Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.5B Grade 12 CPI 4

 

Standard: 2.5 - Motor Skills

 

Strand: B -   Movement Concepts 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 -  The student will analyze how movement activities reflect culture, era, geography, or historical context

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        NAVIGATING THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL - The Appalachian Trail stretches for more than 2000 miles from Maine to Georgia. Students design a simulated journey from one end of the trail to the other and calculate how many steps it might take to navigate the trail. Students can also calculate the number of hiking hours to complete the trail. Students accomplish this by calculating the number of steps in a measured course (a quarter-mile track works best) and basing all calculations on this measurement. Students calculate how fast they should hike based on their fitness level, using heart rate calculations and timed movement around the track. Students calculate how long it would take to hike 10 miles and then extrapolate for the entire trip. Students map their progress, complete a daily log of activities, and discuss preparation for a real hiking excursion.

Variation: Require students to carry a loaded backpack (much like on a real hike) and calculate their speed and pace. Ask: “How does this impact the hike? What equipment is essential on this type of excursion? What biomechanical principles influence the body’s ability to carry such a load?” Add hills and uneven terrain to the simulation.

 

      Variation: Students determine how many miles of the trail are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and plan and implement a local hiking excursion. Students develop a safety handbook for review by all participants prior to the trip.