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Aerobics/Dance Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils create original dances or aerobics routines in groups.
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Extension Activity Building a Healthy Classroom Community

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Workout buddies aren't just for adults! Learners discuss the benefits of 60 minutes of physical activity each day and generate ideas for how they can accomplish this by working toward a goal with friends.
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How Can You Stay Fit?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify ways that cardiovascular fitness is achieved and maintained. In this cardiovascular health instructional activity, students discuss what aerobic exercise is and list various activities which address cardiovascular...
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Go Cough Up a Lung!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and identify the effects smoking has on the lungs. They view and discuss pictures of a smoker's lung and a healthy lung, and read and discuss an informational handout. Students then participate in an aerobic...
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Let's Get Physical

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Explore the benefits of physical activity and how it will affect your students' health. Students track their physical activities for one week and then compare their results.  Collaboration with a math teacher woould be useful as it...
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Personal Fitness Assessment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students engaged in practice for a physical fitness exam. The practice is beneficial for overall student fitness. The instructor measures key factors of health that include height and weight.
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Sports and Fitness Festival

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore new sports and activities which lead them to a healthy lifestyle.
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NUTRITION STATION CIRCUIT

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn various fitness concepts along with various basketball skills. Ten stations incorporate nutrition and basketball skills while
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Turnstep: Aerobics Frequently Asked Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website from Turnstep, find brief responses to several questions on aerobic activity and training, workout intensity, exercise-related injury, proper eating, and ideal weight. Questions include: "What is aerobic exercise?" "How...
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Turnstep: Dictionary of Moves

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing simple descriptions and animated pictures of step-aerobics moves, this website is useful for instructors and individuals wanting to teach and learn step aerobics. Learn steps like "across the top," "hop turn," "indecision," and...
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Topend Sports Network: Fitness Testing: Tests of Cardiovascular Endurance

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Perfect for teachers of physical education or simply those who have a hankering to test out their strength, these fitness tests have been created to assess your cardiovascular endurance. Tests include a step-by-step procedure, the...