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Cardiovascular Fitness

Tenth graders learn cardiovascular fitness — how well the heart and lungs deliver oxygen during activity. Regular aerobic exercise makes the heart stronger and lowers long-term health risks. They check the ideas, then plan cardio into their week.

Grade 10Cardiovascular Fitness45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Define cardio fitness.
  • ✓Name aerobic activities.
  • ✓See the benefits.
  • ✓Plan cardio.
Essential Question

How does exercise make your heart stronger?

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Interactive Task
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Cardiovascular Fitness

Project each one and have students answer about cardiovascular fitness.

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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Heart Smart

5 min

Your heart is a muscle — how do you make it stronger?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose the question.
  • Share ideas.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Cardio Fitness

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Cardiovascular Fitness.
  • Note heart & lungs deliver oxygen.
  • Note aerobic builds it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name 3 aerobic activities.
  • Do a short cardio bout.
  • Notice your heart rate.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Do.
  • Notice.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Plan cardio for the week.
  • Pick activities you enjoy.
  • Set a weekly goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Plan.
  • Pick.
  • Set.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • What is cardio fitness?
  • Name an aerobic activity.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

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Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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PE.3

Develop cardiovascular fitness.

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HE.1

Explain how cardio exercise benefits health.

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PE.5

Value lifelong aerobic activity.

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HE.7

Plan regular aerobic activity.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Heart/lungs diagram.
  • Frame: "cardio makes my ___ stronger."
  • Use activity examples.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Name 2 aerobic activities.
  • Use a diagram.
  • Short cardio bout.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Calculate a target heart rate.
  • Compare cardio activities.
  • Track weekly cardio.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ❤️Heart diagram
  • 💻Cardiovascular Fitness
  • 📋Weekly planner
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

cardiovascularheart and blood vesselsaerobicsteady activity with oxygenenduranceability to keep goingheart ratebeats per minuteoxygenwhat cells need for energycirculationblood moving through the bodyresting heart ratebeats when at restbenefita good result
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Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What is cardiovascular fitness?
How well your heart and lungs deliver oxygen during activity.
QUESTION 2
Name a way to build it.
Regular aerobic activity like running, swimming, or cycling.
QUESTION 3
Name a benefit of cardio exercise.
A stronger heart and lower health risks.

Cool-down: cardiovascular fitness.

Have students plan cardio activity for the week. A printable weekly planner is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: aerobic, benefit, cardiovascular, circulation, endurance, heart rate, oxygen, resting heart rate
  1. what cells need for energy
  2. steady activity with oxygen
  3. ability to keep going
  4. blood moving through the body
  5. beats per minute
  6. a good result
  7. heart and blood vessels
  8. beats when at rest

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is cardiovascular fitness?
  2. Name a way to build it.
  3. Name a benefit of cardio exercise.
Answer key — Part A: 1) oxygen · 2) aerobic · 3) endurance · 4) circulation · 5) heart rate · 6) benefit · 7) cardiovascular · 8) resting heart rate
Part B: 1) How well your heart and lungs deliver oxygen during activity. 2) Regular aerobic activity like running, swimming, or cycling. 3) A stronger heart and lower health risks.