Grade
Level - 11th
grade physical education students.
Aim:
Students will understand the value of physical fitness
Goal:
Students will be able to identify components of physical fitness.
Objectives:
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Students
will identify 4 advantages of lifting weights.
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Students
will respect each other while training in the weight room.
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Students
will create their own weight lifting routine.
Problem
Statement:
The 11th grade high school class at Jefferson High just
finished going over the weight machines - safety, proper usage, what muscles are
used with which machines, how many sets and repetitions to do for toning or
building muscle. The student's task
is to design their own weight lifting program that they will use in class for
the next three to four weeks.
Problem
Conditions:
1.
The program must be computer generated.
2.
The program must be neat and organized.
3.
The program must include weight, number of repetitions, number of sets,
seat settings and date.
4.
The program must include a picture of the machine - either hand drawn or
computer generated.
Problem
Parameters:
1.
The number of repetitions done has to be between 8-12.
The number should be lower if the students want to increase strength, and
higher if the student wants to increase the tone of the muscle.
2.
The program must include at least four exercises for the lower body (may
have more).
3.
The program must include at least four exercises for the upper body (may
have more.)
4.
All of the exercises must have been included in the introduction at the
beginning of the unit unless the teacher makes prior approval.
5.
The program that is created must be done three days per week.
6.
The listing the exercise machine the name of the muscle or muscles it
works must be listed neatly on the program.
Process Skills
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The
ability to know what muscles are in which area of the body.
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The
ability to distinguish upper body muscles from lower body muscles.
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The
ability to distinguish between the number of repetitions to be done in order
to increase strength or to tone the muscles.
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The
ability to work safely.
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The
ability to know and work within your specific limits.
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The
ability to know what machine works what muscle.
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The
ability to use organizational skills when putting the program together.
Evaluation
Rubric:
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Emerging
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Developing
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Accomplished
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Exceeding
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Neatness
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The
weight lifting program is not computer generate and it is very hard to
read.
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The
weight lifting program is computer generated, but it is messy and
unorganized.
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The
weight program is computer generated and is organized for the most part.
There are a couple parts that are unorganized.
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The
weight program is computer generated and is very easy to read.
It is also well organized.
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Followed the
Parameters
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Did
not follow the parameters that were set for the weight program.
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Somewhat
followed the parameters that were set for the weight program.
3 of the 6 parameters were met.
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Followed
the parameters that were set for the most part.
4-5 of the 6 parameters were met.
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Followed
the parameters of the weight program perfectly.
6 of the 6 parameters were met.
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The teacher
will collect the programs on a specified date.
The teacher will then look to see that the parameters were met and look
for neatness, content, appropriate pictures and to made sure that the programs
can be used in the physical education class.
The teacher will then grade the programs according to the rubric above
and the previously mentioned topics.
