Physical Education 9

QUARTER YEAR SEMESTER: .25 CREDITS

Physical Education 9 provides a comprehensive physical education course for students, focusing on teaching them how to live both healthy and active lives. Whether it is with nutrition, exercise, or general life choices, students are educated on the multiple facets of creating a healthy lifestyle. Students begin by learning about the requirement of supervised, physical activity and how to document their activity in a PE Log. Students can also track their activity by using a Moveband fitness tracker. As they begin the course, students focus on different physical fitness components (including F.I.T.T.) in addition to various fun and challenging activities and exercise techniques. They receive instruction on the basic elements and the proper execution of each movement so that they can get the most benefits from the exercise. Regardless of the activity students are asked to do within a given day, they are encouraged to get up and move for a certain amount of time within each lesson. Students can be active by performing different exercises, engaging in different activities, or by using items from their grade-appropriate physical education kits, which are available to purchase. This kit, which is designed to work in conjunction with the course content, contains age-appropriate exercise and activity items. Students who participate in organized team practices, games, and/or matches can also document activity within the Sports Verification Log.