Aquarius Lesson Plan
Focus
Grade Level
Focus Question
Understanding and implementing health concepts and ideas.
12th Grade/ Physical Education and Health
How can information that we learn in class, be used in real world
scenarios?
Learning Objectives:
9.NPA.1-Analyze strategies using tools to plan healthy nutrition and
fitness.
9.NPA.4- Apply life-long nutrition and health related fitness concepts
to enhance quality of life.
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Internet, Health Book
Audio/Visual Materials
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj6frb_mHzQ&feature=related
http://www.ustream.tv/aquariusreefbase
This lesson plan will be used for a total of three days. The first two
days, students will work on their project, the third day will be used
for presentations of completed projects to the class and teacher.
Students will be assigned into small groups, and seated within
their groups.
20-25
Hypoglycemic, Hyperglycemic, Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats,
Glucose
For this assignment, students should have prior knowledge of
activities and exercises that can be used to build different aspects
of the body, i.e. flexibility, endurance, strength, etc. Also, students
should now have a basic knowledge of food choices, and the
effects they can have on the body, i.e. hypoglycemic vs.
hyperglycemic.
Teaching Time
Seat Arrangement
Maximum Number of Students
Key Words
Background Information (Prior
Knowledge)
Opening Activity
For the opening activity, I will have students watch the videos linked in
the audio/visual section above. These will help to introduce the
background for this lesson to the students, and help them understand the
idea of Aquarius and the Aquanauts. These videos should help the
students understand the type of jobs the Aquanauts are performing, and
physical stability they may need.
Learning Procedure ( Activity)
After the students finish watching the videos, I will ask the
students what kind of training they believe would be necessary for
the Aquarius workers to pass before beginning work in Aquarius.
For this activity, the students will become a personal
trainer/dietician for an Aquanaut member. They will be asked to
build a schedule and diet for their client. Their final product should
consist of any exercises they would believe to be beneficial to the
worker, the area that it would pertain to (resistance, flexibility,
endurance, etc.) Students will be required to write a short
assessment of each exercise they choose, and why they chose it.
These are to be well-written, and thoroughly explained. Also in the
product, the students should build a menu that consists of a diet
that would be beneficial to the worker, and the exercise plan set
up for them. This menu should include serving sizes, like an actual
diet form contains. Students will have two days in class to work on
Aquarius Lesson Plan
Connections to Other Subjects
Closing Activity and Assignment
Assessment
Other Links and Resources
their projects. On the third day, students will present their product
to the class. Any exercises that the students decide to implement
into their worker’s plan must be demonstrated to the class at the
time of presentation. (This means if someone says the worker
should do lunges, a group member will demonstrate to the class
how a lunge works, as well as the muscles of the body that the
movement will ultimately affect.)
This subject will connect to English, due to the explanations that
the students will have to write in regards to their exercises.
Each day, to wrap up my lesson to ensure that all students are actively
participating in their groups, each group member will receive a
worksheet that allows them to rate their fellow teammates and
participation, and anonymously report who is helping versus who is
slacking. This will be passed out five minutes before the class ends, and
be the ticket out the door for each student.
At the time of presentation, it will be required for all members to
participate in the overall presentation. Through this, I plan to grade my
students, to help verify that each student has met the standards and
objectives correlative to this assignment.