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Part of living and promoting a healthy lifestyle includes exercising. It is important for individuals to be introduced to a variety of exercises so that they can choose what they like the best!
Knowledge is power when individuals understand different types of exercise * as well as the benefits of physical fitness *. What is my favorite activities? How many calories am I burning during this activity? What are the benefits of exercising? How long should I exercise daily?
*Embedded YouTube videos may be viewed by students from home or screened for students by a teacher in school.
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How can you evaluate physical activities in order to determine which exercises/activities benefit your body the most?

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You will use the following resources to gather information about physical activity and exercise.
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Rewards and Benefits of Exercise
What’s Your Exercise Personality?
Exercises for Teens
Strength Training Exercises
Choosing the Right Sport
Secrets of Easy Exercise
12 Sneaky Exercises
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Let’s play a game!
Fitness Challenge
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Now based on what you learned on slide
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Personal Activity Pyramid
**Make sure to save your work to the student drive-use your last name and period as the end of the title******
Scoring Tool for Physical Activity Pyramid
Images retrieved from: http://www.nick.com/thebighelp/

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**Make sure to save your work to the student drive-use your last name and period as the end of the title******
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Want to learn more about sports and fitness? Learn from Tim and
Moby: BrainPOP Fitness
Please complete the graphic organizer based on your understanding about the value of exercise:
Fitness graphic organizer
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BCPS Curriculum
7.2.4 Students will examine the components of fitness in order to understand the relationship between physical activity and overall physical wellness.
Maryland State Curriculum
6.0 Nutrition and Fitness- Students will demonstrate the ability to use nutrition and fitness knowledge, skills, and strategies to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Indicators
6.7.E.1 Interpret the relationship among food intake, physical activity, and weight management.
6.7.I.2 Indentify and construct a personal weight management plan.
Common Core State Standards
Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Standards for the 21 st Century Learner
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.
2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.
Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students
3.0 : Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Last updated: July 2015
Created by Ashley Weber , Health/PE Teacher and Library Intern
BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2013, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only.
All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie
McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module
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Time Frame: It is recommended that these activities be completed by the conclusion of two 50 minute class periods.
Differentiation:
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Direct students to use comprehension tools included in databases, such as: audio read-aloud, labeled reading levels, and embedded dictionaries.
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Learning Styles:
Field Dependent, Field Independent, Visual, Auditory,
Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Sequential
Notes to the teacher: This Research Model is created for Middle School students 6 th -8 th grade. It has been created to expand on the student’s wealth of knowledge about exercise, physical activity, and choosing fitness activities. The topics within the research model coordinate with the Health Education topics for 6-8 grade.
*The students have been instructed to save to the student drive and to include their name and period to the end of the title.
*This lesson may be completed outside of a computer lab by printing out “Fitness Graphic Organizer”, “Personal Activity
Pyramid”, “Activity Planning Tool”, and “Reflection”. The students complete with a pencil/pen and place in the class folder.