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California Physical Education Standards

7th Grade Standards

Movement Skills and Movement Knowledge

Standard 1 -The student will be competent in many movement activities.

* Adapt and combine locomotor, nonlocomotor, and manipulative skills to meet the demands of increasingly complex movement activities.

*Demonstrate beginning skills for net or other types of games.

 

Standard 2 - The student will understand how and why one moves in a variety of situations and will use this information to enhance his or her skills.

*Recognize general characteristics of movementt that can be applied to specific settings.

*Apply basic offensive and defensive strategies in noncomplex settings.

*Apply scientific principles to individual and dual sports.

 

Standard 3 - The student will achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

*Participate in vigorous activity for a sustained period of time (at leaset 20 minutes), at least three times per week, while maintaining a target heart rate.

* Establish and monitor personal physical activity goals.

*Identify proper warm-up, conditioning, and cooldown techniques and the reasons for using them.

* Assess, set and meet current health-related fitness standards as defined by fitness testing.

*Identify the impact of such factors as nutrition, relaxation, stress and substance abuse on the body's ability to participate in physical activity.

 

Self-Image and Personal Development

Standard 4 - The student will exhibit a physically active lifestyle and will understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, and self-expression.

*Participate in games, sports, dance, and outdoor prusuits, both in and out of school, based upon individual interests and capabilities.

*Describe the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and physical, emotional, and social well-being.

*Explore intorductory outdoor skills.

 

Standard 5 - The student will demonstrate responsible personal behavior while participating in movement activities.

*Accept and respect decision made by game officials - whether they are students, teachers, or referees.

*Analyze potential consequences when confronted with a behavior choice.

*Demonstrate appropriate sportsmanship.

 

Social Development

Standard 6 - The student will demonstrate responsible social behavior while participating in movement activities. The student will understand the importance of respect for all others.

*Work cooperatively and productively in a group to accomplish a set goal in both cooperative and competitive activities.

*Handle conflicts that arise with others without confrontation.

*Work cooperatively with more and less skilled peers.

 

Standart 7 - The student will understand the interrelationship between history and culture and games, sports, play, and dance.

*Describe physical education in medieval times.

*Describe how various cultures influenced games, sports, play, and dance during medieval times.