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2. You will use the following resources to gather information about physical activity and exercise. Rewards and Benefits of Exercise What’s Your Exercise Personality? Exercises for Teens Strength Training Exercises Choosing the Right Sport Secrets of Easy Exercise 12 Sneaky Exercises Let’s play a game! Fitness Challenge 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Image source: infographicszone.com

3. Review the completed: Physical Activity Pyramid Now based on what you learned on slide 2 about exercise please complete your own Activity Pyramid outlining what you like to do! Personal Activity Pyramid **Make sure to save your work to the student drive-use your last name and period as the end of the title****** Scoring Tool for Physical Activity Pyramid 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Images retrieved from: http://www.nick.com/thebighelp/

4. Using the information you have learned about: types of exercise, benefits of exercise, and how often to exercise create the: Activity Planning Tool Please see your Health teacher for your login and password for the Merck Activity Planning site. Then complete the: Reflection **Make sure to save your work to the student drive-use your last name and period as the end of the title****** 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next What will you choose? Images from clipart.com by subscription

5. Want to learn more about sports and fitness? Learn from Tim and Moby: BrainPOP FitnessBrainPOP Fitness Please complete the graphic organizer based on your understanding about the value of exercise: Fitness graphic organizer 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Image source: BrainPOP by subscription

6. BCPS Curriculum 7.2.4 Students will examine the components of fitness in order to understand the relationship between physical activity and overall physical wellness. Maryland State Curriculum 6.0 Nutrition and Fitness- Students will demonstrate the ability to use nutrition and fitness knowledge, skills, and strategies to promote a healthy lifestyle. Indicators 6.7.E.1 Interpret the relationship among food intake, physical activity, and weight management. 6.7.I.2 Indentify and construct a personal weight management plan. Common Core State StandardsCommon Core State Standards Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Standards for the 21 st Century Learner 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. 2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations. Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students 3.0 : Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. Time Frame: It is recommended that these activities be completed by the conclusion of two 50 minute class periods. Differentiation: Direct students to use comprehension tools included in databases, such as: audio read-aloud, labeled reading levels, and embedded dictionaries. Learning Styles: Field Dependent, Field Independent, Visual, Auditory, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Sequential Notes to the teacher: This Research Model is created for Middle School students 6 th -8 th grade. It has been created to expand on the student’s wealth of knowledge about exercise, physical activity, and choosing fitness activities. The topics within the research model coordinate with the Health Education topics for 6-8 grade. *The students have been instructed to save to the student drive and to include their name and period to the end of the title. *This lesson may be completed outside of a computer lab by printing out “Fitness Graphic Organizer”, “Personal Activity Pyramid”, “Activity Planning Tool”, and “Reflection”. The students complete with a pencil/pen and place in the class folder. 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Last updated: July 2015 Created by Ashley Weber, Health/PE Teacher and Library Intern BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2013, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson moduleAshley WeberJamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module