Act 6 sport science practical

On the 20th of February, we had 2 activities. The first was 'straw tower'. It was an activity where we were split into 4 different groups, each group a different colour, and we had to use straws to build up a stable tower that was able to stand by itself. The second was 'egg basket'. It was an activity where we had to make a basket out of the straws we used from the 'straw tower' and other equipment like feathers, balloons and ice cream sticks, and then we would put an egg in the basket and drop it from a specific height.

I would put my participation at achieved level because I had helped construct both the tower and the nest. I also supplied the straws and kept them from being blown away. An idea I contributed to the construction of the tower, was to build it like the Eiffel Tower or like a pyramid. My idea was to build a strong base and thin out near the top, trying to make it go higher.

Several factors influenced my participation on the day. The first was how interested I felt about the activity. I thought that the activity was not interesting so I was not that motivated to do it. The second was how I under estimated the task. I thought that making the tower was going to be very easily but when we were actually doing it and running out of time I was starting to panic with the tower because no matter what we did it wouldn't stop drooping.

If I was to improve my participation, I would try to look at the brighter side of the activity in hopes of trying to get myself motivated to do the task with all my ability. I would also try to do my hardest from the beginning so we won't need to panic when times running out and it wouldn't droop to the side because we would have thought of a better way for the tower to be made. Another way to improve myself or the team would be to plan ahead, instead of just the doing the first idea that comes to mind

Act 5 sport science practical

On the 18th of February we had two activities. The first was the 'spider web'. It is an activity where there is a spider web made of rope and you and your team have to go through the gaps of the web to get to the other side using different holes. The second is 'tent building', it is an activity where your team have to use the equipment given and build the tent without help.

I would put my participation at achieved level. This is because I had brought the right gear and had helped throughout the activities. I had helped lift the light people on to the top part of the web. I had also helped carrying Aubrey through a hole as well. With the tents I had helped with connecting the poles and lifting the tent itself as well.

Several factors influenced my participation. The first was faulty equipment. The tent equipment that we were given had one pole that was too short and couldn't hold the tent up properly. Another setback was the ropes on the web, they had drooping lines which made it harder for the people to crawl through. Another factor was team work. There were people unwilling to be held and carried through the gaps making it longer for us to finish and then there were people who grabbed them roughly and just tried to throw them through. A positive influence was when we were building the tent, we had built it up quickly and everybody had their own job to do, the only problem though was the pole but other than that it went well.

If I were to improve my participation, I would try to help out more with the heavy lifting so people wouldn't get irritated and rough with the others. I would also try to take on more of a leader type role so others would trust me more and they wouldn't need to feel self aware. Another reason would be our tent construction, everything went well but we didn't have a leader so if we did have a problem there would have been a power struggle, there would be people arguing with each other trying to get their voices to be heard.

Act 4 spot science practical

On the 14th of February we had 2 water activities. The first was 'barrel filling', it is a team activity where a barrel on the field had to be filled to the rim with water in the least amount of time but the barrel had many small holes in it making it difficult to even finish the task and fill it to the top. The second is raft building, it is an activity where you and your team have to build a raft with the materials given and try to float two of your team mates across the pool on the raft.

I would put my participation at achieved level because I had brought my PE gear but I didn't bring any clothes to get wet in so I had to use my PE gear but I had PE next so my gear was a little wet when we went to class. During the activity I had followed the instructions given to me to 'hug' the barrel to cover more holes than my hands can do by themselves. I had also switched positions with a teammate because some of my muscles were aching from staying in the same in the same posture for too long and he was tired of running back and forth, so he covered holes while I got the water to fill the barrel. In the 'raft building' activity I helped tie down and construct the raft while some others were trying to find another way to make the raft float more efficiently with the remaining equipment.

Several factors influenced our teams success. The first was when the water level became higher, the more water came out and there weren't enough hands to block the holes. The second was aching muscles, staying in the same position caused a lot of people to get cramps or tire easily. The second was equipment. Two of the containers that we had to use to fill up the barrel with were cracked at the bottom. Another factor was rushing. When people were going to fast, rushing to fill the barrel before the water was out, they would slip and slide tipping most of the water out of their containers. We overcame some of our problems with a little thinking, with the aching muscles, we chose to lie down and block it with our stomachs instead of our arms. Another solution was to walk quickly but to stop swaying from side to side.

If I was to improve my participation to give myself a higher grade, I would make sure what activity we had on the day and get my gear accordingly. I would also help where I am needed so we can accomplish what we need to do quicker.

