Grade 7 PE Missouri Standards

Discuss the cultural and historic context of at least one dance form.

Social/Cultural Aspects of Dance

Design an exercise routine to accompany music that emphasizes fitness components (e.g., jump rope, aerobics, line dance).

Rhythmic Activities

Apply fundamental movement skills to create a simple movement sequence (e.g., locomotor, non-locomotor, self-expression, self-evaluation).

Creative/Interpretive

Rhythms and Dance

Investigate the health, fitness and sport industry careers (e.g., panel of community members, personal interviews, internet research).

Careers

Demonstrate an increased level of competence in a variety of physical activities (e.g., gymnastics, aquatics).

Specialized Activities

Apply terminology, scoring, etiquette, safety principles, and rules appropriate for outdoor pursuits and recreational activities.

Outdoor Pursuits/Recreational Activities

Apply basic offensive and defensive strategies in a modified game setting.

Apply terminology, scoring, etiquette, player position and equipment, safety principles and game rules for individual, dual and team sports.

Individual, Dual and Team Sports

Sport Skills and Lifetime Activities

Apply critical elements of movement to various activities (e.g., transfer of learning, swing, throwing, strike, biomechanics).

Movement Concepts

Fundamental Movement Skills and Games

Physical Activity and Lifetime Wellness

Recognize non-life threatening injuries and explain how to provide basic care inside and outside the physical activity setting (e.g., Heimlich Maneuver, RICE - Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation).

Treatment

Identify proper protective equipment used in physical activities.

Prevention

Injury Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Select appropriate conflict resolution skills in a physical activity setting (e.g., self-control, respect, peer influence).

Personal/Social Responsibilities

Responsible Personal and Social Behavior in the Physical Activity Setting

Explain how participation in specific activities improves the circulatory, respiratory, muscular, and skeletal systems (e.g., weight bearing exercises improve bone strength, how muscles are strengthened).

Body Systems

Identify the FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time, type) and how it relates to exercise.

Fitness Principles

Identify physiological changes that occur in the body due to stress (e.g., sweating, eye twitching, rapid pulse, irregular heartbeat).

Identify caloric value of a variety of foods and determine exercise needed to expend this energy.

Wellness

Analyze activities to determine whether they promote health-related fitness, skill-related fitness, or both.

Health-Related and Skill-Related Fitness

Personal Fitness and Healthy Active Living

Efficiency of Human Movement and Performance