The A+LS™ Lifetime Fitness course is designed to teach students basic concepts of lifetime physical fitness and to give each student experience in developing personal exercise programs. The achievement of personal physical fitness is a lifelong pursuit that is critical to the development and maintenance of good health. Objectives from elective courses are not tested on national or state achievement tests. As a result, there are no course or adaptive assessments developed for our elective course titles.
1080L
 |
Curriculum Planning Manual (CPM) –
Contains Teachers’ Guide and Scope and Sequence |
• Lifetime Fitness is presented as a semester-long high school elective course.
• Most of the twenty-six lessons contain a study guide, a practice and mastery test, and an essay or constructed response.
• Lessons include a variety of essay types such as descriptive, narrative, persuasive, compare and contrast, and letter writing. Additional activities include journals, short reports, summaries, and creating a collage, brochure, or graph. Directions for essays and rubrics for grading are provided for each of the writing assignments. Students will also complete a self-evaluation form to assess their performance.
• Major projects include creating and implementing a personal diet and exercise plan. Students will also engage in physical activities over a six-week period to complete the President’s Challenge and achieve the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA).
• This title is certified by MetaMetrics® with a Lexile® score.
• A+ PowerPack customers receive Cambridge University Press (CUP) Learning Objects.
• In addition, A+ PowerPack customers receive access to Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition® (EB) workspaces which contain learning materials. Learning materials may contain articles, games, images, maps, and/or videos. Clearvue (CV) video clips may be included as well.
• The content in this course is based on the National Standards for Health Education (developed by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education).
• The goal of this course is to develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthy physical activity.
• Lessons enable students to explore various occupations in the physical fitness and health related fields.
• Students research information on fitness in their communities, experience a virtual field trip, and complete a variety of physical activities.
• The Lifetime Fitness course requires students to read resources
that are linked to the lessons. The majority of these documents
are provided as Portable Document Files (PDFs). As a result,
students will need Adobe Acrobat® Reader® available on their
workstations. Available at: www.adobe.com, select the Get Adobe Reader button.
• Due to the interactive nature of the A+ PowerPack, there are a few specific software requirements:
- EB requires a web browser, the following are recommended:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® versions 6.0 or higher
- Safari® versions 2.0 or higher
Note: EB requires cookies enabled.
- EB interactive activities require a web browser equipped with the Adobe® Flash® and Shockwave plug-ins.
Available at: www.adobe.com (select Get ADOBE FLASH PLAYER and Get Shockwave Player).
- EB video clips are offered in Windows Media® and MPEG-4 formats. You’ll need to have a media player installed
that will support these formats:
• Students are required to complete the essay section for lesson
mastery. This setting must be enabled on the “Settings for
Assignment of A+LS Lesson” dialog box. The default setting does not
require the completion of the essay for assignment mastery. The
circled item shows the proper setting.
Cambridge Learning Objects are animations and interactive activities that enhance the concepts presented within Lifetime Fitness lessons. Founded in 2003, Cambridge-Hitachi is the result of a joint venture between Cambridge University Press and Hitachi Software Engineering. Cambridge-Hitachi is committed to innovation in e-learning and applies information and communication technologies as powerful tools to enhance the quality of teaching and learning.
- Lifetime Fitness contains learning objects.
- Each learning object provides animated demonstrations of key fitness topics.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition has teacher resources and student learning materials. The materials include a wide range of interactive lessons, research projects, animations, and worksheets that support the Lifetime Fitness course.
- Lifetime Fitness contains EB workspaces.
- Each workspace may contain an article, diagram, study guide, video, or interactive media.
The lessons in this course present valuable recreational resources and a diverse selection of physical fitness activities.
Introduction to Lifetime Fitness
Fitness for a Lifetime
How to Work Out Properly
Exercise Journal
Nutrition and Lifetime Fitness
Healthy Lifestyles
Personal Fitness Program
Aerobic Exercise
Exercise and the Heart
Bones, Joints, and Muscles
Sports Injuries
Individual Physical Activities
Community Team Sports
Rock Climbing
Trail Hiking and Biking
Communities and Water Resources
Water Sports
Martial Arts
Weight Training
Running
Skating Sports
Winter Sports
Bicycling and Walking
Racquet Sports
Adapted Fitness Activities
Fitness Related Occupations
Copyright
