Percentage Ladder (Year 9 PE) – Unit 1 – Structure and Function of the Skeletal System
The Structure and Function of the
Skeletal System
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I can …
Prove it!
70%+
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- Evaluate the importance of the
varying functions of the skeleton
in different activity areas.
Evaluate the importance of
varying movements at different
joints in a range of sports.
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1) Evaluate the different functions of the skeleton in:
a) A team sport of your choice:
b) An individual sport of your choice:
2) Evaluate the importance of flexion and extension movements at the knee joint in a sport of your
choice:
3) Evaluate the importance of circumduction and rotation of circumduction in a sport of your choice:
60%
- Apply examples of how the
skeleton is adapted to its main
functions.
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1) Give a practical example from a sport of your choice of when the following functions of the skeleton
are important:
a) Support:
b) Posture:
c) Protection:
d) Movement:
e) Blood cell production:
f) Storage of minerals:
50%
Apply knowledge of the
movements at hinge and ball &
socket joints to describe
practical examples of these
movements in different sports.
1) Give a practical example from a sport of your choice of the movements at the following joints:
a) Extension at the knee joint:
b) Flexion at the elbow joint:
c) Abduction at the hip joint:
d) Adduction at the shoulder joint:
e) Rotation at the shoulder joint:
f) Circumduction at the shoulder joint:
Key Terms:
Synovial Fluid Synovial joints Skeleton Hinge Ball and socket
Articulating Flexion Extension Abduction Adduction
Rotation Circumduction Cartilage Ligaments Tendons
