7th Grade Physical Education

Enrollment Message

Exercise Requirement - Students must exercise 3 hours over a minimum of 3 days. Exercise logs are due each Sunday. Students will need to complete the weekly exercise logs prior to the due date to avoid a penalty. Exercise logs cannot be entered early. A pacing guide, found in the Welcome Module, provides specific due dates. If a due date is missed, students can still input their log up to 2 weeks late but will receive a 5-point penalty for each week the exercise log is late.

Course Description

Physical Education in 7th grade based on the Indiana Academic Standards for Physical Education. Students in 7th grade physical education further refine complex motor skills and competencies in selected individual and dual lifetime physical activities, teamsports, aquatics, adventure, and rhythmic activities. Students work toward achieving competence in increasingly complex physical activity contexts. Students learn to apply interdisciplinary knowledge (e.g., anatomy, physics) to activity settings and focus on working as a team to solve problems. Students develop plans to enhance their own health-related physical fitness and participate in vigorous activities linked to their skills and levels of fitness. Physical activity is used as a venue for self-expression and for developing positive relationships. Ongoing assessment includes both written and performance-based skill evaluations. Along with the current academic standards, the Science/Technical Studies Content Area Literacy Standards are incorporated in the teaching of this subject with the expectation of a continuum of reading and writing skills development.

Course Goals

Upon completion of the course, students will…

• demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. 
• apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance. 
• demonstrate the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. 
• exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others. 
• recognize the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction. 

Indiana Academic Standards

• Physical Education Grades 6-8

Units of Instruction

• Exercise Logs
• Unit 1 Fitness and Safety
• Unit 2 Displaying an Active Lifestyle
• Unit 3 Leadership, Character, Sportsmanship
• Unit 4 Personal and Social Responsibility
• Midterm
• Unit 5 Fitness
• Unit 6 Foundations of Exercise
• Unit 7 Physical Activity for Physical Health
• Unit 8 Individual Sports
• Unit 9 Team Sports

Grading/Evaluation

Indiana Online does not assign letter grades, grant credit for courses, nor issue transcripts or diplomas. A final score reported as a percentage of total points earned will be sent to students upon completion of a course. Your school of record can also access this score within the Student Information System, Genius. The final score will be shown as a percentage in Canvas and Genius. The student’s school of record will determine the letter grade based on their specific grading scale.

Students must complete at least 70% of the course and take all parts of the final exam(s) to have a score reported to their school of record. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a score of 0 reported to the school of record.

Assessments

Online assessments consist of formative and summative assessments represented by computer-graded multiple choice, teacher-graded writing assignments including hands-on projects, model building and other forms of authentic assessments. The course includes the following assessments

• 6 Discussions
• 8 Assignments
• 49 Quizzes

Teacher Contact Response Time

Students can use email or the private message system within Genius or Canvas to access highly qualified teachers when they need teacher assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside Canvas. The Teacher Information page of their course may describe additional communication options.

The teacher will respond to student inquiries (email, text, call) within one business day. Assignments will be graded and posted within two business days.

Expectations for Academic Conduct 

Student Handbook 

It is your responsibility to read the student handbook to understand all aspects of taking an online course including expectations for academic conduct. Contact your teacher if you have any questions. 

Assistance for Students with Accommodations

Indiana Online supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and podcasts, reasonable accommodations can be arranged.

Technology

Technology Requirements 

Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube. Please review the Indiana Online’s Technology Requirements.

Technical Skills Needed 

Basic technology skills necessary to locate and share information and files as well as interact with others in a Learning Management System (LMS), include the ability to

• download, edit, save, convert, and upload files
• download and install software
• use a messaging service similar to email
• communicate with others in online discussion or message boards, following basic rules of netiquette
• open attachments shared in messages
• create, save, and submit files in commonly used word processing program formats and as a PDF
• save a file as a .pdf
• copy and paste and format text using your mouse, keyboard, or an html editor’s toolbar menu
• insert images or links into a file
• search for information within a document using Ctrl+F or Command+F keyboard shortcuts
• work in multiple browser windows and tabs simultaneously
• activate a microphone or webcam on your device, and record and upload or link audio and/or video files
• use presentation and graphics programs
• follow an online pacing guide or calendar of due dates
• use spell-check, citation editors, and tools commonly provided in word processing tool menus
• create and maintain usernames and passwords

Technical Questions?  Please contact the Indiana Online Helpdesk.