December 15th through 19th. Students will prepare for the Alcohol Quiz. The quiz will consist of twenty questions that will require students to demonstrate an understanding of information covered in lessons one through three. The students will put the finishing touches on their lesson three outline, long-term effects of alcohol use, during the beginning of the week. The students will be given an opportunity to check the accuracy of their responses while watching the prezi review. Students will also be provided the information needed to prepare for the quiz. Students should use the information given to highlight parts of the lesson one, two and three outlines. The alcohol quiz will consist of short answer questions, a matching section and true/false statements. It should also be mentioned that the Alcohol Research Prezi should have been completed and shared to my e-mail address; [email protected]. The original due date for the project was either December 12th or 15th depending on when each student had class. The NoodleTools should have also been shared to Miss Marhefka. The NoodleTools assignment required at least three internet resources. The submission should have been done through NoodleTools. Students should see me if they have not completed their projects and/or have questions about their Alcohol Research.
December 15th Through December 19th. Students will continue to work on their Body Systems Prezi. During the week of December 8th, each student was given a body system disorder to research. By this point, students should be designing their prezi with the information that they have acquired. Students will be given Monday and Wednesday to work on their research in the library. Once the students complete their research they should take their time and design their prezi in an organized manner. Students should have cited at least two resources, at least one internet resource and at least one book resource in Noodletools. The Body Systems Prezi and the Noodletools assignment are due Friday, December 19th. The Body Systems Prezi should be shared to my school e-mail account; [email protected]. Students should make sure to change editor to viewer before sharing their finished prezi. The Noodletools assignment should be shared to Miss Marhefka through Noodletools. Students are to log on to their Noodletools account and then go to their health 2014 folder. Next, the students should go to the dashboard and look down the page for the sharing and collaboration section. Then, the student should click share to dropbox, type in Health 7 and then highlight health 7. Finally, click share.
December 8th Through 12th. Students will transition into their second activity block of the second marking period. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in floor hockey. The activity will begin with a warm-up that takes approximately ten minutes to complete. It will allow students to practice different exercises while preparing their body for the activity. The basic warm-up will consist of the following exercises; high knees, butt kicks, power skips, lateral shuffle, single-leg hops, standing broad jumps, bear crawls and shuttle runs. Students will then have the opportunity to participate in a dynamic warm-up that will incorporate a variety of exercises. On Wednesday for example, students were given two minutes to complete as many rounds as possible of hand release push-ups (five repetitions) and mountain climbers (ten repetitions). Students will then participate in drills that work on floor hockey skills such as stick handling, passing, defense and shooting. The floor hockey activity will last for ten class periods.
December 8th Through December 12th. This week each seventh grade health student will be work on their Body Systems Research Prezi. Seventh grade health students will select a disorder of one of the body systems. Then, each student will be given a project requirement sheet that lists questions that each student will need to research and answer. Students should use the resource page provided by Miss Marhefka to research the correct information. The resource page can be accessed through the student sharepoint page. Students will be required to use and cite at least two sources through NoodleTools they use to create their prezi. At least one resource should be an actual book and at least one resource should be an internet source. Early in the week, Miss Marhefka will introduce students to Noodletools and guide them through the process of citing their resources. Each student will be required to submit their citations through NoodleTools to Miss Marhefka, it will count as
a daily assessment grade. The Body Systems Prezi will count as a major assessment grade.
December 8th Through December 12th. This week each eighth grade health student will be work on their Alcohol Research Prezi. Eighth grade health students will be given questions on various topics related to alcohol to research. Students should use the resource page provided by Miss Marhefka to research the correct information. The resource page can be accessed through the student sharepoint page. Students will be required to use and cite at least three sources through NoodleTools they use to create their prezi. Early in the week, Miss Marhefka will reintroduce students to noodletools and guide them through the process of citing an internet resource. Each student will be required to submit their citations through NoodleTools to Miss Marhefka, it will count as
a daily assessment grade. Each student will also be given a project requirement sheet that will provide the questions that each student must address and answer in their finished prezi. The Alcohol Research Prezi will count as a major assessment grade. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to participate in the D.W.I. Goggle Activity. The goggles simulate the affect of alcohol on their ability to move efficiently. Students will wear two different goggles simulating day and night, in addition to different blood alcohol content levels. Students will be asked to write a one paragraph response describing the difference they experienced.
December 1st Through 5th. The strength & conditioning block will continue by giving each student the opportunity to practice the four major movements. The primary focus of the first block was to allow each student to learn how to move properly while performing the air squat, the deadlift, the strict press and the hand release push-up. As the S & C, block one concludes each student will get more repetitions at each of the four movements. Students that demonstrate the ability to move correctly will be given the opportunity to challenge themselves with additional resistance.
