Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate:

Randy Hudson

Grade and Topic:

8th grade/ Physical Education

Mentor Teacher:

Date: 4/24/16
Length of Lesson:
School:

2 day/ 60minutes

University of Memphis

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

In this unit we are pushing to give the students a complete understanding of Improving Fitness and what it
mean. While also helping them to learn how to research information on the Internet and how to create an
efficient PowerPoint.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:
The Student will use the google search engine to research the topic of Improving Fitness, once an
understanding is reached the student will create and present a minimum 10 slide PowerPoint presentation on
Microsoft with a bibliography added.
At the conclusion of this lesson the student will be able to search the internet for topics of their choice with
effectiveness. The student will also be able to create a Microsoft PowerPoint and be able to present at the end of
this lesson.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
Standard 4: The student will understand the relationship of physical activity and rest to healthy living.
Learning Expectations: The student will: 4.1 explain the importance of participation in the recommended one
hour of daily physical activity; 5 4.2 identify the components of health-related physical fitness; 4.3 determine
the benefits of exercise in relation to improved health during all stages of life; 4.4 assess the relationship of
physical activity to other areas of personal health (social, mental, and emotional well-being).
Standard 1: The student will demonstrate the ability to implement decision making and goal setting skills to
promote his/her personal health and wellness, thereby enhancing quality of life for himself/herself and those
around him/her. Learning Expectations: The student will: 1.1 analyze the effectiveness of personal decisionmaking as it relates to future health and wellness outcomes; 1.2 describe individual goals and aspirations for
healthy living; 1.3 determine how setting healthy living goals can promote lifetime wellness; 1.4 develop a list
of questions that influence the decision-making process; 1.5 identify choices and examine alternatives and
consequences of each choice when making decisions as it relates to healthy living; 1.6 evaluate the influence of
media on the decision-making process related to healthy living.
ISTE Standards
3. Research and information fluency- Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. a.
Plan strategies to guide inquiry b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information
from a variety of sources and media c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the
appropriateness to specific tasks d. Process data and report results
6. Technology operations and concepts- Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts,
systems, and operations. a. Understand and use technology systems b. Select and use applications effectively
and productively c. Troubleshoot systems and applications d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new
technologies
MATERIALS:

Computer
Google search engine
Microsoft PowerPoint
The material we use in this unit is simple, but we are using the google search engine the search for Improving
Fitness which will bring up sites such as: http://www.realsimple.com/health/fitness-exercise/workouts/15-ways-getmore-fit , http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Fitness, and http://readsh101.com/m/0313/03/ucla.html
. These sites give you a simple guide and useful information that can be added to students PowerPoint.

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

The use of the google search engine is one of the key concepts of this unit besides Fitness, follow by the student
being able to use the search engine effectively along with the use of Microsoft PowerPoint.
Being able to search the internet is just half of the task at hand, the student must use good judgement when it
comes to what is an appropriate resource to use and what is not, thats why teachers have make sure that before
this lesson is taught that the teachers explain and show the students what a credible source is and what is not a
credible source.
In class the student will complete a tutorial on Microsoft PowerPoint to help the student understand how to use
the PowerPoint system, also the teacher will do a review on the definition of Fitness and will break down the
five elements of Fitness for the student understanding of the subject.
This lesson is to build on the knowledge that the student has already learned in physical education class, and
with the understand in of this lesson on Improving Fitness opens up future lesson that can be taught about the
five elements of fitness such as: Pick your favorite element of fitness and write a one page paper, or a project
strictly about the five elements of fitness and how they keep us fit. Or even why these elements are important to
the human body and how they work on the human body.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction: Hey student, just a show of hand who thinks they know what fitness is? (Take answers from
students)Fitness is the quality of being suitable to fulfill a particular role or task. Ok Student who can name
an athlete that thinks has a high fitness level? Ok class fitness has five elements..
Procedures:

Student will first research the topic of Improving Fitness using the google search engine.
(10mins)
1. If student is have trouble with search the students are allow to use partners but no more
than three in a group.

Second the student will find five resources on the topic of Improving Fitness. (10mins)
2. If groups are being used no one in the group should have the same five sources.

Next the student will be creating their 10 slide PowerPoint presentation with information on how
an individual can improve on the assigned elements of fitness. (20mins)
1. 1 page is your cover page includes Name, Class, Teacher, Topic, and Cover Art
2. 2-9 is on the five elements of fitness and how individual can improve their fitness.

Next the student will create a bibliography that list all of the sources that were used on this
PowerPoint. (5mins)

Last the student will present their PowerPoint in a 15-minute Presentation in class. (15min)

(If student wants to work in a group as I said in the first part that is ok as long as its no more than three to a group
but if you do choose to work in a group that everyone must have their own sources. And the most important fact is
that choose your group wisely because the grade that group gets is what everyone in the group gets!!!!

Closure: For the end of the lesson I have and activity planned that is to build on the weeks to come
which will be: Since we have been going over the five elements of fitness I will student try to find out
which sport has the highest fitness level. Is it football, soccer, baseball, basketball, wrestling, or etc.? I
will have the students evaluate each sport and how often the five element of fitness is use while this
sport is being played which would give the students an better understanding of which sport has the
highest fitness level.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
Content is appropriate for an 8th grade audience (10 POINTS)
Sources of information and bibliography created at the end of the presentation (10 POINTS)
Accuracy and appropriateness of content included (10 POINTS)
Presenter(s) is prepared for presentation and able to answer questions asked by peers (2.5 POINTS)
Builds and transitions are used in the creation of the PowerPoint presentation (2.5 POINTS)
Graphics, sounds, and links are appropriate (5 POINTS)
Presentation is carefully edited (5 POINTS)
A minimum of 10 slides are in the PowerPoint Presentation (25 POINTS)
No fewer than 5 good sources are used for project (5 POINTS)
There are a total of 75 point available
MODIFICATIONS:
For the student that didnt quite grasps the research concepts will be given additional search just for them to
continue to build on this skill or to help with this skill which will also give this student the opportunity to gain
points to go toward this exercise if they didnt do well.
For the students that exceled at this exercise I will have point on the table for additional searches that the
student find on fitness in sport that has to do with the five elements of fitness, also I will have points for
students that help assist other student that are having trouble with the search portion and finding sources.