Subjects:  Health, Nutrition, Computer Technology and Math 

Learner Outcomes:

• Students will explain the benefits of exercise to one's physical, mental/emotional and social health.
• Students will explain and demonstrate the differences between aerobic and anaerobic exercises.
• Students will describe the benefits of aerobic exercise.
• Students will distinguish among isometric, isotonic and isokinetic exercises.

Materials: Bookmarked Sites

Technology Tools/Courseware: Computers, Internet Sites, Word Processing

Teachers Notes: Gather stop watches for timing activity.
                                          Bookmark sites
                                          Divide class into groups.
                                          Students will have Internet access forms on file.
Procedures:

• Students will create a cross-word puzzle using their vocabulary words and definitions on the site puzzlemaker.com
• Students will use fitteen.com or fitnesslink.com to research aerobic and anaerobic exercise and the benefits of both to ones lifestyle.
• Students will create a journal using Microsoft Word or a compatible word processing program to record their findings.
• Students will observe a physical education class and a weightlifting class where they will time an activity and classify the type of exercise.
• Students will use the site drkoop.com to calculate the calories burned by the given activities.
• Groups will record findings into their journal.

Modifications: Depending on the disability and the IEP. Use peer tutoring on the computer
                                      assignment.
Enrichment Activities: To help students distinguish between the various types of
                                                 exercise, they will keep a journal of their activities and label
                                                 them according to the type of activity.
Evaluation/Assessment:
                                                               By observation
                                                  Class participation
                                                  Written assignments
 

WV State IGOs: HE.5, HE.15, HE.22, HE23, HE.50, HE.55, HE.59, HE.61, HE.62, &
                                           HE.63

National Health Educational Standards: 1.2, 1.3, 3.2, & 3.3

National Standards

Job/Career Cluster:  Health Services, Human Services, Business/Marketing

References:                   Glencoe Health "A Guide to Wellness"
                                                      drkoop.com
                                                      puzzlemaker.com
                                                      fitteen.com
                                                      fitnesslink.com
 

Created By:                                Greg Curry
                                                                       Jenny Curry
                                                                       Sheryl Hulmes

 

                                            Greenbrier East High School
                                                     Created April 3, 2000
 
 

Introduction

Lesson One

Lesson Two

Lesson Three

Lesson Four

Lesson Five

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