Fitness Analysis

Students investigate the causes of heart disease and survey the staff to gather data on their health and family history.  In this health lesson plan students create a PowerPoint presentation and brochure on the communities health.

Learners organize personal fitness data in tables, graphs, and charts while participating in a physical fitness program. They explain their findings on the impact of regular exercise on their health.

Young scholars explore mathematical operations while studying nutrition. For this physical fitness lesson, students explore calories, pulse rate, and the circulatory system. Young scholars use mathematical data to create a healthy...

Energy comes in many forms, but how do living things get the energy they need to survive and thrive? In a simple, controlled experiment with yeast, water, and sugar, groups make observations about how yeast reacts with water alone, then...

Promote fitness with pedometers! This is a great idea as there is immediate feedback and of course, pretty much everyone can walk! This PowerPoint is designed to promote a specific physical education program, but is well worth all the...

Tenth graders organize and interpret data from a student health program.  For this physical education lesson, 10th graders use a body composition analyzer over 8 weeks to determine the validity of a student health program.  Data obtained...

Pupils engage in a series of activities focused around the development of a personal fitness program. They look at personal information from a computerized fitness profile and make decisions based upon it. Then students write down the...

Students develop a strength and cardiovascular program and nutritional plan to be implemented in their physical education class. They perform and record a variety of fitness and strength activities, and complete a nutritional evaluation...

Students conduct a class-wide survey collecting, compiling, and analyzing data about fitness, weight loss, and body image issues. They analyze the relationship between exercise and diet in weight control.

Does your class have the heart for this activity about exercise and pulse rates? After measuring resting heart rate and recovery heart rate, have your young athletes investigate pulse rate and the effect of exercise on pulse rate. This...