Physical+Education

Area || Curriculum Standard(s) || Technology || Description || Supporting Resource || Tried and True (TT) or New and Innovative (NI) ||
 * Content
 * Physical Education || Ohio Academic Content Standards

Standard 4: Monitor and Plan

1.Students will track amounts of weekly physical activity using assessment tools (eg., journal, log, pedometers, stopwatch). || Pedometers, Internet || Students will explore Ohio's outdoor beauty by taking a walk on the bike path. Students will wear pedometers and track their steps for the whole day using the P.E. Central website. [|P.E. Central]

After entering the pedometer data students will continue to keep track of their steps throughout the week and will write a journal entry summarizing their results. Their goal will be to try to get at least 10,000 steps a day. || This study evaluated the association of pedometers with physical activity and health outcomes. The results found that pedometers are associated with significant increases in physical activity and decreases in body mass index and blood pressure. This article states that the internet is an educational tool that is used by almost all American schools today. || (TT)- Internet websites and pedometers have been used on a regular basis for several years. ||