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- 1st
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Students discover how to warm up muscles before doing hard exercises. They learn warm ups and exercises that develop physical fitness that keep muscles strong and the heart and lungs healthy. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine heart rate as they record their own activity levels and heart rate and compare them to the standard. They explore heart rate and its role in fitness using a variety of web resources and create a brochure about exercise. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore how regular exercise keeps the body strong and healthy. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students fill out an anonymous questionaire to explore whether they might have asthma. They then set up a spreadsheet to enter the data, decide on a definition of asthma, and figure out the prevalence of asthma. Pupils simulate what it feels like to have breathing problems like asthma by breathing through a straw at rest and while exercising. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the benefits of exercise before writing a persuasive essay describing a variety of physical activities. They research information about fitness and exercise using a variety of web sites and print resources. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students get moving in a fun holiday setting. They participate in a holiday tradition of exchanging gifts with the gift being an exercise to be completed. Exercises are written on small slips of paper and put into a small holiday gift bag. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students discuss benefits of keeping physically fit, predict effects of exercise on their bodies, perform various exercises correctly, including push-up, curl-up, and jumping jack, discuss and follow safety practices while exercising, and describe how participation in physical activity makes them feel. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine a variety of ways to exercise and keep their bodies strong. They make letters of the alphabet with their bodies, and listen to the book "Baseball Brothers." Students watch a video clip from the PBS show "Teletubbies," and create a tic tac toe game to play at home. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students examine research that indicates that exercise can improve their academic performance. They take a pre-quiz, complete a fill-in-the blank activity, read a news article, answer discussion questions, and create a graph to illustrate the number of calories burned by different types of exercise. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the role of exercise to strengthen their bones. In groups, they analyze different types of exercises and discover how physical activity helps with healthy bones. They also discuss ways to get at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. Full Review »
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