Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.6A Grade 6 CPI 3

 

Standard: 2.6 - Fitness

 

Strand: A -   Fitness and Physical Activity

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 -  The student will describe how gender, age, heredity, training, and health behaviors impact fitness.

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        BEAT IT - Each student needs a small index card and a pencil. Students practice taking their resting heart rate. Once they feel comfortable with this, students warm up and complete a one-minute period of aerobic exercise. After the one-minute period, students take their pulse and record it on the card. After a one-minute rest, students repeat the entire sequence a total of five times. Circulate and assist students who may have difficulty finding their pulse. At the end of the series, students share the data collected and discuss why there may be variations.

Variation: Divide the class into pairs to review their pulse rate findings and create an idea web that explains why the heart rate increases with consecutive periods of exercise.

 

      Variation: Divide the class into two groups. One group monitors heart rate while the other monitors respiratory rate, then the groups switch roles. Discuss the correlation between exercise, heart rate, and respiratory rate.