Grade 10 - Health & P.E.

Health Education (Credit: 0.50)

Health Education is a health science elective course that introduces students to what good health is, why good health is important, and what students should do in order to achieve good health.   Upon completion of the course, students should be able to do the following:    Demonstrate an awareness of health as it applies to their own bodies, minds, and emotions.  Demonstrate an awareness of health as it applies to their living environments.  Identify the components of a healthy lifestyle and set reasonable goals to achieve a lifestyle of wellness.  Understand that incorporating sound health practices creates a lifestyle of moderation and wellness.  Understand the responsibility of properly caring for their bodies.  Describe health as it applies to broader society, the world, and their own responsibility to stimulate good health around them.

Physical Education (Credit: 0.50)

Physical Education is a semester‐long elective designed for high school students. The course focuses on performance of individual and team sports, with explanations of proper technique, rules of the game, and preparation. Team sports introduced include soccer, basketball, football, baseball, and volleyball. An introduction to fitness, strength, endurance, and nutrition is also included.   Students will have the opportunity to perform each sport on their own time, while keeping a log of activity. The goal is incorporation of activity into their daily lives and the gain of lifelong healthy fitness habits.   Throughout the course, students may be asked to answer questions or to reflect on what they’ve read in their notes. The notes are not graded. Rather, they are a way for students to extend their thinking about the lesson content. Students may keep handwritten or typed notes.  

Physical Fitness (Credit: 0.50)

Physical Fitness is a semester‐length elective designed for high school students. The course focuses on the health benefits of regular physical activity and of a long term exercise program.   As students work through the course, they will learn about the many aspects of physical fitness, including basic nutrition, the importance of flexibility, cardiovascular health, muscle and strength training, and realistic goal setting. Along the way, students will be required to maintain and submit an activity log in order to measure progress in course exercises, as well as in personal fitness goals.  





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