Scope and sequence · PE & Health
Grade 8 Physical Education & Health
A quarter of real studies and stories, from the Framingham Heart Study and Charles Blagden’s hot room to Elmer McCollum’s vitamin D, Thomas DeLorme’s injured soldiers and Bill Bowerman’s jogging class, each one taken apart to see what was measured and how the body works, and then put to work by the student in a test, a workout, a hydration plan, a kitchen task or a 5K plan.
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What to cover
10 of 10 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Keeping Active
- MUST COVER 1.1 The Framingham Heart Study · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Skill-Related Fitness: Jim Thorpe’s All-Round Gifts · unit test
Unit 2: Hydration
- MUST COVER 2.1 How Sweat Cools You: Charles Blagden’s Hot Room · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 A Hydration Plan for Game Day · unit test
Unit 3: Nutrition
- MUST COVER 3.1 Iron, Calcium and Vitamin D · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Eating for Sport: Fuel Before, Repair After · unit test
Unit 4: Strength
- MUST COVER 4.1 Thomas DeLorme and Progressive Resistance · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 The Hinge and the Squat · unit test
Unit 5: Aerobic Training
- MUST COVER 5.1 Your Heart’s Output · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Training for a 5K: Bill Bowerman and the Joggers · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
This is a 10-week course. Pair it with another course in the same subject, or spread it over the year at a lighter pace.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 The Framingham Heart Study: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Skill-Related Fitness: Jim Thorpe’s All-Round Gifts: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 1 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 How Sweat Cools You: Charles Blagden’s Hot Room: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 A Hydration Plan for Game Day: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 2 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Iron, Calcium and Vitamin D: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Eating for Sport: Fuel Before, Repair After: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 3 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Thomas DeLorme and Progressive Resistance: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 The Hinge and the Squat: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 4 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Your Heart’s Output: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Training for a 5K: Bill Bowerman and the Joggers: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 activity and fitness journal Session 3: Repeat the activity, try to improve, and log it Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 5 review and unit challenge | ||
| Wk 11 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 12 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 13 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 14 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 15 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 16 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 17 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 18 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 19 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 20 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 21 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 22 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 23 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 24 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 25 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 26 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 27 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 28 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 29 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 30 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 31 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 32 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 33 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 34 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 35 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 36 | Open week: second course, project or review |
Grading: Activities (effort, participation and good form) 40%, Fitness journal (dated logs, tables, graphs and reflections) 25%, Unit reviews 15%, Unit challenges 20%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69. Below 60: repeat the activity or review with help.