Amusement, Fitness, and Sports Centre Manager - Fun Activities - Office and Administration

Office and Administration - AMUSEMENT, FITNESS & SPORTS CENTRE MANAGER

Your Favourite Ride! Just a Minute!

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Just a Minute Learning Strategy.

Students:

1. In pairs, you are to come up with as many things in an amusement park as you can that make you feel

dizzy
sick
scared
relaxed
irritated
impatient
excited
thrilled (inspired by TEFLNET)

2. Select one ride. Describe in detail "How does this ride make you feel?" by answering the following questions:

How did you feel before going on the ride?
What did the ride look like?
Describe the ride mechanics
how big is your seat?
Do you feel safe? Why? Why not?
Did you scream?
What did your body feel like?

3. Share with your partner.

Did you feel any different to your partner? Did that surprise you?

4. View, as a class, the following Just a Minute episode [14 minutes in length - you do not need to view it all] to give you an idea of the instructions

Just A Minute TV Ep1 1/2
https://youtu.be/VrwUAFV706k

5. Select a panel of 4 students and have the teacher as the chairperson.

One student is to start by answering the following question in a "Just a minute" presentation:

"What is your favourite ride at an amusement park?"

If this student does not obey the rules, then the teacher nominates the next student to take over from where the first student started. This continues until one minute has occurred.

6. As a class, create another 5 questions. Then, repeat the process until all students have had a go.

Step Counting

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

1. You are going to count the number of steps you do in a day!

2. Download the following app or something like it for free.

	Pacer Pedometer & Step Tracker Developed by Pacer Health Inc. Price: Free

3. Do not change any of your usual activities for the week. Record the number of steps you normally take. Discussion

Discuss with a partner.

4. Work out what you are going to do to increase your steps to 10,000 per day.

Again, discuss with a partner and work out if it is feasible for you. What small measures could you do to increase your step count?

VR, Theme Parks and Thrill Seekers

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Philosophy

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, talk about your experiences going on an amusement ride - from the circus rides, to the local swimming pool slides, to the full theme park rides.