Students will explore personal health and well being on a regular basis. Students will compare different health plans for achieving and maintaining good health. Students will analyze personal health progress and adjust behaviors as needed. Rubrics will set the criteria for fitness plan, diet, fitness log, and self-assessment. This unit will be presented as a topic.
Students individualize their fitness plans and diets.
Students will benefit from this unit by working in cooperative groups, making personal health choices, reflection through writing, and learning to use electronic technology as a tool. Design team members will collaborate using WebCT and e-mail on a weekly basis. During implementation of the fitness plan, teams will e-mail Newell and Highmore the results of the calories burned for that day. The results will be posted on a web site. The students will acquaint themselves with other students from Newell and Highmore using Vtel.