Personal Fitness Weight Lifting Game

Name Title: Personal Fitness Weight Training Review Game

Purpose: To test students understanding and knowledge of personal fitness and weight lifting information and, this activity will act an a review for the students as they prepare for the personal fitness/weight training test at the end of the unit.

Grade Level: 10-12

Materials Needed: Poster board, construction paper, markers, tape, glue, index cards, first aid manual, other coloring implements, scissors, and the access to computers if possible.

Assignment description:

Students will design a board game that will act as a review for the personal fitness and weight lifting exam at the end of the unit. The students will put themselves into groups of 3-4 and write down a list of personal fitness weight training topics from a list that the teacher formulates from the information instructed in class and displays on the board. The groups will then submit their choices from a list of what topics they want to design the game around from first to least and hand them to the teacher. The instructor will then assign the groups their topics.

Before the students start to develop their board games they will see how a game is played correctly from an example that the teacher has of a high quality board game. This example will help to clarify the directions and protocols of the game.

The students will then be asked to formulate questions for their game concerning their topics and then submit them to the instructor. This will allow for the teacher to make sure that the questions pertain to the topic and allow for proper practice in the game.

The students are then asked to design a game that has the following components:

1. A colorful board game that is ascetically pleasing and contains proper spelling and grammar

2. The board game must include a clear set of directions, rules and protocols, questions, correct answers to the questions in the game, and a clear strategy to win.

3. After the questions have been formulated the students are asked to make a practice set of questions before each game so that the players fully understand the game and its protocols before they begin play. The practice questions should be in the same format as the actual game questions in order to eliminate any confusion on the test and make sure the questions stay consistent.

Administration description:

The teacher must be sure that they perform this review game towards the end of the personal fitness and weight lifting unit so that the students are able to use this as review tool for the students to have success in the exam.

The teacher must then review the student’s questions before they create their games and make sure that the questions pertain to the test and are in the same format. (This will be done with the pretest or practice test that the students complete)

The teacher should make themselves available for guidance and assistance for the project

Finally the teacher must let the students know how they will be scored on the project and grade fairly.

Scoring Grading

The students will be presented with a scoring rubric that will assess their ability to complete the games and proper participation.

On a scoring rubric of 1-5 students will earn points for the following sections

5. Excellent participation
4. Good Participation
3. Effective Participation
2. Ineffective Participation
1. Poor Participation

If students are able to follow the directions of the games and add insight and proper reflections then most students should score in the 4-5 range. Students who just try to slide by will then receive a 2-3 score. Students who do not comply with the class will receive a 1.