Health & Fitness 06

"The best way to get something done is to begin." -Author Unknown

Course Description
You will explore health and fitness topics with a crew of virtual characters.  Among them is Coach Cardio, who will help measure your increasing fitness level as you learn to keep your body physically fit.

Our Schedule / Staying on Pace
The due dates for your class assignments are here.  Please be sure to stay on-task with your work.  You can do so by working through the assignments that are "Due Soon" on your Home Page.  You are expected to complete all of your work in order, and on time.  You're welcome to work ahead, but try not to fall behind.  It's always more difficult to catch up than it is to stay on track.  Contact me if you have any questions!

M/J Fitness - Grade 6

Pre-Requisites: None
Credits: 0.5 (per segment)
Estimated Completion Time: 1 segment / 12–16 weeks
Earliest Start Date: August 2013

Description

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 standards from the Florida Department of Education:
Course description: http://www.cpalms.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse394.aspx

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

Required Materials

Course Objectives

Grading Policy

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to  reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. The course will use the state-approved grading scale and each course contains a unique end of course assessment. This assessment counts for 20% of the student’s overall grade and must be passed with a score of 60% or higher.

Communication Policy

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.

Course Materials

You will need the following items to complete this course:

• Flash 9.0 or higher
• Java
• Disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD-Rom, etc.)
• Printer
• Discovery Education

Week	Lesson
1	01.01 01.02
2	01.03 01.04
3	01.05 01.06
4	02.01 02.02
5	02.03 02.04
6	02.05 02.06
7	03.01 03.02
8	03.03 03.04
9	03.05 03.06
10	04.01 04.02
11	04.03 04.04
12	04.05 04.06
13	05.01 05.02
14	05.03 05.04
15	05.05 05.06
16	Segment exam
17	Floating vacation week
18	Floating vacation week