PE Curriculum Map

Grades 9-12

Course Understandings / Essential Questions / Assessments / Course Knowledge/Skills
First Quarter
Students will understand:
Quality Lifetime movement is based on scientific concepts/principles / How can you enhance the quality of movement for lifelong participation in physical activity?
How do scientific principles, biomechanical principles and practice strategies influence movement forms? / Cognitive:
Students will be able to comprehend the 5 components of fitness as well as the exercises that test each area.
Affective:
Students will be able to cooperate and demonstrate the benefits of exercise on everyday life.
Psychomotor:
Students will be assessed on the components of fitness such as flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, body composition and cardiovascular fitness through the presidential fitness tests. / 10.5.12
A .Evaluate and engage in a individualized physical activity plan that supports achievement of personal fitness and activity goals and promotes life-long participation.
D. evaluate factors that affect physical activity and exercise preferences of adults.
10.5.12
Apply knowledge of movement skills, skill related fitness and movement concepts to identify and evaluate physical activities that promote personal lifelong participation.
Second Quarter
Students will understand:
Safety impacts individual and community well-being / How would you generate a plan to be healthy throughout the entire adult lifespan?
How could you verify that a link exists between personal and community health? / Cognitive:
Students will be assessed on their ability to appropriately follow rules and directions during activities and game play.
Affective:
Students will be able to socialize and work with peers while performing team tasks.
Psychomotor:
Students will be able to execute offensive and defensive strategies during competitions. / 10.1.12
A.Evaluate factors that impact growth and development during adulthood and late adulthood.
B.Evaluate factors that impact the body systems and apply protective/preventive strategies.
E .Identify and analyze factors that influence the prevention and control of health problems
Third Quarter
Students will understand:
Participation in physical activity impacts wellness throughout a lifetime. / Why do people choose the physical activities they participate in over a lifetime?
How can participation in physical activity enhance MY life? / Cognitive:
Students will be assessed on their knowledge regarding weight equipment and the muscle groups used during each exercise.
Affective:
Students will work with a partner to evaluate form and skill during weightroom and pool activities.
Psychomotor:
Students will be assessed on their ability to correctly demonstrate strength training exercises in the weightroom.
Students will be assessed on their ability to correctly perform various swimming strokes in the pool, as well as float, and tread water. / 10.4.12
A. Evaluate and engage in an individualized physical activity plan that supports achievement of personal fitness and activity goals and promotes lifelong goals and lifelong participation.
D. Evaluate factors that affect physical activity and exercise preferences of adults.
Fourth Quarter
Students will understand:
Community well-being is dependent upon a balance of personal and social responsibility / What criteria will you use to determine if your health behaviors are responsible now and in the future?
What can be done to prevent injuries during physical activity? / Cognitive:
Students will identify strategies to prevent exercise-related injuries.
Affective:
Students will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate teamwork and good sportsmanship during activities and game situations.
Psychomotor:
Students will be assessed on their ability to correctly perform fundamental skills such as throwing, catching, passing, and kicking. / 10.1.12
B. Evaluate factors that impact the body systems and apply protective/ preventative strategies.
D. Evaluate issues relating to the use/ non-use of drugs.
10.2.12
E. Analyze the interrelationship between environmental factors and community health.