Students investigate a web-course designed to help them perform tests on various aspects of their physical fitness, participate in a personalized fitness plan and develop strength, endurance, flexibility and aerobic capacity.

Overall Rating:

Grades:

9th - Higher Ed

Students create a 'Personal Fitness Goal Setting Action Plan.' They list three realistic goals that they could implement to improve their current health status. Then, they set priorities and identify possible obstacles to meeting their goals.

Overall Rating:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Students actively find the line of best fit. They gather their own data and then use a calculator to find the line of best fit, as well as the equation. They see how to use the TI 81 calculator in order to find the line of best fit.

Overall Rating:

Grades:

9th - 12th

Students brainstorm and list sports and activities they enjoy. They imagine what life would be like to be bedridden. They watch a slide show "Fitness Basics" and produce their own fitness plan or calendar that spans 2 months.

Overall Rating:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Students monitor their fitness levels for six weeks of their P.E. course through the use of an Excel spreadsheet. They also research the obesity epidemic among youth in the U.S. today, presenting their findings to the class. This lesson is a great integration of research and fitness.

Overall Rating:

Grades:

7th - 12th