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Analyze the organization and systems of the human body.
Assessment Strategies
through in class group discussion and demonstration
through written assignments
through written objective unit quiz
Criteria
you summarize the relationship between anatomy and physiology
you identify the levels of human organization
you identify the parts, planes, sections, cavities, related organs and their basic functions
you summarize how the body regulates itself via homeostasis
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Analyze the importance of chemistry to the study of body structure and function.
Assessment Strategies
in class question and answer
on a written objective quiz
Criteria
you examine the six major elements of the body
you summarize the basic atom structure
you summarize the basic molecules structure
you summarize bonding of molecules
you differentiate between organic and inorganic substances
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Summarize the structure and function of the cell.
Assessment Strategies
in class question and answer
by small group lab work, presenting forms of cell substance transport to the class
on a written objective test
Criteria
you examine the components of a cell
you summarize the role of ATP in energy production
you analyze the various modes of substance transport across the cell membrane
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Analyze the characteristics and functions of body tissues and membranes.
Assessment Strategies
in class worksheet
in identification via transparencies presented in class
on a written objective test
Criteria
you distinguish between the four types of body tissue
you analyze the general characteristics of different body tissues
you summarize the general characteristics of different membranes
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Analyze the composition and function of blood.
Assessment Strategies
in small group class presentations
on an objective written test
by completing worksheets
Criteria
you summarize the basic components of blood
you summarize the structure of the components of blood
you analyze the function of the components of blood
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Analyze the basic structure and function of the circulatory system.
Assessment Strategies
by completing a worksheet identifying components of circulatory system
in class discussion
on a written test
Criteria
you analyze the anatomy of the circulatory system
you analyze the anatomy of the cardiac cycle
you examine the structure and function of blood vessels
you explain the features of the circulatory system relating to blood flow
you analyze the impact of aging and blood pressure on cardiovascular health
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Analyze the structure and function of the respiratory system.
Assessment Strategies
in class group discussion
through identification on written test
through identification in class worksheets
Criteria
you examine the general structure of the respiratory system
you summarize the general function of the respiratory system
you identify the various structures of the respiratory system
you summarize the process of internal and external respiration
you analyze the effect of smoking on the respiratory system and general health
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Analyze the function and parts of the digestive system.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
through small group class presentation
through identification via class visual aids
on a written test
Criteria
you trace path of digestion from class visual aid
you summarize organs and accessory organs
you examine the functions of enzymes
you analyze six nutrients in relation to human nutrition and performance
you analyze the functions of the six nutrients in relation to human nutrition and performance
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Analyze the structure and function of bone.
Assessment Strategies
through the use of an anatomical skeletal model
in class discussion
by completing a identification worksheet
on a written test
Criteria
you summarize five functions of bone
you analyze the general anatomy of bone
you examine the growth process of bone
you analyze the cells involved in the growth process of bone
you summarize Wolff's Law
you distinguish between the axial and appendicular skeleton
you identify, on a model, the major bones of the human body
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Summarize the classification and movements of joints.
Assessment Strategies
by the use of an anatomical model
by small group class presentations
by identification through class visual aids
on a written test
Criteria
you explain the different classes of joints
you demonstrate the various types of human movement performed by synovial joints
you examine the circular movements of joints
you analyze the angular movements of joints
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Analyze types of muscle and specific skeletal muscles.
Assessment Strategies
by the use of charts and models
in a lab using cadaver muscle identification
by small group presentations to the class, identifying the muscles, attachments and functions
by use of identification worksheet
on a written test
Criteria
you classify the three types of muscle
you summarize the basic anatomy of muscle
you examine the physiology behind muscle contraction
you summarize the major muscle groups (origin, insertion and function)
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Study the physiology of skeletal muscle in relation to energy production and movement.
Assessment Strategies
in class presentations
through class identification using visual aids
in class discussion
on a written test
Criteria
you summarize how the muscle uses ATP for energy production
you differentiate between fast and slow twitch muscle fibers
you identify concentric muscle contractions
you identify eccentric muscle contractions
you identify isometric muscle contractions
you explain the basis of muscles as agonists, antagonists, stabilizers and synergists
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Recognize the structure and function of the nervous system.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
through use of visual aids
by completing an in class worksheet
on a written test
Criteria
you summarize the general features of the nervous system
you identify the two major divisions in the nervous system
you describe the three functions of the nervous system
you summarize the general brain structure and function
you identify the four lobes of the brain and their functions
you differentiate between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems
you summarize general structure and function of the spinal nerves
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Identify different types and functions of neuroglial cells.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
through the use of visual aids
through in-class activity demonstrating a nerve impulse
on a written test
Criteria
you analyze sensory, motor, interneuron and neuroglial cells
you summarize how a nerve cell transmits an impulse
you examine the mechanisms of reflexes and the reflex arc
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Identify the four types and functions of receptors in the body.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
through in-class activities testing touch, hearing, balance and vision
on a written test
Criteria
you summarize general and special receptors
you analyze the role of the muscle spindle and golgi tendon organ in muscle stretch and load
you analyze how the chemical senses of taste and smell work together
you analyze the sense of vision
you analyze the sense of hearing
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Analyze the components of health and skill-related fitness.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
on a written test
Criteria
you summarize the five components of health related fitness including the tests used to measure them
you analyze the six components of skill-related fitness and their importance in functional fitness
you identify how the FITT principle can be applied to health related fitness components
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Identify the principles related to physical training.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
on a written test
Criteria
you summarize frequency in relation to fitness training
you summarize intensity in relation to fitness training
you summarize time and type in relation to fitness training
you analyze how the overload principle plays an important role in physical adaptation
you analyze how the principle of reversibility affects physical conditioning
you summarize the importance of American College of Sports Medicine's guidelines for physical training
you examine some of the benefits and factors in muscular conditioning
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Analyze how the body produces energy for exercise.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
on a written test
Criteria
you summarize how the body converts chemical energy to mechanical energy
you examine aerobic pathways of energy production
you examine anaerobic pathways of energy production
you contrast the benefits/drawbacks of aerobic and anaerobic pathways
you analyze how factors like oxygen availability and intensity determine which system is used to produce energy
you examine how the body uses fat for fuel
you examine how the body uses carbohydrate for fuel
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Discuss the various types of exercise related injuries and prevention methods.
Assessment Strategies
in class discussion
on a written test
Criteria
you identify internal and external causes of exercise-related injuries
you contrast an acute and a chronic injury
you examine the healing process and its relationship to the RICE method
you summarize muscle burn
you summarize delayed onset muscle soreness
you summarize muscle fatigue
you identify some common exercise related injuries
you identify at least three causes of low back syndrome