PE - Unit 2 Improving Performance UA
Unit: Improving Performance
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Mathematical Practices—You will use mathematics to model real-world situations.
Inquiry—You will conduct online research in which you will collect information.
STEM—You will apply mathematical tools and knowledge to analyze real-world situations.
21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and assess and validate information.
Introduction
In the physical world, stress is the result of an object pushing or pulling on another. For example, the chair that you’re sitting on right now is undergoing stress from the weight of your body. The amount of stress depends on your weight and the materials that make up the chair.
With regard to your health, stress is a way that your mind and body react when demands are placed on them. You might feel pressured to do well in school or sports. You might be dealing with illness in your family or financial problems. The way that a person reacts to such stress varies from one individual to the next. Eating healthy foods regularly and exercising are two effective methods to combat stress. Not all stress is bad. Sometimes we need to feel stress to stay active and engaged or even escape from dangerous situations.
In this activity, you will investigate how stress levels can be affected by diet and exercise. You will see the relationship between stress and your body, including your cardiorespiratory system, muscular system, and flexibility. You will also identify some alternative methods of coping with stress. Finally, you will study stress in a more traditional sense as it relates to the field of biomechanics.
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Directions and Analysis
To get started, take this stress quiz to see whether you are wound tight as a drum or are as cool as a cucumber. The quiz is just for fun, so don’t take it too seriously. It’s not a clinical diagnosis. Remember that you
This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals:
Mathematical Practices—You will use mathematics to model real-world situations.
Inquiry—You will conduct online research in which you will collect information.
STEM—You will apply mathematical tools and knowledge to analyze real-world situations.
21st Century Skills—You will employ online tools for research and assess and validate information.
Introduction
In the physical world, stress is the result of an object pushing or pulling on another. For example, the chair that you’re sitting on right now is undergoing stress from the weight of your body. The amount of stress depends on your weight and the materials that make up the chair.
With regard to your health, stress is a way that your mind and body react when demands are placed on them. You might feel pressured to do well in school or sports. You might be dealing with illness in your family or financial problems. The way that a person reacts to such stress varies from one individual to the next. Eating healthy foods regularly and exercising are two effective methods to combat stress. Not all stress is bad. Sometimes we need to feel stress to stay active and engaged or even escape from dangerous situations.
In this activity, you will investigate how stress levels can be affected by diet and exercise. You will see the relationship between stress and your body, including your cardiorespiratory system, muscular system, and flexibility. You will also identify some alternative methods of coping with stress. Finally, you will study stress in a more traditional sense as it relates to the field of biomechanics.
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Directions and Analysis
To get started, take this stress quiz to see whether you are wound tight as a drum or are as cool as a cucumber. The quiz is just for fun, so don’t take it too seriously. It’s not a clinical diagnosis. Remember that you