Mr. Tobin's Health
and Phys. Ed. 2021-2022

WORTH 1 DAY EACH

Assignment #1: Your principal has come to you asking for your input in designing the new physical education uniform. You must choose the type of material, color, logo, and style of the uniform. Must be gender appropriate.

Assignment #2: Draw, diagram, and label the dimensions of one of the following: [soccer, football, badminton, volleyball, softball, tennis, basketball].

Assignment #3: List and describe in paragraph form the strategies of a sport included in physical education class. (Examples are lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, or flag tag.)

Assignment #4: Aside from the obvious physical activity, what are three additional benefits to daily physical education classes? Write a 5 paragraph paper.

Assignment #5: Describe the activity you are missing today in class. Give the name, rules, strategies, safety, equipment and overall objective in paragraph form. What are your feelings towards this activity?

WORTH 2 DAYS EACH

Assignment #6: Write a minimum 2 page essay describing the five components of fitness. What are they? Give examples. Which component do you feel you need to work on more and why?

Assignment #7: Research and Olympian (Pam Boyd-Petroski, perhaps). What hardships did he or she face? Write a minimum 2 page report.

Assignment #8: Write a 1 page paper on a new sport that you would like to see available to Pinelands athletics. Why would this sport be beneficial? Every opinion needs a fact.

Assignment #9: Describe your most difficult physical education activity in a 1 page paper. Why is it difficult and how can you improve?

Assignment #10: Construct a collage entitled “ME.” You should collect pictures, slogans, and words that represent who YOU are, things you would like to own, places you’ve been to, and people you admire. You must paste this pictures words and symbols onto a sheet of paper to make a collage. No in between spaces on a computer sized sheet of paper.

Assignment #11: Why has physical education become an elective in some school systems? Why have some states done away with physical education all together? Do you think this has anything to do with the rising obesity rate in teenagers? You must cite all work.

a.What is the reasoning for eliminating physical education?

b.What are the students’ opinions?

c.What is your position on this topic? Cite specific reasons for your answers.

WORTH 3 DAYS EACH

Assignment #12: Pretend you are a newspaper reporter. Attend a sporting event and write a newspaper article describing the sporting event. Include a quote from a participant and the coach’s signature.

Assignment #13: Research the top five diseases that lead to the most deaths in the United States. Implement a new strategy to increase awareness and decrease the death toll. This should be a two page paper.

Assignment #14: Create a physical education crossword puzzle with specific PE terminology. Must be on graph paper and include the answers on a separate sheet of paper. No computer print-outs!

Assignment #15: Choose your favorite sport/activity and research who the top 5 athletes are in the sport. Be sure to include why they are top athletes and state their records and accomplishments.

WORTH 4 DAYS EACH

Assignment #16: Research how to calculate your target heart rate. Find your resting heart rate, find your heart rate after activity, and find your target heart rate between 60% - 80%. Sixty to eighty percent is the desired heart rate to burn maximum calories during exercise.

Assignment #17: List the Six Pillars of Character. Explain each pillar and its role in PE class. Example situation: Clara misses a pass during the flag football game and Charlie reacts in a negative manner by singling her out for her mistake. Resolve this by giving positive feedback and be constructive with your feedback. (Caring Pillar)

Assignment #18: Describe specific character traits of an exemplary physical education student. Do you possess these traits? What can you do to improve?

Assignment #19: Once you leave Pinelands and you are not given daily physical education classes, how will you remain active for your lifespan to decrease disease and increase your socialization? Think of activities of interest to you that are fun and cost efficient.

WORTH 5 DAYS EACH

Assignment #20: Invent a new game. You must come up with an original name for the game/sport. Include the rules of the game, equipment needed, the objective of the game, and a diagram of the court/playing area.

Assignment #21: Design a pamphlet of an activity/sport. The pamphlet must be done on the computer. You must include the rules of the activity/sport, the history of the sport, objective of the activity, number of players, and playing area along with clipart and eye catching materials.

Assignment #22: Research the Summer Olympics from this past summer. Choose at least five sports/individuals and report on their results. You must include the person’s name or team name, their best times, how they placed, and the Olympic record for the event.

Assignment #23: Design a charted personal fitness plan utilizing the five components of fitness. Include the equipment needed and a nutritional plan for a week’s span of programming.

Assignment #24: Two pages. Choose three Olympians who competed in the same event from three different centuries. Compare and contrast their differences and similarities in:

a.Training methods

b.Body type

c.Event times/distances

d.Drug use steroids

e.Uniforms

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