Standard 3: The physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. Middle grade students begin to recognize the importance of physical activity and make independent decisions related to being active and maintaining a healthy quality of life. They seek out activities that will enhance their physical well-being in physical education class and during their free time. Moreover, they begin to make their own decisions and develop plans to enhance their own related physical fitness (muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition, and cardiorespiratory endurance). They participate in moderate to vigorous physical activities that are linked to their physical skills and levels of fitness. Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Physical Activity Describes how being physically active Identifies barriers related to Explains connections between physical leads to a healthy body. maintaining a physically active activity and overall physical and mental 1. Physical Activity Benefits (6.3.1.A) lifestyle and identifies solutions for health. eliminating those barriers. (8.3.1.A) (7.3.1.A) Participates in self-selected physical Participates in physical activity twice Participates in physical activity three 2. Engagement in Physical activity outside of physical education a week outside of physical education time a week outside of physical Activity class. class. education class. (6.3.2.A) (7.3.2.A) (8.3.2.A) Fitness Identifies the skill-related fitness Identifies the difference between Explains health-related and health-related and skill-related components of fitness for components. 3. Components of Fitness (6.3.3.A) fitness. physical activities. (7.3.3.A) (8.3.3.A) Differentiates between aerobic and Differentiates between muscular Describes the impact of anaerobic physical activity. strength and muscular endurance cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular (6.3.4.A) activities. endurance, and muscular strength on (7.3.4.A) body composition. 4. Health-Related Fitness (8.3.4.A)
Standard 3: The physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. Middle grade students begin to recognize the importance of physical activity and make independent decisions related to being active and maintaining a healthy quality of life. They seek out activities that will enhance their physical well-being in physical education class and during their free time. Moreover, they begin to make their own decisions and develop plans to enhance their own related physical fitness (muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition, and cardiorespiratory endurance). They participate in moderate to vigorous physical activities that are linked to their physical skills and levels of fitness. Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Physical Activity 1. Physical Activity Benefits Describes how being physically active leads to a healthy body. (6.3.1.A) Identifies barriers related to maintaining a physically active lifestyle and identifies solutions for eliminating those barriers. (7.3.1.A) Explains connections between physical activity and overall physical and mental health. (8.3.1.A) 2. Engagement in Physical Activity Participates in self-selected physical activity outside of physical education class. (6.3.2.A) Participates in physical activity twice a week outside of physical education class. (7.3.2.A) Participates in physical activity three time a week outside of physical education class. (8.3.2.A) Fitness 3. Components of Fitness Identifies the skill-related fitness components. (6.3.3.A) Identifies the difference between health-related and skill-related fitness. (7.3.3.A) Explains health-related and components of fitness for physical activities. (8.3.3.A) 4. Health-Related Fitness Differentiates between aerobic and anaerobic physical activity. (6.3.4.A) Differentiates between muscular strength and muscular endurance activities. (7.3.4.A) Describes the impact of cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, and muscular strength on body composition. (8.3.4.A)
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