Career Academy Integrated Unit Plan
Academy Name: Sport Science Academy
School: Mainland High School
Integrated Unit Plan Title: CPR
Courses to integrate: First Aid & Safety / Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries; Sport, Recreation, and Entertainment
Essentials; Fitness Issues for Adolescence / Beginning Weight Training; Health Science I; English I
Grade Level: 9th
Timeline & Duration: 1-4 weeks
Unit Summary:
Students will learn about performing and promoting CPR certification in the sports sciences.
Overview of Activities/Lessons per Course
Course
First Aid & Safety /
Care & Prevention
of Athletic Injuries
Sport, Recreation,
and
Entertainment
Essentials
Fitness Issues for
Adolescents /
Beginning Weight
Training
Health Science I
English I
Students will learn
about health
professions that
require CPR
certification and the
different types of
certification that
can be obtained.
Students will
compose and
deliver an
expository
essay on the
proper
techniques
when
performing
CPR.
Activity/Lesson
Students will learn
the proper
techniques of
performing CPR
and become
American Red
Cross CPR / AED /
First Aid certified.
Students will
create a
marketing plan to
promote CPR
certification.
Students will
demonstrate
knowledge
emphasizing the
importance of CPR
in health related
professions.
Lesson Instructions for First Aid & Safety / Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries:
Standards (Performance Tasks or Course Frameworks or Sunshine State Standards ): HE.A.1.4.2; HE.A.2.4.6;
HE.A.1.4.1; HE.A.1.4.2; HE.B.1.4.1
Rigor & Relevance (quadrant): A, B, C & D
Instructions to Teacher: Teacher will explain to the students the importance and benefits of CPR. Teacher will instruct
the students in the proper techniques of performing CPR.
Instructions to Students: Students will learn the importance and benefits of CPR. Students will learn the proper
techniques when performing CPR. Students will be able to practice the CPR techniques in a practical setting.
Instructions for Student Accommodations: Students will preview videos of people performing CPR on a mannequin
and in real life situations. Students will be allowed in-class time to practice performing the proper techniques of CPR.
Assessment for Activity: Students will be given a written as well as a practical exam testing on the knowledge learned in
class.
Approximate Length of Time for Activity:
18 classroom hours
Materials Needed: CPR instructional books, CPR mannequins (15), paper, writing utensils, videos, TV
Resources Needed: CPR instruction manuals and the internet
Attachments:
Lesson Instructions for Sport, Recreation, and Entertainment Essentials:
Standards (Performance Tasks or Course Frameworks or Sunshine State Standards ): LA.C.1.4.3, LA.A.1.4.3
Rigor & Relevance (quadrant): A & B
Instructions to Teacher: Teacher will lecture about industry standards related to the creation and implementation of the
marketing and promotion of a product. Teacher will impress upon students the importance of creating a marketing plan
giving examples of publicity outlets. Teacher will stress the benefits of CPR certification through the creation of a
marketing plan.
Instructions to Students: Students will synthesize the knowledge learned through lecture. Students will brainstorm how
to create and then develop the marketing plan for promoting CPR certification.
Instructions for Student Accommodations: Students will view various forms of promotional techniques. Students will
research the benefits of CPR certification, including the benefits and survival rates. Students will then apply their research
in the development of a marketing plan to promote CPR certification. Students will create one of the following promotional
tools: public service announcement, billboard, advertisement, or radio spot.
Assessment for Activity: The students will be assessed according to a predetermined project rubric.
Approximate Length of Time for Activity:
9 classroom hours
Materials Needed: paper, writing utensils, computer, hand-outs, visuals, textbooks
Resources Needed: internet, textbooks
Attachments:
Lesson Instructions for Fitness Issues for Adolescents / Beginning Weight Training:
Standards (Performance Tasks or Course Frameworks or Sunshine State Standards ): PE.A.3.4.1; PE.A.3.4.4;
PE.A.3.4.5
Rigor & Relevance (quadrant): A, B, C, & D
Instructions to Teacher:
Teacher will review the proper techniques of CPR and will lead the students in a scenario-based guided practice.
Instructions to Students:
Students will learn the importance of CPR and how it relates to health professions.
Instructions for Student Accommodations:
Students will engage in discussions about the relevance of CPR certifications among health related professions. The
students will take part in scenario-based situations to provide for further enrichment and understanding.
Assessment for Activity:
Students will be given a scenario-driven practical exam assessing their abilities to perform the correct CPR techniques
under different situations.
Approximate Length of Time for Activity:
18 classroom hours
Materials Needed:
CPR mannequin, paper, writing utensils, scenario rubric, TV, VCR/DVD player
Resources Needed:
CPR textbook & DVD/videos
Attachments:
Lesson Instructions for English I:
Standards (Performance Tasks or Course Frameworks or Sunshine State Standards): LA.B.1.4, LA. B.2.4,
LA.C.1.4, LAC.2.4, LAC.3.4
Rigor & Relevance (quadrant): A & B
Instructions to Teacher: Teacher will review the basics of writing an essay, focusing on the expository mode. Teacher
explains the components of the expository essay relating to the “how-to” method. Teacher will provide examples and give
student samples of this type of essays.
Instructions to Students: Students will take the information that they have learned during their CPR training and
compose an expository essay on the topic. Followed by an oral presentation which demonstrates the correct procedures.
Instructions for Student Accommodations: Students will preview a video of someone performing an expository speech.
Students will be allowed in-class time for compositing their essay as well as be allowed time in the media computer lab for
writing the essay.
Assessment for Activity: The students will be assessed according to an essay and oral presentation rubric.
Approximate Length of Time for Activity: 4 classroom hours
Materials Needed: paper, writing utensils, computers, note cards, preprinted rubrics, sample hand-outs, CPR dummies,
video, TV, VCR
Resources Needed: CPR instruction manual, grammar textbook, internet
Attachments:
Lesson Instructions for Health Science I:
Standards (Performance Tasks or Course Frameworks or Sunshine State Standards): LA.A.1.4, 2.4; LA.B.1.4, 2.4;
LA.C.1.4.3, 1.4.4, 2.4.1; LA.D.1.4.2, 2.4.1; LA.D.2.4.1, 2.4.6; LA.E.2.4.6; MA.A.3.4.2; SC.H.3.4.5, 3.4.6; SS.D.1.4.1
Rigor & Relevance (quadrant): A, B
Instructions to Teacher: Teacher will provide the students with an array of health careers that require CPR certification
as a credential. Teacher will also explain the differences between the different types of certifications offered by the
American Red Cross and American Heart Association and which professions require which certifications.
Instructions to Students: Students will learn about the differences in the American Red Cross and American Heart
Association CPR certifications. They will understand the CPR requirements for common allied health professionals.
Students will take notes on the specifics of the different CPR certifications.
Instructions for Student Accommodations: Students will be working individually on this lesson.
Assessment for Activity: Students will be assessed with a test outlining the different types of CPR certification.
Approximate Length of Time for Activity: 3 classroom hours
Materials Needed: paper, writing instruments
Resources Needed: textbooks, CPR manuals
Attachments: