http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 00:03:53 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 00:03:53 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350138 The goal of this site is to provide one of the most comprehensive Elementary Physical Education and Secondary Physical Education resources available on the internet. On this site you will find a wide variety of physical education games, including cooperative games and activities, sports games, lead up activities, and much more. Furthermore, you will find ideas on physical education assessment, field day ideas, cheap or free physical education equipment and more. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350144 PE Central is the premier Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. The site provides the latest information about contemporary physical education programs for children and youth. Resources on the site include health and physical education lesson ideas, ready-to-print assessments, adapted physical education information, classroom management techniques, a job center, physical education equipment discounts, and information about best practices in physical education and programs designed to motivate children and help them improve their motor skills and understanding of the importance of physical fitness. The Primary Sponsor of PE Central is S&S Worldwide. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81045 Directory of links of interest to teachers, organized by subject http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350129 FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM enables you to promote awareness about the importance of physical activity and fitness, assess the fitness and activity levels of children in grades K-12, and help them develop patterns of lifelong, health-promoting physical activity. Teachers, students, and parents have been using FITNESSGRAM for more than two decades to understand, assess, and help meet students' fitness needs. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350135 The mother lode of unique outdoor games, toys for active play and innovative sporting goods. If you need a creative gift for someone who loves action, then Fun-Attic is the spot for Sports and Toys. Do you want to introduce a child to sports in a fun non-threatening way? Thats their specialty. Numerous outdoor recreation games can be played in the school yard, back yard or almost anywhere. Young children will develop important skills such as timing and hand-eye coordination while advanced players will enjoy more challenging games. Many of the products adapt very well to the special needs of handicapped participants .Take a look in the attic to see the cutting edge of active fun for physical education programs, camps, recreation departments, backyard play and picnic games. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350123 The American Council on Exercise® is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity. As Americas Authority on Fitness, ACE protects all segments of society against ineffective fitness products, programs and trends through its ongoing public education, outreach and research. ACE further protects the public by setting certification and continuing education standards for fitness professionals. ACEs comprehensive programming has enabled fitness professionals to take advantage of the most current research available today. ACE publications, study materials and courses have successfully prepared thousands of candidates to become certified including the ACE Personal Trainer, Advanced Health + Fitness Specialist, Group Fitness Instructor and Lifestyle + Weight Management Consultant. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350118 CDC.gov is the Center for Disease Controls primary online communication channel and provides users with credible, reliable health information. CDC is committed to achieving true improvements in peoples lives by accelerating health impact and reducing health disparities. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350108 This site is created for information to all the Physical Education teachers. On this site there will be new lessons every week. Each lesson plan will be different and unique. You may choose to look at this site when ever you want or feel free to sign up for the newsletter that is sent out once a week. This letter is provided to all for free. It will consist of 1 elementary lesson, 1 secondary lesson, and 1 review of a web site. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=350126 This site draws together definitions of terms commonly used in our field. Over the past 50 years there has been considerable change in the definitions of terms such as physical fitness and even health. New terms have evolved such as wellness and metabolic fitness. For ease of understanding, the site has grouped the definitions in two broad categories: Product and Process. Products refer to states of being such as physical fitness, health and wellness. These are also commonly referred to as outcomes and they are frequently used as dependent measures in research. Process refers to behaviors or lifestyles and these are frequently used as independent measures for research purposes. Examples of processes or lifestyle behaviors are physical activity, exercise, sports, dance, etc. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=667882 Mega Functional Fittness Site. Has everything from fittness how to videos to Nutrition.