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Students who want to be fit but don’t know where to start are invited to join a diverse group of virtual classmates who help with exploring and understanding fitness and health. With the support of these virtual friends, students determine current personal fitness levels and learn to improve those levels. Students also learn safety rules for exercise, how to create equipment from household items, how different activities target different body parts, how to set and reach a goal, and how to be good sports.
Students keep a log of physical fitness activities while exploring topics that include diversity in sports, nutrition, peer pressure, and making good choices. Coach Cardio help measure growing fitness levels while students complete their projects. Each PE project leads to improved student understanding of personal skills and the environments in which activities are played.
Access the site link below to view the course description from the Florida Course Code directory:
http://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse394.aspx?ct=1
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Major Topics
and Concepts: |
Fitness Activity
Selection
Benefits of Physical
Activity
Fitness Safety
Monitoring the Heart
Target Heart Rate Zone
Analyzing Fitness Results
Principles of Fitness•
Body Composition
Nutrition
Health- and
Skill-Related Fitness
Cardiovascular Fitness
Muscular and Skeletal
Fitness
Flexibility
Equipment Creation and
Care
Goals and Motivation
Peer Pressure and
Choices
Sportsmanship
Diversity in Sports
Culture and Sports
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Course Assessment and
Participation Requirements: | To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful. |