COURSE TITLE: 9TH GRADE PHYSICAL EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Secondary physical Education continues the emphasis on health-related fitness and developing the
skills and habits necessary for a lifetime of activity. This program includes skill development and the
application of rules and strategies of complex difficulty in at least three of the following different
movement forms: (1) health-related fitness activities (cardio respiratory endurance, muscular strength
and endurance, flexibility, and body composition), (2) aerobic exercise, (3) team sports, (4) individual
and dual sports, (5) gymnastics, (6) outdoor pursuits, (7) self-defense, (8) aquatics, (9) dance, (10)
recreational games. Ongoing assessment includes both written and performance-based skill
evaluations.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Demonstrate the ability to use and appreciate activity-specific skills.
Exhibit the ability to synthesize and perform creative rhythmic movement patterns with increasing degrees
of difficulty.
Develop outdoor and lifelong leisure pursuits.
Synthesize previously learned strategies into advanced game strategies.
Identify available community resources that promote an active lifestyle.
Identify physical activities that contribute to the improvement of specific fitness components.
Identify and evaluate personal physiological response to exercise.
Demonstrate safe and appropriate use and care of equipment and facilities.
Understand benefits of physical education on social and emotional well-being.
Develop strategies for inclusion of others in physical activity.
Identify positive aspects of participation in several different physical activities.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
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What is the relationship between one’s long term health and lifestyle choices?
Why is exercise important to one’s overall health?
How can specific fitness components be used to evaluate one’s level of health and fitness?
How can anaerobic activities contribute to one’s healthy lifestyle?
How does participation in physical education activities contribute to one’s mental, social, and emotional
health?
INDIANA STATE STANDARDS
DESIRED RESULTS
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Standard 1:
Demonstrates competency in many forms and proficiency in a few forms.
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Standard 2:
skills.
Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor
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Standard 3:
Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.
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Standard 4:
Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
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Standard 5:
Demonstrate responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.
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Standard 6: Demonstrate understanding and respect for differences among people in physical
activity settings.
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Standard 7: Understands that physical activity provides the opportunity for enjoyment, challenge,
self-expression, and social interaction.
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS
Resting Heart Rate
Target Heart Rate
Metabolism
Pacing
Lifelong Leisure Activities
UNITS OF INSTRUCTION (STATE STANDARDS)
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1st Trimester
1. Volleyball
2. Fitness Testing
3. Soccer
4. Dance
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2nd Trimester
1. Basketball
2. Minor Sports
3. Conditioning (HR and THR)
4. Bowling (Scottsburg Lanes)
5. Volleyball
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3rd Trimester
1. Basketball
2. Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)
3. Walking (Pedometer Usage)
4. Tennis
5. Softball/Wiffleball
6. Outdoor Leisure Activities (Frisbee, touch football, horseshoes)
COURSE ASSESSMENTS
STUDENT PRODUCTS FOR ASSESSMENT
 Class preparedness (PE uniform/tennis shoes)
 Participation
 Behavior
 Written tests
 Fitness tests
TIMELINE
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Week 1: Class preparation, (assign squads, review rules, pass out locks, assign lockers). Volleyball,
(practice basic skills, review rules). Condition for mile jog test. (9.1.1, 9.1.4, 9.2.1)
Week 2: Daily stretching exercises. Volleyball games, (tournament 1). Condition for mile jog test.
(9.1.1, 9.2.1)
Week 3: Daily stretching exercises. Volleyball games, (tournament 2). Volleyball exam. Condition for
mile jog test. (9.1.1, 9.2.1)
Week 4: Daily stretching exercises. Begin Presidential Physical Fitness Testing, (sit-ups, flexed arm
hang or chin-ups). (9.3.3, 9.4.1)
Week 5: Continue with fitness testing, (mile jog, shuttle run, sit and reach). Discuss importance of
physical fitness. (9.3.3, 9.4.1)
Week 6: Daily stretching exercises. Soccer, (practice basic skills, review rules and scoring). (9.1.1,
9.1.4)
Week 7: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Soccer games, (tournament 1). (9.1.1, 9.1.4)
Week 8: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Soccer games, (tournament 2). Soccer exam. (9.1.4,
9.2.1).
