District 11 Curriculum & Instruction Department
Health & Physical Education



 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 9 -12, Scuba Diving Level 1
 Course Number: PE.SCUBA1

 

Overview                                                                              
View the Video Introduction. Scuba Diving opens up a whole new world to those that participate, the deep blue sea.  This course will be offered in a swimming pool with an instructor from a certified community resource.  You must have passed the Colorado Springs School District 11 swim requirements.  A fee may be charged for this class.

Prerequisite: 15 years of age
Course Length: 2   Period Length: 0   Grade Level:  9-12  Credit per Semester:1.0
Additional Credit Information: Credit per Semester: 1.0 (Physical Education or Elective)
For Teachers
No Prerequisite
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Enduring Understandings - important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.

  • A complete fitness program promotes participation in grade level skills and activities that build health and wellness including cardiovascular, flexibility, body composition, muscular strength and endurance, and lifetime activity.

  • Good sportsmanship includes following rules of play and being responsible for yourself and the safety of others.

  • We can increase our health and wellness by participating in the physical activities we lead or participate in by ourselves and with others.

  • Rules help keep games and activities safe and fair.

Essential Questions - most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.

  • How does movement, muscle stretching, doing sit ups, push ups and pull ups increase body strength and overall health?

  • How can people protect themselves sore muscles or injury from over exercising? 

  • Why do we have to be responsible for our own behavior?

  • What is the purpose for rules of play in athletic or competitive sports?

  • How do class rules and team rules help make competitive sports and individual sports more enjoyable?

  • Why is cooperation important in games and in life?

  • How does cooperation in games impact the final outcome?

  • What does good sportsmanship look like?

Standards

Standard 1: Demonstrates skills in a variety of activities
Benchmark: Loco motor, non-loco motor, manipulative skill development and movement
District Indicator: Repeatedly performs loco motor, non-loco motor, and manipulative skills in isolation and combination
Standard 2: Exhibits components of physical fitness
District Indicator: Demonstrates cardiovascular endurance
District Indicator: Demonstrates flexibility
District Indicator: Demonstrates muscular strength and endurance
Essential Skills
Demonstrates loco motor, non-loco motor, and manipulative skills in isolation and combination
 Demonstrates cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility.
Participates in a standardized fitness test.
Cardiovascular - Participated in games that increase breathing, heart rate, sustains activity for increasingly longer periods of time.

Lessons

 

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