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Title of Project: Exercise Whats Good for You

Subject(s): Physical Education
Grade Level(s): 8th Grade

Abstract:

The students at Sequoyah Middle School will research exercises, and plan, develop, and produce,
a series of three-to-five-minute exercise videos. Students are the researchers, producers, scriptwriters,
performers, and video editors of the exercise videos. The teacher will publish a series of student-created
unlisted videos on YouTube. Students will form learning groups with other students to develop their
videos. Students will choose their teams, their exercises from their research, and edit their videos. The
teachers/coachs role will be to assist with resources, technology, and curriculum. Learning Task is
aligned with Georgia Standard of Excellence for Physical Education, SHAPE America's National
Standards for Physical Education and ISTE Standards for Students 2017.

Learner Description/Context:

Sequoyah Middle School is a middle school located in Riverdale, GA and is one of sixteen
middle schools in the Clayton County Public Schools system. Students are from the low to the middle-
class social-economic background and vary in the age range between 11-14 years of age. The physical
education and health department provides instruction in nutrition, exercise physiology, disease
prevention, sports, and sportsmanship.

Demographics:

Teacher Students
Caucasian 1% 3%
African-American 94% 60%
Hispanic 5% 27%
Asian 0% 7%
Muliti-Racial 0% 3%

Time Frame:

(4 Weeks)
Week 1: Students Individually Research and Gather information
Week 2: Students Collaborate with Group Members
Week 3: Students Film, Edit, and Upload Their Projects
Week 4: Students Introduce Their Videos to Their Peers

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Standards Assessed:

Georgia Standard of Excellence for Physical Education

PE8.1: Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a
variety of physical activities.
PE8.2: Demonstrates an understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics
as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

SHAPE America's National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education

Standard 2: The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles,

strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance.
Standard 4: The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior
that respects self and others.

ISTE Standards for Students 2017

Empowered Learner - Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing,

achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning
sciences.
o Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to
demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways
Knowledge Constructor - Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to
construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for
themselves and others. Students:
o plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources
for their intellectual or creative pursuits.
o curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create
collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions

Learner Objectives:

The student will create a video demonstrating a warm-up exercise for various fitness activities.
The student will be able to discuss the need for warming up before engaging in physical activity.
The student will score at least an 80% on their exercise video rubric.

The student will explain the process of stretching and warming up

The student will choose the stretches they perform in the video

The hook or Introduction:

Students will review exercise DVDs and online videos of exercise experts. (Shaun T Blokker,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anna Kaiser, Dolvett Quince, etc.) The students will participate in a discussion
on the need for daily physical activity. The students will be asked leading questions such as: Is
exercising important? What intensity level should exercises start off with? Is stretching important before
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engaging in physical activity? Students will then view videos from Fitness Blenders YouTube
channel. Students will then discuss the differences between the full-length exercise DVDs and the 3 to 5-
minute Fitness Blender videos. What is the fitness goal of each video? Do the videos meet their attended
goals? Do the exercises become dull over time? The students will then discuss injury preventions and
treatments. The project will then be introduced to the students. As part of the project introduction, the
students will be shown middle school student created exercise videos from around the country.

Process:

Week 1: Students Individually Research and Gather information

Students will be exploring and researching. Teachers will be in the position of a Co-investigator
while the students are researching the different types of exercises. Students will be given a criterion
(difficulty, intensity level, prior knowledge, special needs adaptations) to assist them in choosing an
exercise that is appropriate for their projects. At the end of class, the teacher will evaluate the students
research and give them feedback, offering them recommendations.

Day 1
Hook
Watch and Participate in Exercise Videos (DVDs and Fitness Blender)
Discuss Videos

Day 2
Students as Explorers and Researchers
o Students will research on the web (muscleforlife.com, freetrainers.com, exrx.net, etc.)
different exercises by muscle groups
o Students will test the researched exercises individually to determine if they are useful in
working for their assigned muscle groups
o Students will use a rubric (created in Google Forms) to score the effectiveness of their
researched exercise
o Teacher ask leading questions to help guide student research

Week 2: Students Collaborate with Group Members

Students will collaborate with their group project members as they continue their roles of
explorers and researchers. The teacher role will be that of a guide, as the students construct their vision
of their project. The teacher will also take on the role of Co-learner in introducing students to the
iMovie application.

Day 1
Students will continue their roles as explorers and researchers as they collaborate with their
group members on their project.
Groups will submit the five exercises they will include in their projects to the classs Google
Spreadsheet.
Students will watch a three video tutorials (Creating Characters, Posing Characters, and
Storyboard Layout and Text-Bubbles) on the use of storyboardthat.com web service.
Students as Producers, in groups, will use www.storyboardthat.com to create and develop their
scripts for their projects.

