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Nutrients:
A Necessary Need
Students will understand what the six essential nutrients are
and view an example of a multimedia presentaion using water as
an example. Using the Internet and other sources they will choose
a nutrient and find the roles, function and sources of a chosen
nutrient and create a multimedia presentaion explaining their
findings. They will take the information they found and compare
and contrast it with other students findings. 6-8
Pulse
Power
The following unit was designed as a 7th and 8th grade unit plan.
The curriculum for the 7th grade is as follows: Disease Unit,
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Unit, and Self Under Construction
Unit. The curriculum for the 8th grade is as follows: First Aid
Unit, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Unit, and Self Under Construction
Unit. The Physical Education classes enable the students to monitor
his/her own pulse while engaged in physical activity with the
use of Polar Heart Rate watches. The intention of this unit plan
(Pulse Power) is to tie the Disease Unit of the 7th grade with
the First Aid Unit of the 8th grade along with integrating the
use of the Polar Heart Rate watches in Physical Education. Students
will demonstrate their understanding of these topics through the
creation of PowerPoints, Brochures, and Websites. 7&8
Pysical
Fitness
Students will research the basic concepts of physical fitness,
and why it's beneficial for everyone. They will develop their
own physical fitness plan based on what they have learned from
this unit and their own Fitnessgram scores.As a culminating activity,
students will use their knowledge of fitness to produce a PowerPoint
presentation, brochure, and a web page about fitness and a fitness
plan for themselves or others in general. 6-8
The
Components of Physical Fitness
Students will demonstrate knowledge, synthesis, and analysis of
the components of physical fitness through a three week unit by
creating a multimedia presentation, newsletters, and an interactive
web site. 6-8
Physical
Fitness and Active Lifestyle
Overall view of the importance of physical fitness and active
lifestyle. The students will have a breakdown of each component
of physical fitness areas and develop a personal fitness program
for themselves. 6-8
5
Standards of Physical Fitness
This unit is designed to introduce the students to the five areas
of physical fitness. After learning each of the five areas, the
students will be able to demonstrate exercises that are conducive
to having a well rounded fitness program. 9-12
Fitness:
It's for life
In this unit students will learn components of fitness, benefits
of fitness, and the consequences of not exercising. They will
independently research aspects of fitness to gain a greater understand
of how they affect the body and why they are essential for a healthy
life. They will learn how to incorporate exercise into a healthy
lifestyle. 9-12
Figure
Your Fitness
Students will analyze the results of their fitness assessments,
choosing a most improved fitness test score and a least improved
fitness test score. Students will chart performance comparisons
from the national norms and will develop plans of improvement
and maintenance for their continued fitness growth. Students will
have a choice of presenting this information through a Power Point
Presentation, a Brochure or a Web Page. 9-12
You
the Athletic Trainer
Technology can be integrated into the athletic classroom. Students
can utilize this project on rain days or during the offseason
program. Students will research and gain information about weight
training, conditioning, agility, flexibility, and nutrition. 9-12
Fitness
and Nutrition
The unit will cover the mental, physical, and social aspects of
fitness. The 5 components of physical fitness and the principles
of fitness will be discussed. The students will create a fitness
plan. 9-12
The
Heart as a Major Part of the Circulatory System
As the Unit deals with the Circulatory system, students will be
given an opportunity to research the topic and select their own
sub-topic. The students will be shown a Power Point slide show
entitled, "In and Out and Around and About", which is
about the heart. The presentation demonstrates to the students
the type of Power Point presentation that they will be asked to
construct. After completing the multimedia presentation, a sample
newsletter on the heart will be shown as an example of the Newsletter
that they will construct concerning their topic. Lastly, after
viewing a sample web site on the heart, the students will construct
a Web Site dealing with their topic. Rubrics for each project
will be furnished to the students. 9-12
Designing
a Perfect Workout
Students are designing a weight-training workout. This workout
needs to incorporate a warm-up, strength training exercises, and
a cool-down that can be performed in a 45-minute time limit. Students
are to provide time restrictions, safety tips, and instructions
of all exercises. The students can choose either to use, a power
point presentation, a brochure, a newsletter, or a web site for
this assignment. Students will be assessed by a rubric that is
designed for the assignment they choose. 9-12
Heart
Healthy
Cardiovascular fitness will be explained through teaching the
affects of exercise on the heart. Students will analyze these
objectives and prepare one of the following: 1. A group presentation
of their cardiovascular workout 2. A brochure prepared by a group
after researching a cardiovascular disease. 3. A website created
by a group to motivate teen fitness. 9-12
Nutrition
and Fitness
Using provided templates, students will determine current caloric
output (Calories Burned) and from a '24 Hour Recall' determine
their caloric intake AS WELL AS how close they are to meeting
Recommended Daily Allowances, and then design a nutritional and
exercise program that is personal and will work for them. 9-12
Nutrition
Education
Before beginning their research projects the students will complete
assignments and activities that explain the Food guide Pyramid.
They will also analyze their own diets and food labels. The students
will work in groups of 3- 4 to research a nutrition 9-12
Dietary
Plans
Unit is designed for students to understand the principle of proper
nutrition in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Students will demonstrate
knowledte of servings, serving size, and food sources relatedt
o the food guide pyramid. Students will interpret the recommended
dietary guidelines. Students will evaluate their own diet according
to the food pyramid and dietary guideline. Students will select
a special dietary population adn address recommendations for that
population. 9-12
Personal
Fitness Plans
Students will acquire knowledge of fitness benefits and principles,
students will become physically active and build fitness, and
students will become and independent decision maker when it come
to their personal fitness. Students will learn to utilize technology
to share the principles of basic fitness and to develop a personal
fitness plan. 9-12
Nutrition,
Physical Fitness
In this unit is information to: determine an individual's basic
nutritional needs, their special nutritional requirements; view
the food pyramid, understand food nutrient composition, evaluate
and decode food labels, understand the balance between calories
in and calories out and create an individual essential and unit
question that is addressed through the use of three mediums: Multimedia
presentatioin, newsletter/brochure, and web site. 9-12
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