Exam 7: Integrating Physical Activity and Academics

Recording student pedometer steps and having students write a paragraph on which activities accumulate the most steps is an appropriate physical activity integration activity for which academic area?

Recording student pedometer steps and calculating distance walked during recess is an appropriate physical activity integration activity for which academic area?

All students absorb academic concepts more readily when they are physically involved.

Having students balance on muscles identified by the teacher is an example of an integration activity for body part identification in science.

Reading,spelling,parts of speech,and foreign languages are all language arts concepts.

Recess offered in short bouts throughout the day may improve children's behavior and attention.

Requiring students to divide themselves into groups comprising a ninth of the class is an example integration activity for which math concept?

Which of the following is NOT a classroom teacher's potential partner in developing an interdisciplinary learning experience for students?

Having students spell words as they do movements is an example of an integration activity for reading in language arts.

Having students perform movements designating the teacher to move north,south,east,or west to approach a state capital is an example integration activity for which social studies concept?

A 4ᵗʰ grade teacher who integrates physical activity with multiplication facts is demonstrating the partner model of integration.

According to the news clip on Dance Dance Revolution (DDR),research studies indicate that DDR may help with brain development.

In the partner model of integration,a teacher collaborates with another classroom teacher to integrate academic content.

A situation in which the classroom teacher has students perform a water cycle dance while the physical education teacher has students perform a water cycle obstacle course demonstrate the partner model of integration.

There are two general models for planning integration activities: independent and group collaboration.

Which of the following is NOT a primary academic content area in most elementary school curricula?

Asking students to predict how many times they will hit the target with the soccer ball is an example integration activity for which math concept?

In the independent model of integration,a teacher works with a mentor to develop ideas for integrating physical activity and academic content in his or her classroom independently.

Studying the origin and evolution of various events,such as the Olympic games,is an appropriate physical activity integration activity for which academic area?

Studying how climate affects physical activity habits is an example of an integration activity for directions in social studies.