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Unit:
Fitness Testing
Equipment:
Fitnessgram CD
4th grade folders and pencils
Muscle chart
Mats- curl up test
Grade Level:
3-4
# of Days:
5
12 “ ruler
Stop watch
90* angle
Scale and Height Chart
Enduring Understanding:
Fitness testing includes the 5 components of health-related fitness; aerobic
capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body
composition. Students are tested in the 5 components of health-related fitness
using the Fitnessgram standard.
Essential Questions:
1. What does it mean to be fit?
2. How is fitness related to everyday life?
3. Why is strength important for every day tasks?
4. What is an exercise to increase strength?
Key Vocabulary( Know) and Skills (DO):
Aerobic capacity
Pacing
Muscular strength
Biceps, Triceps, Abdominals, Hamstring, Quads
Muscular endurance
Calf
Flexibility
Fitnessgram
body composition
Heart rate
Equipment:
Chart- Can you do more push-ups than a 4th grader? Challenge
Muscle chart
Poles/scooters/ropes for circuits
Cones
Scale
Fitnessgram CD
th
4 grade folders
Recording sheets and pencils
Standards:
Standard 2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles,
strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical
activities.
2:2:A1 – Explains that warm-up prepares the body for physical activity.
2:2:A2 – Locates heart rate and describes how it is used to monitor exercise
Intensity.
Standard 3 – Participates regularly in physical activity.
3:2:B2 – Identifies personal fitness goals to improve personal fitness.
Standard 4 – Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness
4:2:A1 – Participates in selected activities that develop and maintain each
Component of physical fitness.
4:2:A3 – Identifies at least one muscle for each physical fitness test used
Unit Activities and Stretegies:
Fitnessgram testing: Pacer, Curl-ups, trunk lift, push-ups,
Jogging Group Juggle
Cues and Feedback:
Best-effort
Personal Best
Work out Buddies
Technology:
Fitnessgram CD for pacing and sit-ups
Muscles and Bones:
Abdominals, Biceps, Triceps, Calf, Hamstring. Quads
Assessment: Observation and Rubrics
Skills:
Grade 3 – Meets Fitnessgram criteria
Grade 4 – Meets Fitnessgram criteria
Behavior: Follows rules
Fitness: Is able to do required activities for cardio and strength/endurance.