8th Grade

I. Essential Purpose: The purpose of the physical education program is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle for lifelong fitness. Key principles addressed include daily physical activity, movement skills, basic motor skills, team building, cooperative activities and the components of health – muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, agility, aerobic endurance and balance. The skill progression of this year adds onto that learned in the previous year.

II. State/Local Standards: 8th Grade Physical Education: 10.4.9 A, B, C, D
A. Analyze and engage in physical activities that are developmentally/ individually appropriate and support achievement of personal fitness and activity goals.
B. Analyze the effects of regular participation in moderate to vigorous physical activities in relation to adolescent health improvement.
     • weight management
C. Analyze factors that affect the responses of body systems during moderate to vigorous physical activities.
     • healthy fitness zone
     • individual fitness status (e.g., cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular endurance,
        muscular strength, flexibility)
D. Analyze factors that affect physical activity preferences of adolescents.
     • skill competence
     • social benefits
     • previous experience
     • activity confidence

10.5.9 A, C, F
A. Describe and apply the components of skill-related fitness to movement performance.
     • agility
     • balance
     • coordination
     • power
     • reaction time
     • speed
C.   Identify and apply practice strategies for skill improvement
F. Describe and apply game strategies to complex games and physical activities.
     • offensive strategies
     • defensive strategies
     • time management

III. Essential Questions: 1. Team Sports – What are the proper techniques for success in team sports?
2. Fitness – How can an everyday active lifestyle benefit your life?
3. Cooperative Games– What are the components to teamwork and working with peers?

IV. Unit Questions: 1. Team Sports
   Level I Unit Questions:
     a) Why would you use the set in volleyball?
     b) Why would you use the bump in volleyball?
     c) Why would you use the overhand serve as opposed to the underhand serve in
         volleyball?
     d) Why would you use a bounce pass instead of a chest pass in basketball?
   Level II Unit Questions:
     a) How can team work and strategy be beneficial in a game-like situation?
   Level III Unit Questions:
     a) Create a strategy for a basketball/volleyball game that would help your team during
         a tournament.
     b) Create a set play in a basketball game that would give your team an advantage
         during a game

2. Fitness
   Level I Unit Questions:
     a) What are the methods to improve your components of fitness?
     b) Why is getting aerobic exercise beneficial to your body?
     c) How can core strength help in everyday activities?
   Level II Unit Questions:
     a) Create a daily/weekly workout plan that would improve your indicators of fitness
     b) How are the areas of fitness inter-related?

3. Cooperative Games– What are the components to teamwork and working with peers?
   Level I Unit Questions:
     a) What are the basic benefits of working as a team vs as a group of individuals?
   Level II Unit Questions:
     a) How can teamwork in physical education class translate to helping you as you
         continue through life?

V. Essential Content

Team Sports

Fitness

Cooperative Games

Mission Impossible	Charlie Brown’s Pumpkin Patch
Capture the Flag	Sockey
Team Building Activities	Problem Solving Activities

VI. Essential Skills: * Dribbling (foot and hand)
Variations – crossover, alternate hands, through legs, behind back
* Passing (bounce/chest/overhead)
* Serving (overhand/underhand)
* Stick skills
* Kicking/Passing with Foot
* Bump/dig, Set, Spike, Block
* Speed and Agility
* Explosiveness and Power
* Flexibility – ways to improve