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Subject: Physical Education (6 - 12)
Title: Fitness Tools & Calculators
URL: https://www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/tools-calculators/
Description:

ACE Fit offers a number of free tools and calculators to help you determine everything from your body mass index (BMI) to your target heart rate zone, your blood pressure, body fat composition, daily caloric needs, and more. Each of those tools will help you find an exercise program that fits your individual needs and goals, whether that be losing weight or increasing your strength with weight training.

Subject: Physical Education (6 - 12)
Title: Heart Zone
URL: https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@fc/documents/downloadable/ucm_451993.pdf
Description:

Students will learn how to calculate their maximum heart rate and target heart rate zone. Students will graph their heart rates while participating in a variety of physical activities.

Subject: Physical Education (6 - 8)
Title: Heart Rate Zone Viewer for Middle School
URL: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rnxTquWCHSnHvNL-LwbepegsNBehilcaMLpjNU8nxsU/edit#slide=id.p
Description:

This is an interactive game that can be used when teaching a lesson on resting heart rate and its relationship to moderate and vigorous activity. Students can use this interactive to determine their desired intensity level.

Subject: Physical Education (6 - 8)
Title: Ultimate Sponge Ball
URL: https://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2653.html
Description:

This lesson will help students see that fitness can be fun and beneficial while also being involved in a team game. Additionally, this is a great game to teach students how to move into open spaces to receive passes from teammates. Students will also seek to elevate their heart rate to their Exercise Benefit Zone throughout the game.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Subject: Physical Education (6 - 12), Health Education (9 - 12)
Title: Heart Rate Hyperdoc
URL: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15UAPThT7TJwZSBnbU7P9lokboS1cz9x1V6X8Uc2GbRo/edit?usp=sharing
Description:

This resource provides an interactive guide to engage, explore, apply, and reflect on heart rate. Resting and target heart rate activities are included in addition to guiding application questions for each.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Subject: Physical Education (6 - 12)
Title: Partner Rep Burn-Out
URL: https://openphysed.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/H-21-03-PlugPlay-01-PartnerRepBurnOut.pdf
Description:

Teaching rates of perceived exertion and pacing/adjusting to keep heart rate in the target zone is made possible in one activity. If technology (e.g., pedometer, heart rate monitor) is available to self-monitor aerobic intensity that will add another standard covered on this lesson but is not necessary to complete this activity.

This activity can be adapted to teach a variety of content for MS and HS in Standards 3 and 4.

You may also access cards and activity plans in a Word or PDF format on the OpenPsyEd.org website in the HS Plug and Play under the heading Module Documents.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Subject: Physical Education (6 - 7)
Title: Cupid Fitness Capacity Shuffle
URL: https://openphysed.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/M-06-03-FitKnow-Activities-04_CupidFitnessCapacityShuffle.pdf
Description:

The activity will test aerobic and anaerobic capacity. The object of the activity is to complete the Cupid Shuffle using aerobic and anaerobic movements in order to feel our body’s physiological response.

Note: You will need to create a free account on openphysed.org before you can view this resource.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

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