Description
This excerpt is from the Personal Health and Fitness Module. It is part of the Middle School Health Curriculum designed for students in grades 5 through 8. The curriculum supports the CDC National Health Education Standards and aligns with all 81 HECAT Healthy Behavior Outcomes. Special attention to current issues and safety is noted in all modules.
This download includes:
• 4 Lessons
• One End-of-Unit Reflection Activity
• Printable and Digital Resources
• Answer Key
Essential Questions
1. How much exercise should adolescents get?
2. What exercises burn the most calories?
3. How does exercise benefit your mind and body?
4. How do I keep myself safe while exercising and being active?
Objectives
1. Discuss the recommended amount of daily exercise for children, teens and young adults.
2. Identify ways to keep yourself safe during exercise and playing sports.
Resources
CDC
Harvard Health Publishing
NIH
TedEd
Nemours Children’s Health
National Health Behavior Outcomes
PA-1, PA-2, PA-3, PA-4, PA-6, PA-7
INTERNET REQUIRED
Activities require internet access on a computer, laptop or tablet. Activities work well in in a variety of academic settings including one-to-one classrooms, asynchronous learning and with homeschooling families.
These activities work particularly well in academic settings that promote student autonomy, independent work and research/evidence-based learning.
STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH
Activities are student-centered, inquiry-based exercises that require students to collect empirical evidence from primary sources, government agencies and credible health organizations. Students use scientific data to make evidence-based conclusions about how to make healthy, safe and considerate choices that positively impact their health (and the health of others).
Sources were carefully vetted for this curriculum to ensure the safest and most reliable information was provided to students. Students deserve nothing but the best so they can make educated, safe and healthy decisions.
NATIONAL HEALTH STANDARDS
My Middle School Health Curriculum supports National Health Education Standards. It was evaluated against the Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) to assess it as a comprehensive K-12 health curriculum. You can access these resources at https://bit.ly/3UnzRN3.
The activities in this excerpt help students achieve the healthy behavior outcomes (HBOs) identified by the CDC as the most important behaviors to promote in a K-12 health curriculum. Collectively, the 12 modules in the curriculum support all HECAT HBOs: https://bit.ly/46aKqdL.
TIME COMMITMENT
Each activity varies in time commitment from 20 to 40 minutes. There is a variety in the length of time to make activities meaningful. Concepts are chunked together to be substantial but not overwhelming. Some activities require more time to fully develop students’ understanding and mastery of health skills and ideas.
PRINTABLE RESOURCES
This file includes printable copies to distribute in a traditional brick-and-mortar classroom. An answer key is included. Due to the nature of the activities, this resource works best in its digital form (Google Forms). Shortened links are provided to make it easier to access sites and videos.
GOOGLE FORMS
Fully editable, self-grading Google Forms are included for each activity. To access your copies, use the force-copy links provided.
TERMS OF USE
• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.
• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.
• Intended for classroom and personal use only.
• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.
• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.
• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
