PE/Health II
Grade 9-10
1 credit
Prerequisite: PE/Health I
This course is a combined physical education and health course that focuses on the influence of the physical, emotional, mental, moral, social, and spiritual dimensions of health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. This course continues the emphasis on health-related fitness and developing the skills and habits necessary for a lifetime of physical activity. The program includes skill development and the application of rules and strategies of complex difficulty in at least three of the following different movement forms: five components of fitness (cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition); aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise; team sports; individual/dual sports; outdoor pursuits; gymnastics; self-defense; and recreational games. The health education portion provides the basis for continued methods of developing knowledge, concepts, skills, behaviors, and attitudes related to student health and well-being. Students are provided with opportunities to explore the effect of health behaviors on an individual’s quality of life. This course assists students in understanding that health is a lifetime commitment by analyzing individual risk factors and health decisions that promote health and prevent disease. Students are also encouraged to assume individual responsibility for becoming competent health consumers. Assessment includes both written and performance-based evaluations. A variety of instructional strategies, including technology, are used to further develop health literacy.
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