We will also continue to incorporate exercises that focus on the development of our cardiovascular fitness level. We will work on our ability to jump rope throughout the week. The skill of jump rope can be scaled to the ability level of each student. It is important to have the right size jump rope. When selecting a jump rope, the athlete should step on the middle of the jump rope. The end of the handles should come up to the athlete's chest level. This will ensure that the jump rope is long enough for the athlete to use.
The Strength & Conditioning Assessment for block one will be on December 8th or 9th, depending on when each student has physical education class. The assessment will require each student to provide twenty responses. The review prezi is located on my website under the physical education tab. It is entitled, Strength & Conditioning. It can be viewed as many times as needed.
December 1st through 5th. Grade Eight Health continues to explore the alcohol chapter. The next lesson in the alcohol chapter is entitled, "Short-Term Effects of Alcohol Use". It is important for the students to understand that alcohol negatively impacts an individual's ability to respond quickly and appropriately to situations. We will also define important terms related to alcohol such as intoxication and blood alcohol content. We also explore how alcohol affects each individual differently. We will identify six different factors that determine the effect that alcohol has on an individual.
We will also identify the three different categories of alcoholic beverages and their varying alcohol content. Lastly, we will discuss how alcohol consumption can negatively impact our ability to utilize nutrients. This is often overlooked by most.
Students will also be given an opportunity to present their, "All About Me" Prezi to their classmates. If a student has not, they need to understand that they have a zero for a minor assessment grade. Any student that is having a problem sharing their prezi, they should see me as soon as possible.
Finally, we will have a alcohol system quiz in the near future. It will consist of twenty questions (short answer and matching). Stay tuned for details.
December 1st through 5th. Grade Seven Health continues to explore the body systems chapter. The next body system up is the Muscular System. It is important for the students to understand that the body systems work together, especially the skeletal and the muscular system. The skeletal system and the muscular system work together to allow the body to bend, run, walk, lift, jump and carry.
We will define the muscular system and focus on the three major functions of the muscular system. In addition to idenfying the three different types of muscules, the difference between contraction and extension. The muscular system will conclude with us touching on disorders of the muscular system and how to take care of the muscular system.
Students will also be given an opportunity to present their, "All About Me" Prezi to their classmates. If a student has not, they need to understand that they have a zero for a minor assessment grade. Any student that is having a problem sharing their prezi, they should see me as soon as possible.
Finally, we will have a skeletal system quiz in the near future. It will consist of twenty-four questions (short answer and matching). Stay tuned for details.
November 24th - 26th. Strength & Conditioning will be the first activity of the second marking period for physical education. This week, the Strength & Conditioning sessions will introduce the deadlift and the strict press. It is important for everyone to learn how to perform these movements correctly.
The points to remember when performing the deadlift are as follows;
1. The athlete should hide the knots in their shoelaces with the bar in the set-up, 2. The athlete should stay weighted in their heels when performing the lift, 3. The athlete should keep the bar against their legs and push their hips back when returning the weight to the ground.
The points to remember when performing the strict press are as follows;
1. The athlete should be weighted in their heels with their feet directly underneath their shoulders in the set-up, 2. The athlete should have their hands outside their shoulders, elbows down and slightly in front of the bar, 3. The athlete should press the bar overhead and cover their ears with their shoulders, 4. The athlete should press the bar straight up, their head should move slightly back to accomodate the bar.
The squat and push-ups will also continue to incorporated into the activities to allow each athlete to work on improving their ability to move, their overall strength and endurance. The goal is to be better than yesterday.
November 24th - 26th. Grade Seven Health will transition into their first major topic, the body systems. We will begin by exploring the skeletal system. Following lesson one, it will be important for each student to understand what the skeletal system is, what the skeletal system allows an individual to do and what four important functions the skeletal system performs. We will also take a look at the different types of joints and connective tissues. Upon completion of the lesson one outline, the students will view the lesson one review prezi to check their responses. The lesson one outline will be collected and count as a daily assessment grade. As we complete the skeleton system outline, we should attempt to answer the following question;
1. What other systems of the human body does the skeletal system cooperate with to perform important functions?
Each grade seven health student will present their prezi to the class. Each student's presentation will provide their classmates with an opportuntiy to get to know them better. It will also provide the presenter with the opportunity to feel good about talking about themselves, identifying their strengths and interests. The prezi and presentation will be a minor assessment grade.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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