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• Weight training and fitness - proper lifting techniques,
• Nutrition - healthy eating habits,
• Technology - developing a lesson plan to demonstrate knowledge and understanding.

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to: 1. demonstrate proper lifting techniques when exercising the major muscle groups,
2. demonstrate their knowledge by discussing fitness and nutrition needs in order to develop and maintain a healthy and life-long fitness/nutrition program.
3. properly use the internet and other research tools to develop an informative and educational PowerPoint or DVD presentation related to their fitness topic, and
4. communicate, work together, and demonstrate within the class, in order to complete the culminating activity and present it to the class

A physically educated person: 1. demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few.
2. applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills.
3. exhibits a physically active lifestyle.
4. achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.
5. demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings.
6. demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity settings.
7. understands that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction.

Standard 1: Personal Health and Fitness
Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity and maintain personal health.
Standard 2: A Safe and Healthy Environment Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment. Standard 3: Resource Management Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources.

1. While participating in Weight Training, Fitness and Nutrition the students are lifting weights, running, jumping rope and using various other fitness equipment increasing their heart rate. Since students are increasing their heart rates, and using all of their large muscle groups, they are maintaining a high level of physical activity. By participating in this physical activity, students are meeting the requirements for Standard 1.
2. The students will be required to research and develop a topic that they may not be completely familiar with. Students will also be developing new skills by creating a PowerPoint or DVD presentation for the class to view. They will also be responsible for creating an end product to be presented to the class in an informative and educational manner. By doing these things, students are participating in an environment where they must manage the resources that are available to them, this satisfies Standard 3.

• Student's level of skill and knowledge concerning weight training, fitness, nutrition, and technology will vary a lot, so it will be important to give lots of cues, demonstrations and feed back to make sure they fully understand everything about the tasks.
• Be sure at all times that students can see and hear you. Speak with a loud and clear voice and move around the room.
• Allow students to work with peer tutors if they are having difficulty with the skills or technology.
• Since the students are using fitness and weight equipment, it is important that a spotter is used for any lifting that is done above the head. In addition, the students will be kept on task while in the library by the school's site blocker.

Weight training/fitness equipment, computers, internet access, burnable DVD’s, PowerPoint technology, printer, overhead projector, overhead printer sheets, copy machine, hard copy books related to fitness, weight training and nutrition.

Fahey, T. Insel, P. Roth, W. (2003) Fit and Well 5th Edition
Grabe, C. Grabe, M. (2007) Integrating Technology for Meaningful Learning 5th Edition
Body for life website at: bodyforlife.com
Sports-Fitness-Advisor website at: sport-fitness-advisor.com
Weights net website at: weightsnet.com/Docs/plyometrics.html
Boeafitness website at: Boeafitness.com
Top end sports website at: topendsports.com
Bigger faster stronger website at: biggerfasterstronger.com

• Entry Routine:
  • Students enter weight room/library and check in with the teacher for attendance. They then begin working on their fitness goals (3 days), technology project in the library (5 days) until the teacher asks for the student’s attention by saying "freeze".
• Warm-up:
  • Students perform a 10-minute warm-up by either jumping rope or jogging around the track followed by stretching all of the major muscle groups of the body including the: chest, back, arms, legs, abs, and shoulders before they can begin their work out routine on any of the weight training or fitness equipment.
    
  • In the library, no warm-up is required.

• Weight Training, Fitness and Nutrition are very important units in 9th grade physical education because it helps the students to better understand the mechanics of the body and the importance of fitness and nutrition in their lives. Within this unit, the necessary equipment and skills can be modified to increase the success of certain students and challenge others both physically and mentally.
  
  
• The topic for this technology project will be: Incorporating Technology in Weight Training, Fitness and Nutrition. The students will be in charge of developing a personal fitness program including cardiovascular endurance and a weight lifting program to improve overall physical fitness. The students will also be placed into small groups and assigned a specific muscle group to focus their internet project around. The web site: bodyforlife.com will be the main page for students to base their fitness animations from. However, students will also be encouraged to branch out and research other sites for more valuable information related to their fitness topic.
  
  
• Transition: after the students have completed their 10-minute warm-up activity, the teacher will blow the whistle 3 times to move the students to the designated instructional area (fitness mats in the center of the room) for further instructions.

• Week 1 will include teacher demonstrations followed by 2 days of student participation. The teacher will first hand out a sheet that outlines the rules and regulations for using the weight training and fitness equipment throughout the fitness center. The teacher will then read this rule sheet aloud to verify that all of the students have heard and fully understand the rules they must follow in order to participate in the fitness center. The teacher will discuss in-depth using the internet, overheads, and handouts as resources, the importance of proper nutrition in order to maintain high levels of energy, to complete a proper workout designed to build muscle or increase cardiovascular endurance.
  
