Exercise & Nutritional Science

ENS - 9th Grade

ENS Period 3:
9:13-10:11 on regular days
10:28-11:11 pm on collaboration days

ENS Period 5
11:24-12:17 on regular days
112:09-12:47 on collaboration days


ENS Period 7:
1:52 - 2:45 pm on regular days
2:07 - 2:45 pm on collaboration days

Click here to see the syllabus for this class.

Clink on the links on the bottom of this page for more information on Sportfolios and Test Dates.

ENS is designed to provide students with the knowledge and ability necessary to attain and maintain

a healthy lifestyle.  The emphasis of this class revolves around five key curricular components:  Exercise Science,

Cardiovascular Fitness, Rhythm and Movement, Lifetime Activities, and Strength and Fitness Building.  The

objective of this class is to give students a hands-on exposure to key health and fitness concepts that will empower

them to pursue a healthy lifestyle.


ENS Weekly Schedule:
Monday- Strength and Fitness
                Activities such as ab workouts, tricep dips, lunges, bicep curls, stair runs, etc...

Tuesday- Rhythm and Movement
                Activities such as jump rope, tiniking, dance, swing dance, step aerobics, etc..

Wednesday- Cardiovascular Fitness
                    Fitness incorporating various runs such as 800 meter, 1200 meter, mile, 15 & 20-minute runs, etc. 
               
Thursday-  Lifetime activity
                Activites such as volleyball, bandminton, Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, etc..
 
Friday- Lab day
            Discuss topics such as anatomy, nutrition, exercise, Supersize Me DVD, etc. (homework inclusive).
                Grading:
The following components will be calculated into the student's overall grade:
20% Lifetime Activity-Team activities
20% Strength and Fitness-Exercises to promote healthy living, strength, coordination, etc. 
20% Rhythm & Movement          
        -grades given at the end of a unit
        -usually a group performance of some type
20% Fitness
        -improvements on your child's various runs or cardio activities
        -example: are they getting better each time they run the 800m?   
  
20% Exercise Science
        -the lab/lecture portion of our class
        -tests, quizzes, assignments, folder completed, Sportfolios
(folder with all classwork organized inside)
     
Fitness Gram Requirements:
All freshmen will be required to pass 5 of the 6 fitness tests given in the Spring. 
If a student does not pass, they will automatically be enrolled in ENS again for their sophomore year.
The 6 FitnessGram tests that are administered at West Hills are: push-ups, trunk lift, sit & reach, body composition, mile run, and curl-ups (crunches). 
We practice these skills numerous times through the first semester before testing all 9th graders during the Spring semester.

First Aid Requirement:
All ENS students are required to pass a First Aid exam in order to graduate.



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