Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.6C Grade 8 CPI 3

 

Standard: 2.6 - Fitness

 

Strand: C -   Achieving and Assessing Fitness

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 -  The student will monitor physiological responses before, during and after exercise and compare changes.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        PULSE WALK - For this activity, each student needs a small index card and a pencil. Students take their resting pulse before beginning on a 20 minute walk. During the walk, students record their pulse rate every two minutes. (Signal every two minutes.) At the completion of the walk, students take and record their pulse at two and four minutes post exercise. Discuss the benefits of walking as a form of exercise.

Variation: Students graph the results and describe the physiological changes that occur during exercise.

Variation: Use walking pathways that offer additional challenges (e.g., hills, uneven terrain) or paths that can be easily adapted for students of varying abilities. Students walk the course, monitor their pulse rate, and compare the physiological changes resulting from each course.