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Strong Fingers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover strength resistance of arms in different positions by practicing personal defense positions.
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Abdominal Tag

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify two/three chasers either with a pinnie or have them carry a foam ball. On the signal the chasers try to tag the other students.
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Busiest People Ever

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students write a paragraph about what they want to do when they grow up. They include the special skills and education (human capital) they must have to do the job they've chosen.
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The Jiggy Dance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice and perform a dance to Smith's song, Gettin Jiggy Wit It.
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Reflexes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students experiment to explain how reflexes, nerve impulses travel to the brain.
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Push Up Routine

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students improve upper body strength (push-ups). This can be used as part of a strength warm-up or as a fitness station.
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Aerobic Frisbee Golf

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners work cooperatively to accurately throw a Frisbee in order to learn about fitness components and different systems of the human body.
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Have I Got A Story For You - Folklore of Utah

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past. They create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near the community. They see that the legends and traditions we pass to one another are also sources...
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FACS:Economics Resources in a Paper Bag (Econ)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of natural, human, and capitol resources by following the directions given in paper bags in groups.
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Cells

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate yeast to extend their understanding of living and non-living things.
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Newton's 3rd Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the formal definition of Newton's 3rd law: forces always originate in pairs, equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. They also examine how the informal, qualitative version: Each action has an equal and...
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Nutritionist for Hire

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders role play that they are nutritionists devising a healthy dietary plan that focuses on the client's needs.
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What Goes in Must Come Out

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners monitor their calorie intake and energy expenditure. They keep track of daily data in a journal and assess and adjust their diets as appropriate.
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Let's Weigh Air

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in an experiment to measure the weight of air by measuring the weight of the mass it displaces. They lift up a desk and a textbook using a toilet plunger, and calculate the weight of the air, or air pressure.
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Magic Rope Curl-ups

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students imagine that they are pulling themselves up from the floor using a magic rope.
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Get Fit for Yosemite - Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners demonstrate an understanding of healthy eating habits and of following a fitness program. They visit Yosemite Institute.
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Ambush Warriors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify four different categories of reptiles and explain how snakes deliver their venom to their prey.
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You Won't Believe Your Eyes!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gain a basic understanding of the sense of sight. They watch a video on sight, then engage in some vocabulary games, and perform some simple experiments which focus on the basics of sight.
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Soccer: Dribbling and Tackling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars explore how to dribble the ball and tackle the players in possession of the ball. A drill for practice is included.
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It's All About Me!

For Teachers 1st
Students study the five major body system in this unit. They examine how to keep themselves healthy.
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Hearbeat

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pair up and listen to each others heartbeat. They run in place for one minute and then listen again and calculate the beats per minute resting and after activity. They switch and repeat the activity.
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Four Corners Locomotion

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in warm-up activities before physical education class. They read the activities from card that are set up in the four corners of the room.
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Hip Replacement

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students take a close examine animals' skeletons to see how their pelvis and femur work together for movement. By investigating their skeletons students discover the placement and functions of our own bodies. They use owl pellets in this...
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Training Table Race

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars investigate the role of the carbohydrates food group in sports performance. The difference between simple and complex carbohydrates, and the performance of cardiovascular activities form the focus of the lesson.

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