Question 1

First Lady Michelle Obama has an initiative titled Walking for Weight Management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Children should learn about risks associated with the sun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

For elementary students, teachers are the most significant adults in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Eighty percent of a person's sun exposure occurs before what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  18 
C)  21 
D)  10 
A)  5 
B)  18 
C)  21 
D)  10

Question 5

Point-of-decision prompts are simple signs placed around the school in areas where students and faculty will be making choices regarding healthy behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Students should be provided with at least two 30-minute activity breaks (recess) per day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The health of youth and adults in the United States is a matter of national concern.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research has found that offering activity breaks every hour decreases behavior issues and problems with inattentive students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the biggest barriers to classroom teachers employing activity breaks is:

Accepted Answer

A)  teachers do not feel comfortable teaching students in an active setting. 
B)  teachers feel activity is the job of the physical educator. 
C)  creativity. 
D)  teachers want to participate in the activity themselves. 
A)  teachers do not feel comfortable teaching students in an active setting. 
B)  teachers feel activity is the job of the physical educator. 
C)  creativity. 
D)  teachers want to participate in the activity themselves.

Question 10

Students receive most of their physical activity during the school day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When designing effective activities for the classroom teacher:

Accepted Answer

A)  develop an understanding of the standards. 
B)  find out how the concept is being taught. 
C)  learn each teacher's comfort zone. 
D)  give him a large notebook with activities to use. 
A)  develop an understanding of the standards. 
B)  find out how the concept is being taught. 
C)  learn each teacher's comfort zone. 
D)  give him a large notebook with activities to use.

Question 12

Teaching through movement is NOT beneficial in the classroom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Schools can improve their sun safety by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  keeping students inside. 
B)  having students wear long-sleeved clothes. 
C)  scheduling activity breaks around peak sun hours. 
D)  presenting classroom lessons on the importance of sun safety. 
A)  keeping students inside. 
B)  having students wear long-sleeved clothes. 
C)  scheduling activity breaks around peak sun hours. 
D)  presenting classroom lessons on the importance of sun safety.

Question 14

After-school programs do NOT fit within the Active and Healthy Schools model because there are few opportunities to teach students about healthy foods or other healthy behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What does AHSP stand for and what does it promote?

Accepted Answer

Active and Healthy School Program (AHSP)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a strategy that helps improve the school nutrition environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  All students must have access to nutritious foods. 
B)  Food should be given as a reward in the classroom. 
C)  School club sales should be limited to nutritious foods. 
D)  Lunch should be served as close to noon as possible. 
A)  All students must have access to nutritious foods. 
B)  Food should be given as a reward in the classroom. 
C)  School club sales should be limited to nutritious foods. 
D)  Lunch should be served as close to noon as possible.

Question 17

There is a strong emphasis on renaming recess as:

Accepted Answer

A)  "recreation time." 
B)  "playground time." 
C)  "an activity break." 
D)  "a mini-break." 
A)  "recreation time." 
B)  "playground time." 
C)  "an activity break." 
D)  "a mini-break."

Question 18

Identify the components of an active and healthy school.

Accepted Answer

A quality physical education program is

Question 19

When physical activity is spread throughout the day children's attention, concentration and behavior improved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A quality physical education program is important for maintaining and increasing student involvement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Active and Healthy Schools

First Lady Michelle Obama has an initiative titled Walking for Weight Management.

Children should learn about risks associated with the sun.

For elementary students, teachers are the most significant adults in their lives.

Eighty percent of a person's sun exposure occurs before what age?

Point-of-decision prompts are simple signs placed around the school in areas where students and faculty will be making choices regarding healthy behaviors.

Students should be provided with at least two 30-minute activity breaks (recess) per day.

The health of youth and adults in the United States is a matter of national concern.

Research has found that offering activity breaks every hour decreases behavior issues and problems with inattentive students.

One of the biggest barriers to classroom teachers employing activity breaks is:

Students receive most of their physical activity during the school day.

When designing effective activities for the classroom teacher:

Teaching through movement is NOT beneficial in the classroom.

Schools can improve their sun safety by all of the following EXCEPT:

After-school programs do NOT fit within the Active and Healthy Schools model because there are few opportunities to teach students about healthy foods or other healthy behaviors.

What does AHSP stand for and what does it promote?

Which of the following is NOT a strategy that helps improve the school nutrition environment?

There is a strong emphasis on renaming recess as:

Identify the components of an active and healthy school.

When physical activity is spread throughout the day children's attention, concentration and behavior improved.

A quality physical education program is important for maintaining and increasing student involvement.

Elementary School Physical Education

Understanding the Growth and Development of Children

Preparing a Quality Lesson

Curriculum Development and Improving Instructional Effectiveness

Management and Discipline

Children With Disabilities

Evaluation

Legal Liability, Supervision, and Safety

Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies

Integrating Academic Concepts in Physical Education

Promoting and Monitoring Physical Activity

Physical Fitness

Movement Concepts and Themes

Fundamental Motor Skills and Introductory Activities

Manipulative Skills

Body Management Skills

Rhythmic Movement Skills

Gymnastic Skills

Cooperative Skills

Game Skills

Lifetime Activities

Basketball

Football

Hockey

Soccer

Softball

Track, Field, and Cross-Country Running

Volleyball

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