I chose to make football my unit topic because it was my favorite activity in PE when I was in high school and is still my favorite sport. It is the sport that I played and currently coach so I am very familiar with the intricacies of it and could make it a very fun and interesting unit.
I developed my essential question from the fact that I personally believe that football is a great activity for utilizing and excising the entire body. It not only makes the student look into the sport of football and possibly open them to a new hobby or interest. But even if it does not appeal to the students it still allows for learning about the positive health benefits of going out and doing similar activities has for individuals.
The goals I selected were chosen because I wanted the students to get a basic understanding of the sport. Football is a prevalent part of american culture so it would not hurt for them to know a little bit about the rules and the game itself. Also tracing back to my previous point about health, It allows students to better understand their bodies and how it works while they are exercising.
I chose to use the Sketchpad and Exam Time apps as my technological aids. Sketchpad would allow students to see a visual of the field and be able to see how all the moving parts would work during a game as well as see distances for penalties and draw up plays if they got to that point. Exam Time is a good tool for learning the rules of the game, positions and other pertinent information. This is true because it allows students to make digital flash cards and other visual aids that they could share with classmates to better understand the rules or prepare them for an assessment.
