1. Eat Smart, Live Smart, Be Smart!
By: Cori Hedrick, Natalie Huffman, Jessica Schrauth, Jay Woods, and Anna Zwegat
Open with Natalie’s freshman year speech

2. Rationale 15-19% of high school students in Ohio are obese
Source: CDC Survey, 2011

3. Rationale cont.
Obesity rate of adolescents aged years increased from 5% in 1980 to 18% in 2010
In 2010, more than ⅓ of children and adolescents were overweight or obese
Only 6% of schools offer daily P.E.
Increasing cuts in funding students pay the price
Starting a P.E. program costs around $500,000
Source: CDC, July 2013
Source: CBS News, 2009
Physical education along with art and music education programs are being increasingly cut; these programs are imperative to students’ physical and mental health and development

4. Rationale cont. : P.E. in the US

5. Curriculum Description
High school freshmen
Semester-long
Multidisciplinary:
Math
Science
English/Language Arts
Social Studies

6. Eat Smart, Live Smart, Be Smart!

7. Curriculum Description cont.
Curriculum Delivery:
Physical Education teacher is coordinator/overseer
Content area teachers responsible for one minute Healthy Living lesson per month
Combine class content with monthly Healthy Living topic
Students receive four Healthy Living lessons per month
The core subject teachers will come up with their lesson plan and the phys ed teacher approves of them.

8. Math Setting goals (September) Graphing Progress and Predicting Trends
Physical fitness/exercise (October)
Distance Conversion, Calorie Counting (Calories Burned During Exercise)
Diet/nutrition (November)
Calorie Counting (Calories Gained)
Mental health (December)
Statistics of Healthy Living; Effects on Mental Health
Setting goals: Discuss apps/websites to assist with graphing
Physical fitness: Students go outside and use pedometers to measure number of steps over a distance

9. English/Language Arts
Setting goals (September)
Health Journal: Set Personal Health Goals
Physical fitness/exercise (October)
Health Journal: Fitness Diary
Diet/nutrition (November)
Health Journal: Food Diary
Mental health (December)
Health Journal: Personal Reflections
Health Journal is ongoing throughout the semester; Mental Health: personal reflection about one’s progress and the affect living healthy can have on the mood

10. Social Studies Setting goals (September)
Set a goal to make a difference in the community
Physical fitness/exercise (October)
Olympics/International Sports
Diet/nutrition (November)
Healthy Eating Around the World
Mental health (December)
How the above factors affect Mental Health; Health of the community

11. Science Setting goals (September)
Science teacher covers: Impact of unhealthy food on the body
Physical fitness/exercise (October)
Science teacher covers: Physics of exercise
Diet/nutrition (November)
Science teacher covers: Food Ingredient Analysis
Mental health (December)
Science teacher covers: Chemicals in the Brain
Diet/nutrition: sugars, fats, carbs, proteins

12. Example Lesson Physics Class
Graphing Velocity (Acceleration/Deceleration)
Students walk/run to create data
Nike+ App
Compare to Olympic Athletes

13. Curriculum Assessment
Students set own goals
Field days
Weekly online surveys

14. Curriculum Assessment cont.
Content Area Assessments (e.g. English Class Food Journal, Math Class Weekly Calorie Intake Graph)
Grades as incentive
Self-reflection to encourage future healthy living
the intent is that these activities will inspire students to motivate themselves so that they continue living healthy lifestyles for the rest of their lives.

15. Sources
Callahan, R. (2011, January 24). How obesity affects children in school. Retrieved from
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 July Web. 18 Nov. 2013
Dakss, Brian. "Obesity Up, Phys Ed Down." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 11 Feb Web. 20 Nov
Kellow, J. (2013). Obesity affecting education. Retrieved from affecting-education.htm
"Shape of the Nation Infographic: The Status of Physical Education in the U.S." Shape of the Nation Infographic: The Status of Physical Education in the U.S. National Association for Sport and Physical Education, n.d. Web. 20 Nov