Act 3 sport science practical

On the 13th of February our school had 'carnival athletics day'. It is when the everyone in the school from year 9 to 12 gather together and participate in different sport activities like 'shot put', '100m', 'nerf throwing', 'tug of war' and others. When a student participates in one of these activities he/she earns point s for their house colour, and if they win first place in their heats they gain even more points.

I would put my participation at an achieved level because I had brought the correct gear on the day and had participated at all of the activities that were assigned to the year 11 boys group. The activities that we participated in were the 'nerf throw', '100m', 'shot put' and 'tug of war'.

Several things influenced my participation that day. The first was the weather. On the day it was hotter than normal, the heat was intense and we had to stand in the sunlight for close to three hours. The heat greatly influenced how hard people tried because they didn't want to start sweating and getting hot. Another influence that made my participation falter was the 'nerf throw'. When it was my turn to throw, I got into the hoop, got ready to throw and seeing Jordan throw the nerf over the gate and on the roof, I let my guard down and threw the nerf, but it slipped out of my hands a fell short of the third line. I had thought that throwing the nerf would have been easy but it didn't make it over the line. This made me feel depressed, and making feel like giving up but what made me feel even worse was that i could have done better. when we finished the nerf throwing we went to the next activity but I did not try my hardest.

If I were to improve myself to get a higher grade I would have tried my hardest from the start even when someone else makes it look easy. When I fail I will keep trying again and again and if I give up than at least I would know that I had tried and failed instead of not knowing if I can do it and failing

Act 2 sport science practical

On the 12th of February we had 2 activities in groups, we were split into groups of 5 and 6. The first activity was 'plank walking'. The activity involved the group standing on two planks with ropes and trying to work as a team and by moving the planks, walk across the field to a cone and back. The second activity was called 'stepping stones'. This involved using little squares of wood as stepping stones to cross the field as a team without touching the ground or losing contact with the piece of wood.

I would put my participation at achieved level because I had my PE gear on and ready for the activity. We were out of the changing rooms really quickly and had help set up the activity, lifting the planks onto the back field and carrying the box of wood as well. I had also offered a suggestion of sliding the planks of wood when getting tired of lifting and because we were short one person, I had offered to hold the extra set of rope so it doesn't get tangled with the others. I had also offered myself to put in the end of the line of the 'stepping stone' exercise to pick up the wood after everyone had gone past.

There were several factors that influenced my participation on that day. The first would be weather, the heat itself made us sweat and the sunlight made us want to hide in the shade making us feel less than excited but when it started and our team was struggling with the first step, Tom took charge and we all fell into line. After a couple steps our teams spirit must have been lifted because we were going faster and faster until we were coming second but when we had to stop and go back our team work crumbled after we were half way back to the finish line. Our team work crumbled to the point where Tom wanted to win so badly he picked up the plank and ran with it to the finish line but this caused us to receive a penalty of a -1 as our score. We also got another penalty in 'stepping stones' as well because we had past the finish line leaving all the 'stepping stone' wood still on the ground.

If I was to improve my participation to give me a higher grade, I would bring a hat to avoid direct sunlight and to bring a water bottle to cool myself down. Like this I think things would go smoother with less people getting anxious and more calm thinking being done. I would also try out at being a leader a little so cheating wouldn't become an option

Act 1 sport science practical

On the 10th of February we had 2 activities.  The first one was 'letter ropes'. This is an activity where one of the group members are told a shape or letter and they have to command the rest of the group where to move to make the shape or letter without telling them it. The second was 'skipping'. It is where two people are each holding the end of the rope on either side and turning it around and around and then another person would run into the middle and jump when the rope comes down but our class added an extra challenge where we had to make every classmate jump rope at the same time.

I would put my participation at achieved level because I was organised and had my PE gear but we were not allowed to change because we had to be ready to go to class photos in our school uniform. This also stopped me from participating in most parts of the activities. When I did Participate though, I contributed to my team by instructing my team mates on where to go and making the letter Z under 40 seconds, I was sadly not here when we were playing skipping due to class photos though.

Several things influenced my participation on that day. The first was my uniform, this was an issue because I was not allowed to change even though I had my PE gear, this was because of class photos. When wearing your school uniform it gets hot and sticky, this means you sweat more than normal and causing sweat stains to appear on your school shirt, because of this when a student is doing PE in school uniform they do not try their best because no one wants to go to their next subject with sweat pouring down their face. When some one is sweating a lot in class, the person becomes self aware and sensitive when people talk around him/her. What others think also influence what another does. Wearing the right gear influences how hard a person will tries.  

Ways to improve myself would be to try my hardest even when there are only a bit of time left. this means, even when there is close to no time left I will still persevere and give 100%. like this i could also take on a more leader like role.