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Physical Education and Physical Education and Health Content Area Health Content Area PresentationPresentationLori S. CrumLori S. CrumEDTECH541EDTECH541

Problem StatementProblem Statement

Childhood obesity is increasing in the United Childhood obesity is increasing in the United States at an alarming rate.States at an alarming rate.

StrategyStrategy

Give students the tools they need to be able Give students the tools they need to be able to monitor their own level of fitness.to monitor their own level of fitness.

Heart-rate monitors have allowed students to Heart-rate monitors have allowed students to watch their heart rates rise and fall as they watch their heart rates rise and fall as they walk, jog, or sprint. The immediate feedback walk, jog, or sprint. The immediate feedback was an incentive for children who wanted to was an incentive for children who wanted to see the results of their work right away.see the results of their work right away.

Internet for InstructionInternet for Instruction

Activity Calorie Calculator-Let Fitness Partner calculate the number of calories you burn for 222 activities. Simply enter your weight and the duration you generally spend being active. We'll do the math and return a personalized activities page to you. Print your activities page and keep it with your exercise log or put it in your gym bag for reference. It's a great reminder of all the things you can do to stay active and healthy.

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Calculate Your Body Mass Index: Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.


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PBS Teachers-PBS Teachers is PBS' national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. Here you'll find classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels. We provide thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. These resources are correlated to state and national educational standards and are tied to PBS' award-winning on-air and online programming.


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Teaching a generation of students who grew Teaching a generation of students who grew up with computers and video games will up with computers and video games will require gym teachers to ditch dodge balls and require gym teachers to ditch dodge balls and kick balls for more advanced technology.kick balls for more advanced technology.

StrategyStrategy

Integrate more computer-based activities into Integrate more computer-based activities into the curriculum. You can do that without the curriculum. You can do that without specialized software as evidenced by the blog specialized software as evidenced by the blog and Google Body or with extremely specialize and Google Body or with extremely specialize software that analyzes body movement.software that analyzes body movement.

Tool SoftwareTool Software

Google Body- Google Google Body- Google Body allows you to Body allows you to research the human research the human body in 3D. You can body in 3D. You can view different view different anatomical layers, zoom anatomical layers, zoom in, and navigate to parts in, and navigate to parts that interest you. Click that interest you. Click to identify anatomy, or to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, search for muscles, organs, bones and more. organs, bones and more. Male body version not Male body version not available yet.available yet.


Physical Education Blog- Physical Education Blog- The blog pictured at the The blog pictured at the right is dedicated to middle right is dedicated to middle school student’s knowledge school student’s knowledge of physical fitness and of physical fitness and physical education. physical education. Specifically it talks about Specifically it talks about the dangers of drinking the dangers of drinking Coke. Several students Coke. Several students have responded to the blog. have responded to the blog. Teachers could blog on Teachers could blog on various health/PE topics and various health/PE topics and have their students respond have their students respond to the post.to the post.


Dartfish- easily integrates video in PE lessons. Allows you to break down activities, compare video clips and highlight technique development.

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Same problem, only this time solved through Same problem, only this time solved through instructional software:instructional software: Teaching a generation of students who grew up Teaching a generation of students who grew up

with computers and video games will require with computers and video games will require gym teachers to ditch dodge balls and kick gym teachers to ditch dodge balls and kick balls for more advanced technology.balls for more advanced technology.

StrategyStrategy

Utilize webquests and simulations that Utilize webquests and simulations that integrate technology into the physical integrate technology into the physical education curriculum.education curriculum.

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Are You What You Eat-The saying goes "You are what you eat". Across the United States, seven main regions have developed their own cuisine based upon their origins. But we, as a nation, have been shown to have one of the highest incidences of heart disease due to our diet. You are a taskforce of home economics students whose mission is to publish a cookbook of healthy regional recipes for the United States. Included in this cookbook will be guidelines for healthy eating as well as sample menus from each region which meet healthy guidelines. All recipes must be tested and sampled by the class before inclusion in the cookbook."

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Look Like a Rockstar- incorporate everything - incorporate everything you have learned related to fitness into a you have learned related to fitness into a fitness program to help you live a healthy fitness program to help you live a healthy lifestyle. What does it take to perform and lifestyle. What does it take to perform and look like a Pop Star? What type of workout do look like a Pop Star? What type of workout do you need to perform to develop and maintain you need to perform to develop and maintain physical fitness?physical fitness?


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Staying Physically Fit for a Lifetime- You can't participate in physical education class today? What a shame! For many students, physical education is a great time to release some energy and have fun! Hopefully you'll be back in action soon! While you’re missing today’s physical activity, I want you to learn about a lifetime sport of your choice. Lifetime sports are activities that can be played throughout your lifetime and don’t require a large group. Some examples of lifetime sports include: biking, golfing, swimming, rock climbing, playing tennis, canoeing and walking. There are also plenty more to choose. Explore your lifetime sport on the web and complete the worksheet.


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Physical education has traditionally been a Physical education has traditionally been a subject most enjoyed by students labeled as subject most enjoyed by students labeled as “jocks.” For students who do not fit that “jocks.” For students who do not fit that mold, physical education is often an mold, physical education is often an embarrassing and uncomfortable experience. embarrassing and uncomfortable experience.

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Integrating computer technology into gym Integrating computer technology into gym classes—replacing the monotony of jumping classes—replacing the monotony of jumping rope or running laps—could increase rope or running laps—could increase participation among all students, rather than participation among all students, rather than the sliver of "jocks" in every class. the sliver of "jocks" in every class.

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Gmaps Gmaps Pedometer- Pedometer- Find Find out how many miles out how many miles you run. Track your you run. Track your distance with distance with gmaps..

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Self Esteem TimelineSelf Esteem Timeline: : Students would scan Students would scan photographs of special photographs of special events in their life. Make events in their life. Make sure the student is in the sure the student is in the picture. Students would picture. Students would create a time line with create a time line with dipity.com. They would label the events. Spend time discussing how we change through life and how we remain special at each change.

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Grapher- The graphics software tool in health and physical education can graph students achievements in physical performance, caloric intake and expenditure, changes in blood pressure and heart rates.

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ResourcesResources

http://www.crsd.org/Page/5075http://www.crsd.org/Page/5075

Carter, Denis. Technology brings ‘new P.E.’ to schools, Carter, Denis. Technology brings ‘new P.E.’ to schools, eSchoolNewseSchoolNews. June 2008. . June 2008. http://www.eschoolnews.com/2008/06/10/technology-brings-http://www.eschoolnews.com/2008/06/10/technology-brings-new-p-e-to-schools/new-p-e-to-schools/

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/9-12/http://www.pbs.org/teachers/classroom/9-12/

http://teachnet.com/category/lessonplans/health/http://teachnet.com/category/lessonplans/health/

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/search/page/-/-/lesson-http://www.discoveryeducation.com/search/page/-/-/lesson-plan/health/index.cfmplan/health/index.cfm

http://pecentral.com/lessonideas/searchresults.asp?category=58http://pecentral.com/lessonideas/searchresults.asp?category=58

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