Research Module Number 2
Title:
Module 2: Benefits of Regular Exercise
Standards:
v The student analyzes and evaluates the impact of real-life influences on health.
v The student effectively analyzes health and safety information to develop health and fitness plans based
on life goals.
Problem or Question to be Researched:
Someone in your immediate family is suffering from a chronic health diseases ie; diabetes, obesity, heart
disease, and osteoporosis. How can you convince this individual of the benefits of exercise so they can
improve current health conditions?
Web Resources :
http://www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/fit_society.htm
http://www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/comments.htm
http://www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/index.htm
http://www.acsm- msse.org/
www.cooperinst.org
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
http://www.cdc.gov/publications.htm
Technology & Research Skills:
Students will use the computer skills to cut, copy, and paste information into a word processing program.
Students will use key words to navigate web pages, gather and organize information into a word
document format.
Each student will develop a personal fitness plan on power point from the project materials provided from
the module activities. Each research module will provide students help in finding the appropriate resources
to complete each activity of the fitness project.
Getting Organized:
Students will look at the problem scenario above and research three (3) benefits of exercise and why
each benefit is important to an immediate family member in paragraph form.
Students will research the following information outlined below:
A. Benefit 1 - Use personal family member; Why is this benefit important to them? Reference required.
B. Benefit 2 - Use personal family member; Why is this benefit important to them? Reference required.
C. Benefit 3 - Use personal family member; Why is this benefit important to them? Reference required.
Gathering Information: (worksheet found on next page)
1. Students will brain storm personal benefits, 2. search for reference material, 3. then analyze their
“Benefits of regular Exe rcise.
Analyzing the Collected Information:
Do the benefits convince someone to change their current lifestyle behaviors?
Does your research provide enough information to use in your final fitness project?
Finding the answer or Solving the Problem:
Students will turn in assign Module 2 - Benefit of Exercise (draft) at the end of the class period. Must
be typed and references cited. Pull into your class drop box located in the PE student share folder.
Evaluation Process:
Teacher will review the draft and provide feedback to help students to complete Activity 2 - Benefit of
Exercise Power point.