Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.6C Grade 6 CPI 1

 

Standard: 2.6 - Fitness

 

Strand: C -   Achieving and Assessing Fitness

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 -  The student will engage in moderate to vigorous forms of physical activity that address each component of fitness.

 

Grade: 6

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        SWEATSHOP CHALLENGE - Brainstorm physiological indicators that change during exercise (e.g., heart rate, respiratory rate, sweating, body temperature, perceived exertion or effort). Write the ideas on the board, creating a column for each item. For the next 20 minutes, students move through a teacher-designed obstacle course, stopping for a one minute rest at five minute intervals. After students have completed the activity, return to the indicators listed on the board. As students share the changes they experienced, write their comments in the appropriate column.

Variation: Provide each student with a chart, similar to the one below. During each section of the activity, students record changes. Discuss the results.