Introduction
Physical Education: 7th Grade with Coach Maxely Perez
Sunshine State Standard: PE.7. L.4.5 - Identify health-related problems associated with low levels of cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and body composition.
Let’s learn the benefits of exercise and ways you can get physical fit! You will travel through three resources provided and your mission is to discover the answers to the questions provided.
Task
By the end of the assignment you will have more knowledge on the benefits to exercise, types of exercises, and disadvantages to a sedentary lifestyle.
As a child, you have more energy because of your youth! Participating in physical activities will help maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout life. Due to the fact that you are young, you most likely exercise at home or school rather than in gyms. Exercise is even a huge component of recess! Before you begin, find a partner and discuss your current lifestyle and write a paragraph reflecting on the conversation.
After writing your reflection paragraph, visit these websites and read with your partner.
Resource 1:
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity
Resource 2:
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/exercise.html
Resource 3:
https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/health-benefits-of-p…
Process
Step 1: Write a paragraph reflecting on your conversation with you partner regarding your current lifestyle.
Step 2: Visit the websites in the task section and read the webpage with your partner.
Step 3: You will type your work all on a shared Google doc document.
Step 4: Answer the following questions according to its source.
Resource 1:
1. How many minutes should students your age perform exercise?
2. What should students your age limit?
3. What are a few benefits to exercise?
4. What are a few health risks of sedentary behavior?
Resource 2:
1. What does aerobic activity strength and improve?
2. What are four examples of fun aerobic exercises?
3. What does strength and aerobic exercises help improve?
4. How many days a week should students ages 6-17 include muscles strengthening activities?
Resource 3:
1. What improvements does physical activity do for academic performance?
2. What can physical activities reduce in the long-term aspect for health?
Step 5: After answering the questions with your partner on the shared Google docs, discuss ways you could improve your current lifestyle.
Evaluation
This rubric is how I will grade your assignment. Please review the rubric to perform to the best of your ability regarding to see what I am asking for you to complete in this WebQuest. In order to complete this WebQuest successfully, you must answer 8/10 questions correctly according to this rubric.
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CATEGORY |
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Identifies details |
The student accurately recalls all details for each main point on the WebQuest. |
The student recalls several details for some of the main points of the WebQuest. |
The student is able to locate 2-3 details when looking at the resources for the WebQuest. |
The student is not able to locate details when looking at resources for the WebQuest. |
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Identifies important information |
Student lists all the main points, provided from the resources, on the WebQuest. |
The student somewhat lists the main points, provided by the resources, on the WebQuest. |
The student lists little or no information, provided from resources on the WebQuest. |
The student does not list any important information with accuracy on the WebQuest. |
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Spelling and Grammar |
Written work has no misspellings or grammatical errors. |
Written work has 2-3 misspellings, but no grammatical errors. |
Written work has 4-5 grammatical errors but no misspellings. |
Written work has more than 6 grammatical and/or spelling errors. |
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Content - Accuracy |
All content throughout WebQuest is presented accurately. No factual errors present. |
Most of the content is accurate, but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate. |
The content contains a few flawed or inaccurate information. |
Content is typically confusing or contains more than five factual errors. |
Conclusion
Overall, you should be more familiarized with the benefits of physical activities, the definition of sedentary living as well as the dangers that follow it, and fun exercises you could implement in your own daily life.
After visiting the different websites and reviewing the information, rate yourself on a scale of 1–10 to determine where you are in your fitness right now. What are your strengths in terms of health and fitness? What areas do you think you could improve?
Credits
Students will work with a partner using Google Docs to to type their assignment on a shared document. https://www.google.com/docs/about/
Benefits of Physical Activity for Children. (2022, January 12). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/health-benefits-of-physical-activity-for-children.html
Kids and Exercise (for Parents) - Nemours Kids Health. (n.d.). https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/exercise.html
Physical activity. (2022, October 5). https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity