Learning Activities

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of aerobic and anaerobic exercises by completing a two-question pre-test. After the pre-test, the teacher will discuss the answers provided by the students and the main differences between the two types. A graphic organizer such as a Venn Diagram or a T-chart could be used to accommodate visual learners. By the end of the introduction, the students should understand that aerobic exercise uses oxygen and increases the heart rate and anaerobic exercise doesn’t use oxygen and is high intensity, but that both types are important in how the heart performs and strengthens the body.

This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS) Resource Development Project, in partnership with Dothan City Schools.

This learning activity will explain the meaning of the signals used in the sport of football. The resource, Football Signals, will show how to communicate the infraction or play to the fans, players, and coaches. The students will watch the Alabama vs. Auburn game to learn the procedures.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

This is an instant activity for classes to engage in full body warm up while gearing up for the main lesson for the day. The students will work independently using locomotor skills and various exercises while maintaining personal space. This is a super easy setup and no equipment is needed. The activity card can be displayed on a screen or printed to hang on the wall.

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

Students will research various 'fad diets' to determine the macromolecules in abundance and deficit in the diets. Students will create an infographic to display their research and to argue from this evidence if the diet should be used and by whom, and what short and long term effects this diet could have on an individual. 

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit. 

Students will test their problem-solving skills in this NASA Pipeline Challenge. In this activity, students will work in groups of ten to test their ability to use communication positively to contribute collaboratively to a team goal. Give each participant one short length of half pipe and challenge the group to deliver a ball down the pipeline from the starting point to the finish line. A successful pipeline team-building activity requires participating groups to exercise excellent communication, creativity, and teamwork. This activity can be used as a culminating lesson to assess students’ understanding of the relationship between the speed of an object to the energy of that object or as a team-building exercise. 

This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS) Resource Development Project, in partnership with Dothan City Schools.

This is an instant activity for classes to engage in full body warm up. The activity is geared for students to work cooperatively while warming up for the main lesson for the day. This is an easy set up to use and move out of the way for other class activities. The activity card can be displayed on a screen or printed to give each group. The only set up needed is the activity card and a deck of cards. 

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

This learning activity may be used during or after a lesson to teach or check for understanding of multi-syllable words. This lesson applies word analysis skills in decoding words and counting syllables in multisyllabic words. Students may dance, sing, clap and/or count syllables along with the video in order to incorporate rhythmic movement skills. 

This activity is a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

The students will analyze the heart rate data they recorded during exercises to compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic exercises. They will create a double bar graph to visually represent the data. The students will reflect on their performance of the exercises. Finally, they will develop an appropriate workout plan with balanced aerobic and anaerobic exercises.

This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS) Resource Development Project, in partnership with Dothan City Schools.

This learning activity will show students how good sportsmanship can make a worldly impact on sports. The moment was considered the pinnacle of sportsmanship, and it still stands as one of the defining moments of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The students will brainstorm ideas of how to demonstrate good sportsmanship. 

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

The students will participate in aerobic and anaerobic exercises. They will record their heart rates before and after the exercises and record the data. They will evaluate their body’s responses to the exercises and analyze the differences in how they feel in each round. The students will be able to easily explain why they would categorize the exercises into aerobic or anaerobic types and explain how the exercise affected their cardiovascular system.

This learning activity was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS) Resource Development Project, in partnership with Dothan City Schools.

In this learning activity, the students will research the necessary components of a sports physical. The resource, Teens Health, will help to determine what is involved with the medical procedures.

This activity results from the ALEX Resource Development Summit.