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PBL Topic:
Subject/Course:
Other Subject Areas to Be
Included:
PBL Idea/Hook:
Summary of the issue,
challenge, investigation,
scenario, or problem:
How is this problem/project
relevant and authentic to
student learning?
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My Personal Trainer
Aerobics, Personal Fitness, Adv. Strength and Conditioning
Teacher(s): PE Staff
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Duration:
10 weeks
Grade Level:
All
Math (data collection and interpretation, graphing), Science (anatomy, physiology), English (reading, vocabulary, writing), Technology
Challenging students to understand the role and responsibilities of a personal fitness trainer and to show the importance of health and fitness
and how this knowledge can help others.
Driving Question:
What is the question you are
hoping to get students to
answer? (Essential Question)
**Can also be in the form of a
Problem Statement
-How can we help our friends achieve their goals through physical activity and physical fitness?
-What are the best exercises for improving cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility, and body composition?
-How can I get my friend to stick to their goals?
-How will helping my friend to achieve their fitness goals help me to do the same?
Content Standards to be
taught and assessed:
NPES standard 2 – Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and
performance of physical activities.
NPES standard 3 – Participates regularly in physical activity.
NPES standard 4 – Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing-level of physical fitness.
NPES standard 6 – Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and /or social interaction
Content Objective:
-Help students become better problem solvers and teach them to make informed choices about their lifestyle.
-Students will learn and apply the principles of lifetime physical fitness, utilizing the 5 major components of cardio-respiratory endurance,
muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.
-Students will understand how adopting healthy lifestyle practices will lead to lifelong wellness.
Language Objective:
Incorporating Literacy
(reading, writing, speaking,
listening)
Students will improve their literacy skills as they research the project and write about it in their logs.
Students will improve their communication skills as they interact with one another.
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21st Century Skills to be
taught and assessed:
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Collaboration – Choosing exercise options for each health related
fitness area
Other:
Communication – Working with others
National recommendations for physical activity (60
minutes of MVPA each day is suggested)
Creativity – Utilize different training methods and environments
Components of health related fitness (CV, strength,
endurance, flexibility, and body composition
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving – Implementation and analysis
of fitness tests
Safety implications for exercise testing and prescription
Groups or Teams? How Students will work in pairs with each one alternately playing the role of personal trainer and trainee
will you split up the
students? Will they work
in teams or groups?
Teaming: If your students
are working in teams, what
roles will they take on? (ex.
Project leader, etc)
Major Products &
Performances for…
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Group:
(Novelty, Variety,
Choice)
Students will present their fitness plans and results in their choice of venue and mode of
delivery.
- a powerpoint presentation to the rest of the class at the end of the project
- a video diary of their project that can be uploaded to the web.
X
Class
X
School
Community
Individual:
Experts
Students will turn in a portfolio of their project that will include all materials used to create
and complete the project
X
Web
Other:
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Attention Grabber to Have a personal trainer be a guest speaker to the class.
launch inquiry/kick-off
the PBL,
engage students:
Literacy: How are
you incorporating
literacy into the
Project?
Reading: (ex. vocabulary strategies, KWL, one-minute writing)
Using the web or other physical fitness journals to research the five components of physical fitness.
Writing: (ex. Gallery walk, journal, graphic organizers)
Know/need to know list, the five components of physical fitness worksheet, and create a problem statement.
Daily log of their physical activities.
Listening: (ex. Peer evaluations, exit questions, think-pair-share)
Peer feedback given throughout the project.
Teacher will have periodic progress checks as the project proceeds.
Speaking: (ex. Debate, role play, skype, think-pair-share)
Role playing, think pair share, final critique discussion
Assessments
Formative
Assessments
(During Project)
Summative
Assessments
(End of Project)
Quizzes/Tests
Journal/Learning Log
Practice Presentations
X
Notes
Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes
Checklists
Rough Drafts
Concept Maps
Online Tests/Exams
Other: Training Card
Written Product(s), with rubric:
X
X
X
X
X
Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with
rubric:______________________________________________
X
Peer Evaluation
X
Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test
Self-Evaluation
X
Essay Test
Other: (Portfolios)
____________________________________________________
Oral Presentation, with rubric
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Additional Alternative
Strategies/Differentiation:
to meet the needs of
struggling learners (ex.
Leveled reading passages,
pictorial representations)
Exercises may need to be modified to include adaptive physical education students.
Regular daily check points for progress.
Feedback from other students.
Checklist to track progress.
Resources Needed
On-site people, facilities:
Running area, resistance training area
Equipment:
heart rate monitors, sit and reach box, resistance training equipment, CV training equipment, body fat analyzer,
scale, height measuring tool, exercise mats
Materials:
BMI charts, training cards, video camera, computer
Community resources:
Presidential physical fitness standards
Reflection Methods:
Student evaluation of
learning on PBL
(Individual,
Group, and/or
Whole Class)
Journal/Learning Log- science
X
Focus Group
Whole-Class Discussion
X
Fishbowl Discussion
Survey
Other: written reflection
X