  
• Following the verbal instructions, the teacher will demonstrate the proper way to use the weight training and cardiovascular endurance equipment in the fitness center as the students follow along and ask questions as needed. The students will then be allowed the remainder of the class period (20-30 minutes) and the following 2 days in the fitness center to work on their lifting technique and learn through charts and other various technologies available to them (heart rate monitors, pedometers, electronic treadmills, bikes, step machines, Ipod and Nike running equipment, dynamometers, Health Quest interactive DVD, interactive videos and DVD’s, muscle charts, and lifting charts posted on the walls of the fitness center) how to design the proper fitness program to meet their individual goals.
  
  
• Transition: after the third day in the fitness center, the students will be instructed to meet in the library for the remainder of the lessons.

• The students will enter the library and be directed by the teacher to sit at the tables designated for their class. The teacher will then assign the students into groups of four or five, giving them a specific muscle group to focus their internet project around (students will move and sit with their designated group). The muscle groups will be legs, abs, shoulders, arms, back, chest, and one group will develop a project related to proper nutrition to stay physically fit. The students will then watch as the teacher demonstrates how to use and navigate through the various technology tools that the students will be using to complete the technology portion of the course. These technologies include: computers (Dell Optiplex GX240 Desktop Computer), internet access (Microsoft Internet Explorer), burnable DVD’s (8X DVD-R 4.7GB White Inkjet), PowerPoint technology (initially installed in computer), printer (Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c), overhead projector (Dell 5100MP Projector), overhead sheets (Sparco Overhead Projector Transparency Film), and the copy machine (Phaser™ 8560MFP). The students will also be encouraged to use hard copy books related to fitness-weight training and nutrition.
  
  
• The student will go to the library every class (5 classes in total) and work with their group to create an interactive and educational presentation of the proper lifting techniques (body positioning in the flexed and relaxed positions) and nutritional needs of students in 9th grade to prevent injury, build muscle, endurance, and maintain a good level of energy through out the work out process. The students will mainly focus their attention on the web site: bodyforlife.com but will also have access to: Body for life website at: bodyforlife.com
  Sports-Fitness-Advisor website at: sport-fitness-advisor.com
  Weights net website at: weightsnet.com/Docs/plyometrics.html
  Boeafitness website at: Boeafitness.com
  Top end sports website at: topendsports.com
  Bigger faster stronger website at: biggerfasterstronger.com and any other site they research and find helpful to their overall project goal. On day one in the library, the teacher presentation will take about 60 minutes. After the presentation is complete, the students will be given the remainder of the class (30 minutes) to brainstorm with their group and delegate responsibilities so they can quickly begin work on their project at the beginning of the next class.
  
  
• Any information or research that the students do not complete in class will be considered homework to be completed by the group.
  
  
• The teacher and technology specialist will be available during all class periods to help students navigate or better understand how to use the technology available to them.
  
  
• Transition: at the end of the fifth day in the library, the students will be instructed to meet back in the fitness center with their finished presentations. The teacher will make sure the students are aware that all of their technological needs to complete their DVD or Power-Point presentation and an overhead projector will be provided for them. The students are aware they must notify the teacher of any copies or other needs their group may have prior to class presentation so these resources can be properly prepared.

• After 2 weeks (5 classes) of research and project development, the student will have created an overall weight training/fitness or nutrition program using the internet resources available to them to create an interactive and educational PowerPoint or DVD presentation. Created by the students to educate the other students in the class of helpful hints and proper lifting techniques, focusing on specific muscle groups in the body. The student will be expected to know the names of the exercises and muscles demonstrated and used in the educational presentation. This presentation must use at least three different types of technology or informative tools as well as educate the students about the project topic. The students must know how to use all of the technologies they have incorporated into their project properly.

• The culminating activity for this project will happen in Week 4 where the students meet for two class periods throughout the week. During these class periods, the students will be presenting their overall project results to the class. For the final project presentation, the students will have access to a laptop computer with a DVD player (Dell 15.4" Inspiron 1501-H003W Laptop PC w/AMD Turion 64 X2 Processor TK-58), an overhead projector which can be connected to the laptop, a TV and a DVD player (Sylvania 37 in. LCD HDTV/DVD combo). The teacher will make any handouts the students require and all of the fitness equipment is available in the weight training/fitness center for demonstrations. The students will be graded on their overall project as well as their work productivity over the past three weeks in the following manner:
  
  15 points - fitness activity and proper equipment use
  15 points - brainstorming and efficient delegation of project
  20 points - proper research and time on task during project preparation
  50 points - project organization, information, visual aids, equipment use, eye contact, and voice volume.
  
  
• The highest overall grade for this project is 100%.
  
  
• Each presentation is expected to be no less than 10 minutes and no more than 15 minutes long with everyone in the group contributing to the overall project presentation (verbal, physical or technological).

1. Can anyone tell me some safety precautions we should take while working out in the fitness center?
2. Can anyone tell me three major muscle groups of the body?
3. Can anyone tell me three food groups and the appropriate servings per day?
4. Can anyone explain to me the benefits and important of incorporating technology into any workout routine?

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