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Mr. Lynn from Greenvale, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Step Up for Fitness: Tracking Our Progress Across the USA

Help me give my students participate "Step Up for Fitness" project is designed to engage students in a hands-on approach to understanding physical fitness and health through the use of pedometers and maps.

  • $200 goal

This project expired on January 8, 2025.

This project expired on January 8, 2025.

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Project Title: "Step Up for Fitness: Tracking Our Progress Across the USA"

Project Description:

The "Step Up for Fitness" project is designed to engage students in a hands-on approach to understanding physical fitness and health through the use of pedometers and an interactive United States map. This initiative will be integrated into the gym class curriculum over a four-week period, enabling students to actively monitor their daily physical activity, set personal fitness goals, and explore geographical awareness by visualizing their collective progress across the nation.

Objectives:

1. Promote Physical Activity: Encourage students to increase their daily physical activity levels and understand the importance of regular exercise for overall health.

2. Develop Goal-Setting Skills: Teach students how to set achievable fitness goals based on their step counts and personal capabilities.

3. Foster Data Literacy: Help students learn how to collect, analyze, and interpret data regarding their physical activity, fostering skills in data literacy and self-assessment.

4. Geographical Awareness: Introduce students to U.S. geography by mapping their step counts onto a large classroom map of the United States, tracking their collective progress as a class.

Implementation:

1. Introduction to Pedometers: At the start of the project, students will be introduced to pedometers and instructed on how to use them properly. Each student will receive a pedometer to track their daily steps throughout the gym class and beyond.

2.Mapping Progress: A large map of the United States will be displayed in the gym or classroom. Each week, students will convert their individual step counts into "virtual miles" (e.g., every 2,000 steps = 1 mile) and plot their progress on the map. This will create a visual representation of how far the class has "traveled" across the country, fostering a sense of collective achievement.

Mr. Lynn Iris Wolfson High School Grades 9-12 Greenvale, NY View local requests 75 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spectrum? Step Pedometers Set, 12/Pack • Quill.com $62.89 1 $62.89
6-Color Set of 9 in. Poly Spots • Nasco $28.84 1 $28.84
Weewooday 3D Pedometer for Walking Step Counter for Walking Running Pedometer with Large Digital Display Portable LCD Pedometer School Gift for Student Women Men Adults • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99

Materials cost

$117.72

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$169.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.90

Total project goal

$199.34

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