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Physical Education Lesson Plans
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Game Central Station...a site with over 240
games for PE teachers; arranged in a searchable database
http://www.gamecentralstation.com/gcshome.asp
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Sports
Media! A
tool for PE teachers, coaches, students and everyone who is interested in
PE/Health/Fitness and Sports!
Includes: discussion forum, Pen-Pals for the Kids, Chatroom, PE
Lesson Plans & Activities, Practical tips concerning "Coaching
& Training", and quality links.
http://www.sports-media.org/
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Human
Kinetics: The Information
Leader in Physical Activity - publisher for sports/fitness; and an
information and education company providing resources and educational
programs for the physical activity field.
http://www.humankinetics.com
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TeachCircus - assists
instructors with tips on juggling, unicycling, and manipulation. Offers
workshops. http://www.teachcircus.com/
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National Athletic Trainers Association -
Official NATA Web Site. http://www.nata.org/
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AYSO Online:
The American Youth Soccer Organization offers lots of information
for the soccer player and coach. You'll
find coach and referree information, MLS Camps information, and even free
software to download "which will help you better manage your
team." http://www.soccer.org/
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Cutting Kids from
Athletics - Truths, Myths, and Misperceptions - Why do thousands of high
school children get cut from participating in public school athletic
programs? http://www.cwu.edu/%7Ejefferis/framesetck.html
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Study Web: Study
Web provides links to different subject areas, such as Health and Physical
Education, and well as a link to Teaching Resources, including information
on behavior management, character development, and effective teaching.
http://www.studyweb.com/
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Frank and Mike's Physical
Education Page - provides teachers and coaches with information on how to
introduce sport skills and activities. http://www.geocities.com/sissio/physical_education.html
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Coaching Youth Sports:
Electronic newsletter for
coaches, athletes, and parents. From the Health and Physical Education
Program at Virginia Tech. http://www.chre.vt.edu/~/cys/
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Physical Education Digest
- quarterly magazines which provides ideas, tips, coaching cues, and
research on sports, fitness, and physical education.
http://www.pedigest.com/
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Cardiovascular Health Promotion for Children:
Incorporates statistics about heart disease and children. Includes
diet, physical activity, and health risks for children and also links to
other related sites. http://www.jhbmc.jhu.edu/cardiology/partnership/kids/kids.html
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The Heart: An Online Exploration The Franklin
Institute Online. From the moment it begins beating until the moment it
stops, the human heart works tirelessly. In an average lifetime, the heart
beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to
rest. http://sln2.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
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Exercise Physiology:
This is a very good site to learn how the heart and muscles work.
For example, have you ever wondered what the difference between white and
dark meat is? Find out in the muscle section. This site is important for
anyone who wants to get the most they can out of their exercise, and to
make sure they are doing it in a healthy way.
http://home.hia.no/~stephens/exphys.htm
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Do you know the estimated percent body fat of
each U.S. President? Want to find out? http://www.shapeup.org/bodylab/frmst.htm
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Health Touch: Provides
updates on health, diseases, wellness and illness, a resource directory
guide to organizations and government agencies, and a drug search program
that allows you to search for information about prescription and
over-the-counter drugs. Great for research!
http://www.healthtouch.com/
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For Parents, Kids, and
Teens..A very informative site. http://kidshealth.org/
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Health First USA:
Check out this site for information on the Tri-Fit 600 and other
technological advancements in physical education.
http://www.healthfirstusa.com/education/index.html
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HealthTeacher...a series of over 300 lesson
plans for improving school-based health education
http://www.healthteacher.com/
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Food and Nutrition Internet Resources...a set of
bookmarks put together to all types of nutrition sites
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html
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Discovery Channel School : Health Lesson
Plans...curriculum tie-ins with the programs, vocabulary, and great
activities to support this subject in the classroom
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/health.html
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Dole 5 a Day: Based
on the popular Dole 5 a Day CD Rom, this Web site, appropriate for
elementary age children, uses fruit and vegetable characters to help
children learn about the importance of eating at least 5 fruits and
vegetables a day. http://www.dole5aday.com/
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The Longevity Game: Play
the Longevity Game and calculate how long you can expect to live based on
life insurance industry research. This would be a great supplement to a
lesson dealing with "wellness" issues to stress the importance
of changing behaviors to support a healthy lifestyle.
http://www.northwesternmutual.com/games/longevity/longevity-main.html
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Ask Alice Home Page: This
Web site allows the visitor to ask questions about health and wellness
issues. Visitors can read all other questions and answers in their nicely
present archive section. Topics represented in the archive section are
sexuality, relationships, drugs and alcohol, fitness & nutrition, and
emotional well-being. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/healthwise/alice.html
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Food Finder: This
Web site provides nutritional information about fast food items. Teachers
could have their students use this site to find the fat content of their
favorite burger or list low calorie items from one or more restaurants.
Then they could figure out how much exercise they would have to do to burn
that fat content. http://www.olen.com/food/
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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance:
National, nonprofit, membership organization committed to
developing and maintaining active, creative, health-promoting lifestyles
by improving educational and community programs.
http://www.aahperd.org
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President's
Physical Fitness Challenge Homepage: this well organized and
informative site features information about the presidential physical
fitness test. Visitors can learn how to administer each test, see the
actual qualifying standards for awards for both boys and girls, and you
can order a free brochure to get more information. Additionally, you can
order the actual awards and other items from the site using a credit card.
However, the online forms provided are not encrypted for secure and safe
credit card anonymity. To contact them an email address (preschal@indiana.edu)
and their postal address is included.
http://www.indiana.edu/~preschal/
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FitnesGram from The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research:
At this site, visitors can learn what the Cooper Institute is,
order various books (many by Dr. Kenneth Cooper, M.D.) and other health
related fitness materials, ask questions via e-mail, and more importantly
physical educators can get information about the FitnesGram health related
fitness test. The test is explained and you can order the materials
directly from the site. http://www.cooperinst.org/
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Physical Best:
An overview of this test and it components is included at this site
and you will find contact information which should be helpful for those
with a greater interest. http://www.aahperd.org/phys_best/physical_best_main.html
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President's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports (PCPFS). This site
includes information and guidelines for the Presidential Physical Fitness
Award Program which is designed to help physical educators encourage
children and adolescents ages 6 to 17 make a commitment to increased
physical activity and a lifetime of fitness.
http://www.fitness.gov/
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Navy Run Jump N' Throw
- program supported by the United States Navy to enhance physical fitness
and health for students grades 1-12. http://www.runjumpnthrow.org/
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