KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Decision making and problem solving
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Your learning goal
I can demonstrate decision making and problem solving skills.
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Decision making and problem solving: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can demonstrate decision making and problem solving skills.
Key learning points
- Move: using the correct technique in team building activities requires balance and coordination.
- Think: creating a clear plan of action involves careful planning and decision making.
- Think: formulating a strategy and devising a solution for progress towards a goal requires problem solving.
- Feel: taking responsibility for our team and demonstrating self-discipline helps to overcome challenges.
- Connect: finding a solution to solving a problem as a team requires effectively communicating the strategy.
Words to know
- strategy
- a plan or method to achieve a goal or solve a problem
- solution
- an answer or way to fix a problem
- responsibility
- being in charge of something and making sure it gets done
Common mistakes
Pupils think to solve a problem has a just one single option.
Problem solving is not linear, nor is there only one universal problem solving technique. The right approach depends on the nature of the problem in a specific context.
For parents, carers and teachers
- For human knot and connection in cycle 1, the preference might be for pupils to be connected using a relay baton or bib. In cycle 3, tennis rackets can be used an alternatives for sections of drainpipe.