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This assignment can be used for any age group in a Physical Education classroom setting. Geocaching is a great activity that utilizes both a GPS and the internet to help people find caches (the best way I can discribe this is to say it is like a treasure hunt for kids and or adults). For this to happen the instructor needs to go out with a GPS and find about 6-10 spots that they would like to put a plastic egg and write down the coordinates (this should be done a day or two in advance). After the teacher does this then he/she gives the students the coordinates for the first egg and has the students work in a group to go out and find it. After the students find the first egg then they would get the coordinates for the second and so on until you get all the way through the rest of the eggs (if you have hollow eggs you can put a sheet of paper in the with the coordintes to the next egg so you do not have to tell them the next coordinates verbally). While you are doing this you should also carry around a garbage bag to pick up litter around your school. You would be surprised at what you can all find!
 * Geocaching Egg Hunt:**

If you would be interested in doing any other type of geocaching in your school, or just to see where some other caches are around you and your school feel free to go the link below: (it is free if you would like to sign up)

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This lesson can be used anywhere from 7-12 grade students in a Physical Education classroom setting. This lesson lets the kids pick a workout that is both age appropriate and easy to follow and understand. The students need to go to the website [|www.fitrex.com] and sign up for an account. After that they need to take a few fitness tests to see where they are, and where they want to get (goal setting, make it realistic). From those tests the program takes the results and calculates in what weight you should be doing and for how many repetitions. The program also lets you pick a sport specific program that you would want to do for example, if you are trying to get better for baseball you would pick a baseball program and select how many days a week you can workout and it will automatically get you started on a twelve week program (they also have programs for just regular exercise). It also has tutorials for the students. If the student does not know how to do a lift they can click on it and it will bring up a media player and show them how to do it. Also, if a student cannot perform a lift for whatever reason (injury, body restriction) they can supplement in different exercises to still hit a targeted muscle group. Students are required to print off and bring in the fitrex sheets for part of their daily participation grade (it also holds them accountable for getting on the internet and going to the site and printing off their sheet). To get to this website and try it out please just click on the link above for more details.
 * Fitrex Weight Room Lifting Sheets **

**Film Review** This lesson can be used in any middle-high school P.E. classroom setting (or where you are evaluating a student’s ability to perform a specific task). To do this you are going to need a camcorder (I recommend one that has a hard drive on it so you can download it to a disc, watch it with the kid and evaluate them, and then delete it so you do not use up all of your memory). Have the students perform the desired task (running, hitting/throwing a ball, manipulating a ball, swimming stroke, golf swing, the options are endless). When you are done you can take the data you observed and show them on the camcorder/television what they were doing good during the task, and what they need some work on (I think it is good to tell them, but it is easier for them to actually see what they are doing wrong to help correct what they are doing.