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Day 2
Students will be introduced to Apples iMovie application
Students as Explorers will complete five iMovie tutorials and their corresponding learning task,
individually, and upload the learning task to the classs Google Drive for assessment
Teacher as Facilitator will monitor the students as they complete the tutorials

Week 3: Students Film, Edit, and Upload Their Projects

Students will use school-issued iPod touches to film their groups exercises. Students will use
iMacs and the iMovie software to edit their video clips into a 3-5 minute exercise video. The teachers
role will be that of a Facilitator. As the students work, the teacher will monitor the process of learning,
but will not control or over-simplify the student tasks. After the final video edits, the students will
upload the videos to a Google Classroom assignment drop box.

Day 1
Students as Producers will film the exercises to be included in their final project.
Teacher as Facilitator/Guide, will monitor the students progress and recommend improvements
for the best final project
Students will download their videos to the assigned IMac for later use
Students will select Royalty Free music to use in their videos

Day 2
Students as Producers will edit their videos clips in iMovie to create a 3 -5-minute exercise
video.
Teacher as Facilitator will assist groups, when needed, with their projects
Students will upload projects to assignment drop box

Week 4: Students Introduce Their Videos to Their Peers

Students will draw a number to determine the order in which the groups will present their
projects. The peer audience will be tasked with providing feedback to the presenting groups in the form
of an anonymous survey, based on a teacher created a rubric, in Google Forms. The scores from the
student-scored rubric/survey will be 25% of the final project grade. The teacher will score the project
using a project rubric which will be 60% of the final project grade. The group members will score
themselves, using a similar rubric used by their peers, but will provide written feedback on the area
where improvements can be made. The group's rubric score will be 15% of the final project grade.

Students draw numbers to determine presentation order

Students introduce their projects to their peers, giving background on why they chose the
exercise
Peers/Audience participates in group project exercises
Peers/Audience offers students feedback via Google Forms Survey
Teacher provides feedback via rubric and written feedback
Group reflects on their presentation via rubric and written feedback

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Product:
The end-product is a three-to-five minute exercise video, that is educational, and promos
exercise and healthy behavior in students. Technology is integrated within this product in the following
areas:

(1) the use of the internet and fitness websites to conduct research into fitness exercises
(2) the use of iMovie for video editing and creation
(3) the use of the internet for publication
(4) the use of iPods for filming
(5) the a computer and internet services to collaborate on the videos script

The teacher will create a rubric indicating requirements and levels of performance. Students will
video and participate in exercises presented in the video and will give feedback to their peers on a
teacher-generated form.

Technology Used:

IMovie - The students will create their warm-up video using iMovie
iPods The Students will use iPods to record and edit their warm-up videos
iMac- The Students will use iMacs to edit their warm-up videos and research information for
their projects
iPhone - The Students, who own iPhones will use them to record and edit their warm-up videos
Android Phones - The Students can use Android Phones to record and edit their warm-up videos
Google Doc or Dropbox Students will use online storage to store and share their video clips.

References and Supporting Material:

Supporting Material:

Storyboardthat.Com - Students will use storyboardthat.com to create a storyboard for their

projects

YouTube: Students will view Fitness Blender professional exercise video during the hook section
to get them thinking about their exercise videos.

Rubric- A rubric will be made to address specific project requirements for the project.

iMovie Tutorials Students will view and complete iMovie tutorial exercises

DVD videos- Students will view professional exercise video during the hook section to get them
thinking about their exercise videos.

Project Instructions Instructions for the project, with requirements and links to pass student
examples.

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References:

F. (n.d.). FitnessBlender. Retrieved November 21, 2017, from

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiP6wD_tYlYLYh3agzbByWQ

(n.d.). Retrieved November 22, 2017, from https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-

Standards/Pages/default.aspx

iMovie Tutorials And Worksheets - Lessons - Tes Teach. (n.d.). Retrieved November 21, 2017, from
https://www.tes.com/lessons/YseJu81OjcZWXw/imovie-tutorials-and-worksheets

International, I. A. (n.d.). National PE Standards. Retrieved November 24, 2017, from

https://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/pe/

ISTE Standards FORSTUDENTS. (n.d.). Retrieved November 22, 2017, from

https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students

Prototypes, L. C. (n.d.). The World's Best Free Online Storyboard Creator. Retrieved November 22,
2017, from http://www.storyboardthat.com/

Muscle For Life. (n.d.). Retrieved November 22, 2017, from https://muscleforlife.trainerize.com/

Welcome to FreeTrainers.com. (n.d.). Retrieved November 22, 2017, from https://www.freetrainers.com/

ExRx (Exercise Prescription) on the Internet. (n.d.). Retrieved November 22, 2017, from http://exrx.net/

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