PIXL “Thinking Hard” Booklets — OCR GCSE PE— Whole Specification in Detail — Includes Answers

PIXL “Thinking Hard” Booklets — OCR GCSE PE— Whole Specification in Detail — Includes Answers
Give your class a rigorous thinking workout while ensuring complete specification coverage. This printable booklet turns every part of the spec into clear, student-friendly tasks with built-in Grade 9 extensions. You also get a full answer set to support self-marking, quick feedback, and targeted intervention. Developed by an experienced UK teacher with the support of AI-assisted planning tools to ensure consistency, clarity and full-spec coverage. Save hours of planning: fully mapped to the whole specification, print-and-go, with answers included.
What’s inside
Whole-spec coverage: all topics, sub-topics, must-know content, misconceptions and key vocabulary mapped across the entire specification in detail.

PIXL strategies: Odd One Out • Always / Sometimes / Never True • Why? Why? Why? (5-deep) • Spot the Mistake • Diamond 9 / Ranking • Link It Up / Connections • Convince Me • What If? • Mini Retrieval (plus optional extras: If This Is the Answer…, Reduce It 30–3–2–1, Causation vs Correlation, Assumption Hunt).

Answers included: model points, sample justifications and marking guidance to make self-assessment easy.

Grade 9 stretch: every section has an Extension Task for analysis, evaluation and comparison.

Student-friendly layout: concise prompts, minimal prep, black-and-white printer-friendly.

1.1.a Location of major bones
1.1.a Functions of the skeleton
1.1.a Types of synovial joint
1.1.a Types of movement at joints
1.1.a Other components of joints
1.1.b Location of major muscle groups
1.1.b The roles of muscle in movement
1.1.c Lever systems
1.1.c Planes of movement and axes of
1.1.d Structure and function of the
1.1.d Structure and function of the
1.1.d Aerobic and anaerobic exercise
1.1.e Short-term effects of exercise
1.1.e Long-term effects of exercise
2.1.a Physical activity and sport in the
2.1.a Participation in physical activity
2.1.a Strategies to improve participation
2.1.b Commercialisation of sport
2.1.c Ethics in sport
2.1.c Drugs in sport
2.1.c Violence in sport
2.2 Characteristics of skilful movement
2.2 Classification of skills
2.2 Goal setting
2.2 Mental preparation
2.2 Types of guidance
2.2 Types of feedback
2.3 Health, fitness and well-being
2.3 Diet and nutrition
Component 5: Analyse aspects of personal
Component 5: Evaluate strengths and
Component 5: Create an action plan to