Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Physical Education

Grade: 8

Content Standard: A- Physical Fitness:
Students will acquire the knowledge needed to be physically fit and take part in healthful physical activity on a regular basis.
Common Assessment: MPEA Physical Fitness Test
Performance Indicators
Students will be able to:
Essential Elements
(Specific Grade Level Learning Objectives)
Suggested
Performance Activities
Suggested
Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

A2- Participate in and distinguish among a variety of health-related fitness activities

A3- Assess health-related fitness levels and develop personal fitness goals

A4- Establish personal physical activity goals and participate regularly in health-enhancing activities to accomplish these goals.

A5- Demonstrate understanding of and apply the following principles of training: specificity,progression and overload.

B 3- Describe and apply principles of practice and conditioning that enhance performance (e.g., warm-up before and cool-down after an activity).

The student will participate in activities that involve muscle endurance,muscle strength,anaerobic activity,aerobic activity, and flexibility.
The student will be able set fitness goals based on personal fitness level and participate in appropriate activities to assist in reaching those goals.

Weight Training
Aerobic warm up
Stretching
Fitnessgram
Fitness stations

Personal Fitness Log
Fitnessgram Results
MPEA Physical Fitness Test

Resistance
Flexibility
Pulse rate
Target heart rate
Sets and Repetitions
Specificity
Progression
Overload