Demonstrating Acceleration with a Lego Robot Car
After this activity, you will be able to differentiate between speed and velocity. You will understand that acceleration is a change in velocity.
Calculating Efficiency- Continuation of Gear Ration Lesson
To calculate the efficiency of a simple machine.
Calculate the Speed of the Robot Car (Part 2)
To develop an understanding of speed as a ratio between distance traveled and elapsed time.
Calculate the Speed of the Robot Car
You will build a Lego robot car and find out how fast it goes.
5 Components of Fitness
Learning Objective: I can repeat the 5 components of fitness ( 5 COF) using my 5 COF “hand poster” correctly.
The student will describe the components and measures of health-related fitness.
- Explain the health-related components of fitness (cardio respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition).
- Identify one measure for each component of health-related fitness.
- Demonstrate one activity for each component of health-related fitness.
Middle School APE Personal Fitness
Learning Objective: I can do 3 exercises safely and help my body get stronger (heart & muscles).
SOL: 4.3d: 4.3d Identify activities that can be done at school and activities that can be done at home to meet fitness goals. , 5.3ff) Explain the relationship between heart rate and cardiorespiratory fitness, 6.3dd) Describe how being physically active leads to a healthy body, 7.3aa) Identify safe practices for improving physical fitness, 8.3cc) Demonstrate use of technology tools to assess, monitor/record, and improve personal fitness, 9.3cc) Explain the characteristics, including scientific principles and concepts, of safe and appropriate muscular-stretching, muscular-strengthening, and cardiorespiratory exercise programs to improve the health-related components of fitness.