Communities and Schools Promoting Health

A Gateway to information on comprehensive school health (CSH) and health promoting schools (HPS)
Providing links to research, reports, how-to manuals, planning & assessment tools, lesson plans and student webquests
   


Webquests on Physical Education
 
Jump Rope Demonstration Team LT Group 6-8
In this webquest, students will form a demonstration team with 5 to 6 classmates. They will have 3-4 weeks to prepare their presentation. Students will also do research and keep a journal.

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Authors: Karen Thomas
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Body Tune Up! MT Group 4
In this webquest, students will create and perform a readio program using a specific website to guide its creation. The goal is for them to realize that a healthy bod is a result of lifestyle choices: good nutrition, exercise, hygiene and safety.

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Authors: Angie Swincher, Verlyn Wilson
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Physical Sports ST Partners 8-12
In this webquest, students will learn that most physical activity contain the use of physics. Students will discover how physics is related to sports. With this information they will gain see the advantage in the world of sports.

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Authors: Rollie Thill
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"Moving the Soul" - A Webquest About Dance ST Group 8-12
In this webquest, students will prepare one slide in a multimedia presentation explaining one of the two styles/techniques of dance they have researched. This would include history, famous choreographers, technique style, etc.

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Authors: Trevita Williams
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How To Be A Player ST Group 4-6
In this webquest, students will write a report on a game in which a group of people can play as a team. The report must include illustrations of the equipment needed to play the game and an illustration of the teams should be stationed on the area need to play the game.

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Authors: Deborah Williams
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Fitness Around the World ST Group 9-12
In this webquest, students will research the link between certain health conditions and the lack of fitness and nutritional information in a Central and South American country and in your hometown.

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Authors: D Denton, L Pesina
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Help Keep Your Classmates Healthy - Design a Game ST Group K-2
In this webquest, students will write create a new game for their school's physical education class. The new game will beused in the physical education classroom with the students in the class.

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Authors: David Ascolani
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Heart Strong ST Single/Group 4-6
Achieving and maintaining a quality level of physical fitness. To accomplish this goal, their plan of action will include researching web sites, reviewing fitness guidelines and participating in activities that will increase their  knowledge of fitness and their fitness level.

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Authors: John Bagley
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Quantum Fitness ST Group 4-6
In this webquest, students are all Quantum Fitness Trainers on Planet Fitness. Their goal is to make up a galatical fitness plan for their classmates to perform. The plan should be designed using resources listed in the webquest.

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Authors: Jane Seevers
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And the Beat Goes On! ST Single 4-6
In this webquests, students will learn that one of the most important fitnesses is cardiovascular fitness. They will find the resting heart rate, target heart rate, research activities and participate in activities.

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Authors: Denise McCabe
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Fitness for the Health of It! ST Single 6-8
Students will do a quick assessment that will give them an idea of where they stand as far as their health is concerned. They will then decide their course of action.

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Authors: Mrs Spohn
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Sports in the New Millenium MT Group 8-12
In this webquest, students have been chosen by the International Olympics Organization to solve the problem of how sports will need to be adapted in the future. Athletes and officials are concerned about future rule changes, equipment and the development of the sport due to predicted changes in the environment. Their task is to disclose how a sport may evolve in the New Millenium.

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Authors: Carmen Brown, Bob Brown, Kevin Wick
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Personal Trainer ST Group 9-12
In this webquest, students become fitness trainers to four people. They will choose one of the people and develop a menu and exercise program to improve their overall health.

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Authors: Gary Djonne
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Fitness ST Single/Group 7
Physical inactivity threatens to reverse the decades-long progress that has been made to reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease and also devastates the health care budget. Students will do research and create a health fitness plan.

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Authors: Margaret Voland
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Not Just Calisthenics MT Single/Group 8-12
Physical Education is not just push-ups, jumping jacks, chin-ups, or sit-ups any more. Students will learn that it is a  combination of physical fitness through activities (competitive sports and recreation), good nutrition, medicine, and healthy habits.

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Exercise and Nutrition ST Single/Group 8-10
In this webquest, students  are a middle school student whose parents have just taken away their Gameboy, because of their lack of movement and interests outside of their Gameboy. Students realize that they are now obese, out of shape, and have a diet of Doritos and soda. They feel they need to change their style of living by leading an active, healthy lifestyle, exercise and proper nutrition.
 

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Authors: Chris Dintino, Dave McCormack
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Physical Fitness. Do It For Life ST Single 9
In this webquest, students  will be shown different ways to reach their optimal physical fitness level. At the end of this quest, they will have learned lifelong skills to guide them on their journey for physical fitness.

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Authors: Phil Morrison
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Cardio-Fitness ST Single 6-8
In this webquest, students  will a SMART cardiovascular fitness program.

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Authors: Brian Bentley, Kim Gannon
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Fitrition Quest ST Single 6-8
In this webquest, students  will answer these questions when making food selections in the future. What do I want to eat? Is there a more nutritional choice? Is it worth exercising the amount of time that I must to burn the calories for my meal choice?

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Authors: Brian Bentley, Kim Gannon
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Cardiovascular Fitness Webquest ST Single 7-8
In this webquest, students  will learn their training heart rate and how hard they need to work to increase their fitness level. The activities in this webquest will help to promote their fitness level outside of class.

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Authors: Sharon McLean, Eileen Thompson
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Slim Jim's Fitness Routine ST Single/Group 6-8
This webquest will teach students how to evaluate their level of physical fitness and how to develop a fitness plan that is right for them.

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Authors: Lisa Caudill
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Are You Healthy? ST Single 4
In this webquest, students will do several activities.  These activities will cover the 3 important issues of health,  your mental, physical and social health.  You will find out how well you are taking care of yourself and ways to improve on your well being.

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Authors: Tricia Downs
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Let's Chew the Fat ST Group 6-8
In this webquest, students will help the large and lazy people in their town to stop chewing the fat and quit sitting on their duffs. The goal is to form a restaurant/fitness centre that will help guide these wonderful people to help them lose weight and become physically fit.

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Authors: Judee, Shell, Alicia, Karen, and Joye
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Fitness Survey ST Single 8-10
This webquest is designed for students to determine what changes can be made for a healthier lifestyle through diet and exercise. 

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Authors: Ed Wagner, Nicci Gibson, Jim Cagle, 
Beverly Brice
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Which Sport is Best? ST Single 4-6
In this webquest  students must research sports and decide which one is best for them.

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Authors: Joyce Wright
Student Instructions Teacher Guide
 
Discover Exercise ST Single 4-6
Many people suffer from the ill effects of not getting enough physical exercise everyday.  Even adults who do decide to start exercising after their doctor tells them to, find that if they had started when they were younger, their health would be much better today. Students will discover why exercise is important.

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Authors: Susan Scharf
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Help the "Goose" and Friends Get Fit ST Group 8-12
In this webquest, students will learn that physical fitness is not the only factor when determining someone’s overall health.  Emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and social health also play key roles. 

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Authors: Joseph Henry
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Manteno Fitness Experts ST Group 9-12
In this webquest, students will prepare a multi-media report on a twelve-week fitness plan that they developed for a teacher that they will choose from a list of four..

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Authors: Lori Weedon
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