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Fitness/Strength Conditioning Mini-lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils describe a piece of strength conditioning equipment, what muscle (or muscles) are isolated, and how strengthening this muscle improve skill performance in the unit they are presently taking.
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Volleyball Work It Out

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice volleyball skill-related activities while working on cardiovascular and muscular endurance.
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Movement, it's FUN-damental!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how muscles work. For this biology lesson, students explain the causes of fatigue and muscle soreness. They create graphs and compare results with their classmate.
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Muscles in Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explain how biceps and triceps work. In this life science lesson, students conduct an experiment to test which muscle (biceps or triceps) is stronger. They calculate class average from the result.
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Going Places

For Students 6th - 8th
In this going places worksheet, students read the passages provided and answer the given questions. Students answer questions as it relates to the skeletal system, puberty, and microorganisms.
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What Are the Skeletal And Muscular Systems?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this body systems worksheet, students will write 1 main idea and 3 details relating to the skeletal and muscular systems. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Jenny's Science Wordsearch

For Students 7th - 9th
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the science of biology and anatomy. There are 10 biology terms located in the word search.
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Tissues: Word Search

For Students 6th - 9th
In this word search worksheet, students discover words related to the human body and various types of tissue in it. Terms include all parts of the body.
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The Amazing Body

For Students 6th - 12th
In this health worksheet, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the human body and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Assessing My Fitness Level (Being the Best I Can Be)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the five components of physical fitness: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. They monitor heart rates, calculate target heart ranges, and assess levels of...
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Muscle Movements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a game to identify major muscle groups in the body and gain an understanding of muscle functions.
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Happy, Healthy Me

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students become taste testers and experience an alphabet of nutritious snacks. They also discover more about their muscles and bones and the importance of exercise.
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Muscle Tag

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students get a yarn ball and find a good self space in the playing area (best designated by cones-NOT the walls of a gym). On the teacher's signal students walk and try to tag anyone and everyone in the area.
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Who Wants To Be A Fitnessaire? Closer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students enjoy a review game to measure their knowledge about physical activity and the various components of fitness.