OSAT Physical Education/Health/Safety study plan
OSAT Physical Education/Health/Safety · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Physical Fitness, Exercise Physiology, and Conditioning & Motor Development and Motor Learning
Build a one-page reference sheet mapping the three energy systems to intensity, duration, and recovery, and self-quiz until you can state the dominant system for any given activity
Diagram the cardio-respiratory response to acute exercise (heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, ventilation, blood pressure) and explain each adjustment aloud in under three minutes
Trace motor development milestones from reflexive to fundamental to specialized movement, and label the approximate age bands where each stage dominates
Define FITT-VP principles and write two sample aerobic prescriptions, one for a sedentary adult and one for a trained adolescent
Your checkpoint
A two-page annotated study sheet covering energy systems, acute exercise responses, and motor development stages, plus a 10-question self-quiz you wrote and scored at 80% or higher
Physical Fitness, Exercise Physiology, and Conditioning & Movement Forms, Biomechanics, and Skill Performance
Compare health-related and skill-related fitness components and classify ten sample test items (curl-up, shuttle run, sit-and-reach, vertical jump) into the correct component
Explain the stretch-shortening cycle and apply it to a vertical jump and a sprint start, identifying eccentric, amortization, and concentric phases
Calculate target heart rate using both the percentage-of-max and heart rate reserve methods for a 16-year-old, and explain when each is preferred
Identify the major muscle groups and joint actions involved in a squat, push-up, and overhand throw, listing agonist and antagonist for each
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of fitness components with two valid field tests each, plus worked heart rate calculations for three hypothetical students
Physical Fitness, Exercise Physiology, and Conditioning & Safety, Injury Prevention, and First Aid/Emergency Care
Design a periodized 12-week conditioning block for a high school team, specifying volume, intensity, and recovery for each mesocycle
Apply progressive overload, specificity, and reversibility to critique two flawed training programs and rewrite them
List the signs, immediate care, and return-to-play considerations for heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and exertional hyponatremia
Differentiate sprain, strain, and fracture, and select the correct immediate response for each in a school setting
Your checkpoint
A 12-week periodized training plan with a one-page heat illness and musculoskeletal injury response protocol
Health Education Content and Health Promotion & Nutrition and Weight Management
Outline the components of a coordinated school health approach and give one concrete example of each component in practice
Explain the macronutrient roles, energy balance, and the difference between BMI screening and a full weight-status assessment
Interpret two sample nutrition labels and compute the percentage of calories from fat, carbohydrate, and protein for each
Describe the major adolescent health risk behaviors tracked in national surveillance and identify one instructional response to each
Your checkpoint
A nutrition and health content summary sheet with two completed label analyses and a written rationale for why BMI alone is insufficient for student weight screening
Program Planning, Curriculum, and Instruction & Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning
Write three measurable psychomotor objectives and two cognitive objectives aligned to national physical education standards, each with a matching assessment method
Construct a valid skills rubric with four performance levels and pilot it against a written description of a student performance
Distinguish formative from summative assessment and place five sample assessment tasks correctly, justifying each placement
Design a unit plan skeleton (8 lessons) that sequences tasks from simple to complex using a documented progression principle
Your checkpoint
A complete 8-lesson unit plan with objectives, aligned assessments, and a four-level skills rubric
Motor Development and Motor Learning & Movement Forms, Biomechanics, and Skill Performance
Apply motor learning principles (practice distribution, feedback types, transfer of learning) to redesign two drills for a novice learner
Analyze a skill using a biomechanical framework: identify levers, force application, and stability factors in a golf swing or tennis serve
Explain how feedback frequency and timing affect retention, and justify a feedback schedule for a middle school throwing unit
Describe how growth spurts and maturation affect coordination and performance expectations for early adolescents
Your checkpoint
A written biomechanical and motor learning analysis of one complex skill (500 words) with a revised practice plan attached
Professionalism, Ethics, and Legal Responsibilities & Diversity, Inclusion, and Creating a Safe Learning Environment
Summarize the legal duties of a physical educator regarding supervision, equipment, and documentation, and list five negligence-reduction practices
Identify the key provisions of laws affecting students with disabilities in physical education and describe the least restrictive environment concept
Design three modifications (equipment, rules, environment) that let a student with a specific disability participate fully in a team sport unit
Explain how to build a psychologically safe class climate and name three practices that reduce exclusion or body-shaming
Your checkpoint
A legal and inclusion quick-reference card covering supervision duties, disability law essentials, and nine concrete modification strategies
Physical Fitness, Exercise Physiology, and Conditioning & Health Education Content and Health Promotion & Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning
Complete two full-length timed practice tests and log every missed item by domain and error type
Re-teach your three weakest sub-topics from memory on blank paper and verify against your notes
Build a final one-page formula and concept sheet covering energy systems, heart rate, fitness components, and assessment terminology
Write a 24-hour pre-exam plan covering sleep, review sequence, and logistics
Your checkpoint
An error log from both practice tests showing at least 85% accuracy overall and a completed one-page final review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score 80% or higher on a self-written 25-question quiz covering domains 1, 2, and 3, with no more than one miss in exercise physiology
Week 4: Complete all four domain 3 and 4 deliverables and explain the FITT-VP and energy balance concepts aloud without notes
Week 6: Score 75% or higher on a timed 60-question mixed practice test across domains 1 through 5, and have your unit plan reviewed against a standards checklist
Week 8: Score 85% or higher on a full-length timed practice test, with every missed item logged and re-taught