Subject+-+Physical+Education+(Project+4)

= Subject: Physical Education (Lee Ikimis) =

** Description: **
=== o This activity will take place over several days. First, the children will have the opportunity to play Soccer on the Xbox Kinect Sports game. The Xbox Kinect is an accessory for the Xbox 360 that allows the players to control the game through their body movements. The Kinect camera captures their movements and translates the movement to the onscreen character. After playing the game, the children will then check their heart rate. The number will be recorded for future comparison. === === On a future day, the students will play a game of soccer in the traditional sense. Periodically students will be called from the game to check their heart rates. At the conclusion of the game, students will get to compare their heart rates from the real game of soccer to the video game version. Students will then analyze which form of play gives them a more intense physical workout. ===

** Supporting Research: **
=== o Marc Prensky, in his book “Don’t Bother Me Mom- I’m Learning!”, notes that the time that children spend exercising in school has decreased in the last several decades. Physical games like “Dance Dance Revolution” can be really appealing to kids notes University of California Berkeley nutrition-education expert Joanne Ikeda because “There is an element of competition-but it’s not humiliating.” Kids who might not be good at traditional sports may be successful in the video game and being poor at a video game does not have the same social stigma as being bad at real life sports. Kids can just play, exercise, and enjoy. Prensky, Marc. (2006). //Don’t bother me mom- I’m learning!// St. Paul, MN: Paragon House. ===

** Tried & True or New & Innovative: **
=== **NI:** This activity is new and innovative because the Xbox Kinect was released less than a year ago. Although physically active video games have existed for some time, such as the Power Pad for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, or more recently Dance Dance Revolution, and games for the Wii, physically active video games are still the exception rather than the rule. Video games are also rarely used to meet educational standards. ===