Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Fitness Identifies major muscles used in Describes how muscles pull on bones Explains how respiratory, muscular, and selected physical activities. to create movement in pairs by skeletal systems interact with each 8. Body Systems (6.3.8.A) relaxing and contracting. other during physical activity. (7.3.8.A) (8.3.8.A) Compares and contrasts caloric Explains the relationship of caloric Develops strategies for balancing expenditure for a variety of physical intake and expenditure to weight healthy food, snacks, and water intake 9. Nutrition activities. management and investigates specific to daily physical activity. (6.3.9.A) strategies for balancing calories. (8.4.9.A) (7.3.9.A) Physical Activity and Fitness Planning Uses a SMART (specific, measurable, Uses a SMART (specific, measurable, Uses a SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely) goal attainable, realistic, and timely) goal attainable, realistic, and timely) goal to to improve or maintain one area of to improve or maintain two areas of improve or maintain three areas of 10. Goal-Setting health-related fitness based on a health-related fitness based on a health-related fitness based on a fitness assessment. fitness assessment. fitness assessment. (6.3.10.A) (7.3.10.A) (8.3.10.A) Maintains and reflects on a personal Maintains and reflects on a personal Maintains and reflects on a personal physical activity log to document physical activity and hydration log to physical activity and nutrition log to 11. Physical Activity and Nutrition learning. document learning, and set goals for document learning, and set goals for Log (6.3.11.A) improvement. improvement. (7.3.11.A) (8.3.11.A)
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Fitness 8. Body Systems Identifies major muscles used in selected physical activities. (6.3.8.A) Describes how muscles pull on bones to create movement in pairs by relaxing and contracting. (7.3.8.A) Explains how respiratory, muscular, and skeletal systems interact with each other during physical activity. (8.3.8.A) 9. Nutrition Compares and contrasts caloric expenditure for a variety of physical activities. (6.3.9.A) Explains the relationship of caloric intake and expenditure to weight management and investigates strategies for balancing calories. (7.3.9.A) Develops strategies for balancing healthy food, snacks, and water intake specific to daily physical activity. (8.4.9.A) Physical Activity and Fitness Planning 10. Goal-Setting Uses a SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely) goal to improve or maintain one area of health-related fitness based on a fitness assessment. (6.3.10.A) Uses a SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely) goal to improve or maintain two areas of health-related fitness based on a fitness assessment. (7.3.10.A) Uses a SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely) goal to improve or maintain three areas of health-related fitness based on a fitness assessment. (8.3.10.A) 11. Physical Activity and Nutrition Log Maintains and reflects on a personal physical activity log to document learning. (6.3.11.A) Maintains and reflects on a personal physical activity and hydration log to document learning, and set goals for improvement. (7.3.11.A) Maintains and reflects on a personal physical activity and nutrition log to document learning, and set goals for improvement. (8.3.11.A)
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