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Using the State Curriculum: Physical Education, Grade 8

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Exercise Physiology:

Physical Education:

State Curriculum Toolkit

Tools aligned to State Curriculum indicators and/or objectives.

  • Sample Assessments
    Items and annotated student responses as appropriate
Exercise Physiology

Standard 4.0 Exercise Physiology

Students will demonstrate the ability to use scientific principles to design and participate in a regular, moderate to vigorous physical activity program that contributes to personal health and enhances cognitive and physical performance on a variety of academic, recreational, and life tasks.

Topic

A. Effects of Physical Activity on the Body

Indicator

  • 1. Analyze the effect of moderate to vigorous physical activity on the body systems.
Objective
  1. Investigate the function of the brain when the body is participating in physical activity such as: cerebellum controls balance and coordination, the brain stem controls digestion, and heart beat, and the cerebral cortex controls the senses.

Topic

B. FITT Guidelines

Indicator

  • 1. Analyze and evaluate components of the FITT guidelines to adjust levels of physical activity.
Objectives
  1. Revise personal fitness goals based on a fitness assessment.
  2. Choose, implement, and assess, a personal fitness plan based on the FITT guidelines.
  3. Defend the relationship between improved health related fitness and the principles of overload, progression, specificity, regularity, and individuality.

Topic

C. Components of Fitness

Indicator

  • 1. Evaluate the components necessary to design a fitness plan.
Objectives
  1. Defend the selection of activities chosen to improve or maintain health-related fitness.
  2. Choose, implement, assess, and defend a personal fitness plan using the health-related fitness components.
  3. Justify the selection of the activities performed to improve or maintain skill-related fitness.
  4. Assess a peer's personal goals to improve or maintain the skill- related components of fitness through selected activities.

Topic

D. Benefits of Physical Activity

Indicator

  • 1. Analyze the benefits of physical activity.
Objective
  1. Investigate how physical activity improves overall health and wellness.

Topic

E. Nutrition and Physical Activity

Indicator

  • 1. Evaluate the relationship between nutrition and physical activity.
Objectives
  1. Defend a personal nutrition log to determine ways to improve on diet and exercise.
  2. Assess a personal nutrition log to determine appropriateness of using performance enhancing drinks and foods.

Topic

F. Exercise Adherence

Indicator

  • 1. Analyze the factors influencing daily physical activity.
Objective
  1. Compare and choose strategies to address personal, environmental, and/or social factors that effect maintaining or improving personal physical activity.

Topic

G. Media and Physical Activity

Indicator

  • 1. Analyze how the media impacts attitudes towards physical activity
Objective
  1. Investigate various marketing practices and strategies influencing consumer decisions on the selection of exercise equipment and programs.

May 27, 2009