PLUME COLLEGE
YEAR 11 INTO YEAR 12 SUMMER TRANSITION CHALLENGE 2015
Subject:
BTEC Sport
Linear or Modular A level?
Qualification/Level:
Examination Board
A level
Edexcel
100% Coursework – all assignments and units must be completed and to
a pass/merit/distinction standard.
Worth 1 A-Level after Year 12 and 2 A-Levels after Year 13.
We expect students joining the Plume College to complete a transition piece of work for each subject between
the end of Key Stage 4 and the start of Key Stage 5. This is assessed and feedback given to students when they
start the courses in September. The following challenge(s) are to be completed over the summer break and
brought to your first lesson.
The Summer Transition ‘CHALLENGE’
Year 12 – BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Sport
This is a research and written task – the final version should be handed in as an essay/report.
You are working towards your CSLA award at a Blackwater Leisure Centre. Your supervisor suggests that the group that you are
coaching would improve their skills and techniques if they had a better understanding of the structure and function of the skeletal
system and how these work to produce different amounts of movements during physical activity. You need to produce a Word
Document Booklet to explain, in a creative way, the structure and function of the skeletal system. You need to include reference to
the following structure and function of the skeletal system: - Structure of skeletal system, Types of bone, Location of major bones,
Functions of skeletal system and Joint classifications.
How the work produced will fit into subsequent work and the specification as a whole.
This work is the first assessment activity for Unit 1.
How the work should be presented.
Word document – written report/booklet
Please try to reference your work. It MUST be written in your own words. Plagiarism is not tolerated on this course.
Labelling Diagrams
1. Label: This is a diagram to show the structure of the heart.
2. Commentary: The diagram of the right clearly shows the various components of the heart. I have explained the function of
each component on page 3.
3. Source: www.library.thinkquest.org – accessed on 9th December 2007
4. Reference list: Heart Diagram - http://library.thinkquest.org/25896/images/heart/structure.jpg -accessed on 9th December
2007
Length of time expected to complete the challenge:5 hours
How the work will be assessed and marked:This task will be assessed by the lead teachers who will feedback in the following lesson as to the level each individual learner has
achieved. This work will give the teacher and the student a clear idea of the standard of work needed throughout the year.
ASSIGNMENT ONE: Structure and function of the skeletal system
Learning Outcomes:
Pass 1 describe the structure and function of the skeletal system
Pass 2 describe the different classifications of joints
ASSIGNMENT TWO: The structure and function of the muscular system
Learning Outcomes:
Pass 3
identify the location of the major muscles in the human body
Pass 4
describe the function of the muscular system and the different fibre types
Success criteria for this challenge:ASSIGNMENT 1 – see assignment 1 brief.
Assignment Format: Word Document Booklet
To achieve a Pass 1:
Pass 1 describe the structure and function of the skeletal system
Grading Criterion: For Pass 1, learners need to describe the structure and functions of the skeletal system. Structure of skeletal
system, Types of bone, Location of major bones, Functions of skeletal system must all be covered.
Learners need to describe the structure of the skeletal system, describe the types of bones in the skeletal system, describe the
location of major bones in the skeletal system and describe the functions of the skeletal system. Evidence should be in the form of a
Word Document Booklet presentation.
To achieve a Pass 2:
Pass 2 describe the different classifications of joints and the range of movement available at each
Grading Criterion: For Pass 2, learners need to describe the different classifications of joints. Joint classification and how these work
to produce different amounts of movements during physical activity must all be covered.
Learners need to describe the different classifications of joints and describe how the different joint classifications produce different
amounts of movement during physical activity. Evidence should be in the form of a Word Document Booklet presentation.
ASSIGNMENT 2 – see assignment 2 brief
Assignment Format: Word Document Booklet
To achieve a Pass 3 and Pass 4:
1. You need to identify the location of the major muscles in the human body (Pass 3)
2. You need to describe the function of the muscular system and the different fibre types (Pass 4)
Grading Criterion: For Pass 3, learners must be able to identify the location of the named muscles in the Unit content, including the
three types of muscle. For Pass 4, learners must describe the function of the muscular system and the different fibre types (Type 1,
Type 2a, Type 2b).
Resources to be used for this work.
BTEC Level 3 National Sport and Exercise Sciences Student Book.
The brian mac website is useful to gain an understanding on the physiological aspects of the course www.brianmac.co.uk
It is important to complete prior reading and keep up-to-date with on-going issues in sport in order to be successful on this course.
Who to contact if you should require further assistance with the work before the end of term?
Any member of the PE team will be able to help you.
What equipment will be needed for the subject?
A memory stick would be helpful.
Extension
(THIS DOES NOT NEED TO BE COMPLETED BUT RESEARCHED AND THE PASS CRITERIA ATTEMPTED)
ASSIGNMENT TWO: The structure and function of the muscular system
SEE ABOVE
Merit 1
Distinction 1
explain the function of the muscular system and the different fibre types
analyse the function of the muscular system and the different fibre types
ASSIGNMENT 2
To achieve a Merit 1 you must achieve the Pass criteria and:
3. You need to explain the function of the muscular system and the different fibre types (Merit 1)
Grading Criterion: Fully explain the function of the muscular system and different fibre types using practical examples from sport to
illustrate your understanding.
To achieve a Distinction you must achieve the Pass and Merit criteria and:
4. You need to analyse the function of the muscular system and the different fibre types (Distinction 1)
Grading Criterion: D1 builds on M1, and requires learners to analyse the function of the muscular system and the different muscle
fibre types. Practical examples should be provided where appropriate to support the analysis, which can be evidenced in the
laboratory report.
To understand more about this subject at a high level:Textbooks
 Howley E T and Franks B D – Health Fitness Instructor’s Handbook (Human Kinetics Europe, 2003)
 ISBN 9780736042109
 Palastanga N – Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006)
 ISBN 9780750688147
 Sharkey B J and Gaskill S E – Fitness and Health (Human Kinetics, 2006) ISBN 9780736056144
 Tortora G J and Derrickson B H – Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th edition (John Wiley & Sons, 2008)
 ISBN 9780470233474
Journals
 American College of Sport Medicine’s Health and Fitness Journal
 British Journal of Sports Medicine
 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
 International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching
 Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
 Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Websites
 American College of Sports Medicine www.acsm.org
 British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences www.bases.org.uk
 Coachwise www.1st4sport.com
 Sport Science www.sportsci.org
 Sports Coach UK www.sportscoachuk.org
 Top End Sports ww.topendsports.com