Individual / Dual Team Activities

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Motor Skills
Pass Level 4 Red Cross swimming.• Skills from the District swimming rubric that parallel the Red Cross Level rubric (see appendix)√√√
Navigate a canoe/kayak skillfully and safely in an outdoor environment.√√√
Participate in a badminton match using all basic skills, rules, and strategies with some consistency.• Selected canoe/kayak maneuvering skills performed in an outdoor setting√√√
Hit nine of ten arrows on target from forty feet.√√√
Perform a variety of offensive/defensive strategies in a game of soccer.• Badminton doubles√√√
Demonstrate proper compression and respirations for one man CPR.• Archery target shooting
• Offensive and defensive strategies used in 3 vs. 3 soccer
• CPR on a Rescu-Annie
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SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

  • Teacher observation
  • Teacher observation with self-devised rubric
  • Observation of a video of badminton match with a written evaluation of proficiency in the skills taught
  • Calculation of percentage of accuracy of three rounds of target shots
  • Rubric to evaluate player’s use of the strategies
  • Instructor evaluation according to performance requirements
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Application
Demonstrate how biomechanical principles apply to the bump, set, and spike in volleyball.• Breaking down the mechanics of the forearm pass√√√
Demonstrate ability to correct movement patterns of a fellow student.• Performing a lay-up while two other students observe and evaluate the movement pattern√√
Describe and demonstrate the significance of basic physiological principles to the development of a personal fitness program.• Developing a four week weight program that will improve basketball performance√√√

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

  • Determining three components of the skills performed correctly and one component to improve
  • Teacher generated rubric
  • Student project
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Active Living
Participate regularly in physical activities that contribute to the attainment and maintenance of personal physical *activity goals.• Journal listing participation inextra-curricular sports or clubs√√√√√
Identify the effects of age, gender, race ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture upon physical activity preferences and participation.• Research project of opportunities for physical *activity throughout the community√√
Understand the ways in which personal characteristics, performance styles, and activity preferences will change over one’s life span.• Collage displaying personal pursuit and maintenance of a nactive lifestyle through elderly years√√
Feel empowered to maintain and improve physical fitness, motor skills, and knowledge about physical activity.• Personal fitness program designed to be performed three to four times a week over the course of a year to improve fitness, motor skills, and knowledge√√√

*See list of “outside of school” activities in appendix

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

  • Teacher evaluation of journal
  • Student and teacher evaluation of feasibility of activities
  • Teacher evaluation
  • Student and teacher evaluation of the components of the personal fitness program
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Physical Fitness
Set personal goals for activity and work toward their achievement.• Swimming mileage goal log of laps over a quarter/semester period√√√
Maintain appropriate levels of cardiovascular and respiratory efficiency, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition necessary for a healthful lifestyle.• Heart rate recording before, during, and after an activity, repeated over time with a variety of activities and stored in student portfolio√√√
Monitor exercise and other behaviors related to health-related fitness.• Weekend outdoor experience  (e.g., hiking trip), keeping ajournal of observations onpersonal physical performance√√√

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

  • Self-evaluation of completion of swimming goal
  • Heart rate data collected over time for several different activities
  • Teacher assessment of accuracy of student’s cardiovascular data collection and interpretation
  • Self-evaluation of personal physical performance
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Personal and Social Skills
Apply appropriate etiquette in all physical activity settings.• Research project on appropriate etiquette for playing a sport (e.g., golf, tennis, bowling) with presentation to the class√√
Create a safe environment for a specific skill practice.√
Display a willingness to experiment with the sport and activity of other cultures.• Floor plan design for a fitness center√√
Develop strategies for including persons of diverse background and abilities in physical activities.• Native Youth Olympic events
• Modification of a game for special needs children (e.g., basketball for a hearing-impaired student)
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SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

  • Teacher observation of student and how he/she reacts during conflicts
  • Student/teacher collaboration to make environment safe
  • Self-assessment – written or oral
  • Evaluation success of modified rules or methods of communication in an actual game situation
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Value of Exercise
Understand and convey basic skills necessary to a specific activity (skill).• Volunteer coach/instructor for a Boys and Girls Club youth activity√√
Develop strategies and skills required for a specific athletic endeavor.• Participation in a local event (e.g., triathlon, body building)√√
Understand the importance of participation in lifelong fitness.• Participation in a local health club√√

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENTS

  • Evaluation by an activity sponsor
  • Synopsis of experience
  • Activity log

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