PHYSICAL EDUCATION ONLINE
Physical Education is a semester-long elective designed for high school students. The course focuses on performance of individual and team sports, with explanations of proper technique, rules of the game, and preparation. Team sports introduced include soccer, basketball, football, baseball, and volleyball. An introduction to fitness, strength, endurance, and nutrition is also included.
Students will have the opportunity to perform each sport on their own time, while keeping a log of activity. The goal is incorporation of activity into their daily lives and the gain of lifelong healthy fitness habits. |
Throughout the course, students may be asked to answer questions or to reflect on what they’ve read in their notes. The notes are not graded, rather, they are a way for students to extend their thinking about the lesson content. Students may keep handwritten or typed notes.
Assignments in this course place a strong emphasis on student inquiry, research and writing, and assessment is based on teacher-graded writing projects. Links to outside web sites play a major role in course activities. Please note that we are not responsible for these websites since their content and availability are not within our control. This course has 1 semester-length unit containing 28 instructional lessons and 18 projects. Most lessons in this course are designed to take 1-2 days to complete, while most projects take 2-3 days.
Assignments in this course place a strong emphasis on student inquiry, research and writing, and assessment is based on teacher-graded writing projects. Links to outside web sites play a major role in course activities. Please note that we are not responsible for these websites since their content and availability are not within our control. This course has 1 semester-length unit containing 28 instructional lessons and 18 projects. Most lessons in this course are designed to take 1-2 days to complete, while most projects take 2-3 days.
COURSE OVERVIEW
- Defining Physical Fitness
- Principles of Training
- Project: Principles of Training
- Risk Factors and Behaviors
- Project: Risk Factors and Behaviors
- Balance and Flexibility
- How the Heart Works
- Project: How the Heart Works
- Muscular Strength and Endurance
- Evaluating Your Fitness Level
- Nutrition
- Project: Nutrition
- Weight Management
- Responsible Choices
- Project: Responsible Choices
- Handling Your Stress
- Exercise Safety
- Soccer
- Project: Soccer
- Basketball Overview
- Project: Basketball Overview
- Understanding Football
- Project: Understanding Football
- Modern Baseball
- Project: Modern Baseball
- Baseball History
- Project: Baseball History
- Volleyball
- Project: Volleyball
- Title IX and Gender Issues in Sports
- Project: Title IX and Gender Issues in Sports
- Olympics
- Project: Olympics
- Controversy in the Olympic Games
- Project: Controversy in the Olympic Games
- Golf
- Project: Golf
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Project: Swimming
- Gymnastics
- Running
- Project: Running
- Racewalking
- Careers in Sports
- Project: Careers in Sports
- Test
- Glossary and Credits