Healthy

Objectives

Test and review all your knowledge on Health and Fitness gained so far. Then it’s time to make final preparations before meeting your clients to answer all their Health and Fitness questions in an impressive presentation illustrated with the fabulous research and resources you’ve produced.

Science Objectives

i) Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat.

ii) Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement.

Working Scientifically

  1. Report on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions.
  2. Identify differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes.

Other Curriculum Areas
Maths - Statistics

  • Interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables.

Extended Writing Opportunities
Persuasive writing: Write a letter to the head teacher persuading them of some changes to the school day, lunchtime or break times which you feel would help pupils improve their health and fitness.

You Will Need

Additional Resources

  • Client Information Folders which should include the Client Advice Notes Sheets and all task sheets
  • Graphs, etc. produced over the previous 5 sessions including: bar charts on sugar intake and 5 a day fruit and vegetables, bar graphs and tables showing research on possible links between exercise, fitness, balance and lung capacity
  • The class scattergram from Session 4 if it shows a link between muscle strength and exercise
  • Plates of model food illustrating balanced meal ideas
  • Collages of the Eatwell Plate
  • Skeleton puppets
  • Instrument for measuring lung capacity

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Assess knowledge and understanding of the Year 3 Animals Including Humans content taught in this block.
  • Report back to clients on all their health questions using oral explanations backed up by scientific knowledge and research, demonstrations, notes, graphs and charts.

Activities

  • Undertake a quiz that assesses all their knowledge and understanding on the block.
  • Give an illustrated presentation to clients on health and fitness, answering all their questions using resources they have made throughout the block and evidence from their own research.
  • Reflect on their own life and consider positive changes they could make to improve their health and fitness.

Investigation - communication
Give an illustrated presentation to clients on health and fitness, using resources they have made throughout the block and evidence from their own research.

Vocabulary
Revision and assessment of all vocabulary content identified during the Y3 Animals Including Humans block