Week 9: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Dance – country line dancing, (“Electric Slide”,
“Honky Tonk Stomp”, “Slap Leather”). Line dancing exam. (9.1.2, 9.1.3)
Week 10: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Students create their own dances, (choose music,
name the dance, make up the steps). (9.1.2, 9.1.3)
Week 11: Fitness Fun week, (wiffleball, tag games, basketball, pingpong). (9.5.1, 9.5.2)
TIMELINE SEMESTER TWO
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Week 1: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Basketball, (practice basic skills, drills, lead up
games). (9.2.1, 9.1.4)
Week 2: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Basketball, (review rules and scoring, tournament 1).
(9.2.1, 9.1.4)
Week 3: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Basketball, (tournament 2). (9.2.1, 9.1.4).
Week 4: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Minor Sports, (review rules and scoring for each,
badmitton, ping pong, bowling, and shuffle board). (9.1.3, 9.5.1).
Week 5: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Minor Sports, (ping pong, badminton, shuffle board,
bowling). (9.1.3, 9.5.1).
Week 6: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Minor Sports, (ping pong, badmitton, bowling shuffle
board), Minor Sports exam. (9.1.3, 9.5.1).
Week 7: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Fitness and Conditioning, (calculate HR and THR,
discuss the importance in relation to fitness, Tae-Bo, fitness Stations). (9.5.1, 9.4.2, 9.3.3).
Week 8: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Fitness and conditioning, (Tae-Bo, Fitness Stations,
Check HR and THR). (9.5.1, 9.4.2, 9.3.3).
Week 9: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Fitness and Conditioning, (Tae-Bo, fitness Stations,
Check HR and THR). 9.5.1, 9.4.2, 9.3.3).
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Week 10: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Bowling, (field trip to Scottsburg Lanes to bowl
during gym time, review scores and announce top bowlers in each class). (9.5.1, 9.4.2, 9.3.3).
Week 11: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Volleyball, (practice basic skills, review rules and
scoring). Volleyball Tournament 1. (9.1.1, 9.2.1).
Week 12: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Volleyball, (tournament 1). Review for final
exam,(basketball, minor sports, and conditioning). Take final exam. Turn in locks if in section II PE.
(9.1.1, 9.2.1).
TIMELINE TRIMESTER THREE
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Week 1: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Class preparation, (assign squads, review rules, check
uniforms). Daily calisthenics and jogging. Baasketball, (review rules and scoring, tournament 1).
(9.2.1, 9.1.4).
Week 2: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Basketball, (tournament 2). ( 9.2.1, 9.1.4).
Week 3: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Basketball exam. DDR (dance, dance, revolution). A
representative from the DDR company will demonstrate and explain how to use the system. Participate
in DDR activities. (9.2.2, 9.3.2, 9.5.1, 9.5.2).
Week 4: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Walking with pedometers, (explain and demonstrate
pedometer usage, record # of steps taken each day and calculate number of miles walked). 9.7.2, 9.7.3,
9.3.1
Week 5: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Tennis, (review rules and scoring, and basic
techniques). Record and turn in game scores each day.
Week 5: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Tennis, record and turn in game scores each day.
Week 7: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Tennis, record game scores.
Week 8: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Softball, ( review rules and scoring, choose teams and
record game scores).
Week 9: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Softball, choose new teams. Record game scores.
Week 10: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Fitness testing, (sit up, sit and reach, flexed arm
hang/chin ups, shuttle run, mile jog). Record scores and recognize fitness award winners.
Week 11: Daily stretching exercises and jogging. Outdoor leisure activities,( walking, Frisbee,
washers, corn-hole).
Week 12: Turn in locks and clean out PE lockers. Review for final exam. Take final exam.
COURSE MATERIALS: MAJOR TEXTS, PRINCIPAL MATERIALS AND FILMS
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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:
Semester One, Two and Three
PE uniform and tennis shoes
* Parents should contact the teacher or department chair to discuss concerns with texts. If required, the teacher will
provide a substitute text of comparable length that approximates the stated academic purpose. Selected essays, short
stories, poems and articles will be used to teachers to augment major units.
COMMERCIAL FILMS/VIDEOS:*
Teachers may select from the following:
SEMESTER TWO
Tae-Bo Basic, Copyright 1998.
Tae-Bo The 8-Minute Workout, Copyright 1998
(Used in conjunction with the Fitness and Conditioning unit.)
*A parent may excuse his/her child from the viewing of a commercial film/video. The parent should
contact the teacher or Department Chair to discuss his/her concerns. The teacher will provide any
excused student an alternative assignment of comparable length that is relevant to the stated academic
purpose.