PHED 239: High School Module

Cooperative Learning Presentations - Chapter 2

Total pts = 5 points
Your cooperative learning group will become the content experts by finding the answers to the
questions below. Discuss the question assigned from the list below with your partner and be
ready to present you answer (be creative) in class on the scheduled date (tba) 3 minutes!

1. What is Healthy People 2020?

Healthy People 2020 is a set of goals developed by the U.S Department of Health that
divides the goals into 10-year targets to promote national health and disease prevention.
Goals included physical activity and healthy eating habits. This report also includes
goals for physical education in schools. The main reason for Healthy People 2020 is to
improve the overall health of the US.
2. Explain the reasons behind recent efforts to make the promotion of physical
activity engagement a central goal for school physical education programs.
Promoting lifelong fitness,
Cardiovascular increase - utilizing small sided tests like mile run, pacer test, etc can increase
cardiovascular over time.
Start physical activity from the start
3. Explain why efforts to raise physical fitness levels in youth have been largely
unsuccessful?
Students choses as athletes make other students vulnerable and feel like they have to match
their standards
Early maturing - some people may choose 1 skill to focus on and others cannot catch up
Self fulfilling prophecies
Non active students need attention from from PE classes so they are less likely to quit physical
activity all together
4. Explain how physical maturity affects the physical skills of students.
Chronological age vs skeletal age, early maturing students are typically heavier and taller
Differences in body size affect performance differences when concerning strength and power
Affects: daily activity ensure optimum growth in maturing young bodies
Students do not all mature at the same rate, teachers need to accommodate all students
5. Explain the harmful effects that being overweight can have on the health and
well-being of a student.
Can lead to diabetes and high blood pressure. These issues can then lead to heart disease and
stroke.

6. Discuss the impact of physical fitness and activity on academic performance.

Physical activity gives you the energy that you need to learn in a classroom. Also, more
physically fit students have higher test scores.

7. Identify safety guidelines for exercise and physical activity that should be
addressed and followed by physical education teachers.
You should not have your students work out for a long period of time in the heat. Always allow
them to get water, especially if it is hot.

8. Explain the rationale for assigning fitness workloads on time rather than distance
or number.
This lets the students go at their own pace. Not everyone is at the same level and it is not fair to
judge them all the same way. By doing it by time, the students can measure their individual
progress as well from the beginning of the unit to the end.