Course: Physical Education 1
Terms Offered: Summer
Grade(s) offered:
Credits: 1
Prerequisites:
Course Description: Your body is a machine that has certain needs—if you treat it well, it should be able to serve you well. But what can you do to promote a fit and healthy body? A course in physical education can show you. By definition, physical education is an instruction in exercise and physical activity. It teaches you how to maintain your personal fitness, how to measure different aspects of physical fitness, and how to avoid injury while exercising. It’s all about getting active and setting your body in motion. By measuring health and fitness with objective data, it’s possible to improve your health in a methodical way. Exercise helps you feel good about yourself and helps you sidestep the health problems that often accompany poor levels of fitness.
Course Materials:
Course: Physical Education 2
Terms Offered: Summer
Grade(s) offered:
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Physical Education 1
Course Description: Your body is a machine that has certain needs—if you treat it well, it should be able to serve you well. But what can you do to promote a fit and healthy body? A course in physical education can show you. By definition, physical education is an instruction in exercise and physical activity. It teaches you how to maintain your personal fitness, how to measure different aspects of physical fitness, and how to avoid injury while exercising. It’s all about getting active and setting your body in motion. By measuring health and fitness with objective data, it’s possible to improve your health in a methodical way. Exercise helps you feel good about yourself and helps you sidestep the health problems that often accompany poor levels of fitness.
Course Materials:
- Notebook/pencil
- Computer with Internet connection and speakers or headphones
- Notebook/pencil
- Computer with Internet connection and speakers or headphones
- Microsoft Word or equivalent
- You should wear appropriate athletic clothing, athletic shoes, and safety gear when
participating in the Lesson Activities for this course.
- Device that takes pictures/videos to submit proof of exercise
- Fitness watch or phone that has the ability to use GPS to track exercise