Fitness Friend Lesson 1 Curriculum links: Computing: Logical thinking, designing, evaluation Science The heart, P.E. The importance of regular exercise, PSHE Healthy mind and body, Design and Technology Product design Skills: Creative thinking, problem solving, team working Resources: Teacher Guide (presentation download, lesson plan download, worksheet download) Background: It is assumed that you have first completed the . Introduction In this lesson students consider the importance of regular exercise to help to prevent heart disease. They work in small groups to come up with some initial ideas for tech devices to help people take more regular exercise before evaluating their ideas and choosing their favourite(s). Teacher guide: Learning objectives To understand the importance of regular exercise to help prevent heart disease To think creatively and develop ideas for tech devices to help people to take more regular exercise To present and evaluate initial ideas Agenda Introduction and class discussion (10 minutes) Creative thinking challenge (15 minutes) Presenting ideas (20 minutes) Evaluation of ideas (10 minutes) Wrap up (5 minutes) Introduction Share the learning objectives if you wish () and invite students to share their understanding on why it is important to do some regular exercise (slide 3) - depending on time available and prior learning, you could make this a research task. Lead a discussion around why this is sometimes difficult (slide 4). Ask students to share what they know about how technology can help with this (slide 5). Main activities Creative thinking Working in small groups with large pieces of paper, invite students to brainstorm ideas for the challenge to design a device to help people take more regular exercise (slide 6). Encourage them to be really creative at this stage and explain they can refine their ideas to focus on the micro:bit later. Depending on their age and time available, you could ask them to come up with / give them a group name (e.g. Code Cookies, Tech Terriers).
Fitness Friend Lesson 1 Curriculum links: Computing: Logical thinking, designing, evaluation Science The heart, P.E. The importance of regular exercise, PSHE Healthy mind and body, Design and Technology Product design Skills: Creative thinking, problem solving, team working Resources: Teacher Guide (presentation download, lesson plan download, worksheet download) Background: It is assumed that you have first completed the . Introduction In this lesson students consider the importance of regular exercise to help to prevent heart disease. They work in small groups to come up with some initial ideas for tech devices to help people take more regular exercise before evaluating their ideas and choosing their favourite(s). Teacher guide: Learning objectives To understand the importance of regular exercise to help prevent heart disease To think creatively and develop ideas for tech devices to help people to take more regular exercise To present and evaluate initial ideas Agenda Introduction and class discussion (10 minutes) Creative thinking challenge (15 minutes) Presenting ideas (20 minutes) Evaluation of ideas (10 minutes) Wrap up (5 minutes) Introduction Share the learning objectives if you wish () and invite students to share their understanding on why it is important to do some regular exercise (slide 3) - depending on time available and prior learning, you could make this a research task. Lead a discussion around why this is sometimes difficult (slide 4). Ask students to share what they know about how technology can help with this (slide 5). Main activities Creative thinking Working in small groups with large pieces of paper, invite students to brainstorm ideas for the challenge to design a device to help people take more regular exercise (slide 6). Encourage them to be really creative at this stage and explain they can refine their ideas to focus on the micro:bit later. Depending on their age and time available, you could ask them to come up with / give them a group name (e.g. Code Cookies, Tech Terriers).
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