Grade 8 Physical Education Curriculum Standards
G. Movement/Motor Skills and Knowledge
- Students change their motion and the motion of objects by applying the principles of stability and force during skill practice.
- Students demonstrate motor skills and manipulative skills during drills or modified games/physical activities.
H. Physical Fitness Activities and Knowledge
- Students participate in a health-related fitness assessment that addresses a variety of health-related fitness components to establish personal fitness goals.
- Students design a fitness program from established goals, which addresses the five health-related fitness components and applies the frequency, intensity, time, and type (FITT) guidelines (Effective for incoming 6th graders in the fall 2011, three-year fitness plans)
- Students participate in physical activities that address personal fitness goals for the health-related fitness components including flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, and body composition.
I. Personal and Social Skills and Knowledge
- Students demonstrate cooperative and inclusive skills while participating in physical activities.
- Students demonstrate responsible personal behaviors while participating in physical activities.
- Students describe game/physical activity rules and safety rules and their purposes.


