History of Physical Education WebQuest

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Introduction

Task

Process and Resources

Conclusion/Evaluation

Introduction and Task

A new sports museum is being built.  One of the exhibits is tracing the history of sports, and specifically the history of physical education.  The former curator of this exhibit has just resigned and you are the person who has been hired to complete the exhibit.  The former curator left a partially completed timeline.  Your first task is to to first complete the timeline of the history of PE.  Your second task is to identify the one event on the timeline that you determine to be a "key" event in the history of PE and to create a one panel (one page) exhibit. 

The attached timeline was what the former curator had roughed out and you need to complete.

The attached "exhibit" guide is the information you need to complete for the exhibit panel.

A Gymnastic Charge (Dioclesian Lewis, Circa 1865)

Task Description

The questions below will lead you on a chronological quest into the history of physical education.  Each question is linked to a resource.  In some cases, the resource will not provide all of the information necessary to answer the question.  In other cases, you will need to search the web for additional information.   To complete the assignment, answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper.  Be sure to number the question you are answering.  If you have questions or difficulties, be sure to email me.  Best of luck and happy hunting. 

Questions

1. What was the first college in the U.S. to develop a men’s physical education program? In what year? R1  (resource 1)
2. Who invented volleyball? In what year? What was it originally called?  R1
3. What is Kinesiology?  R2
4. During the National Period in Europe (1700 – 1850) two individuals in Germany came up with a system of physical training that later would have a profound influence on American physical education.  Who were they and what did they develop? R3
5. Who was Per Henrik Ling? What systems did he espouse? R3 - Sweden
6. What was physical education like during the colonial period of the U.S.?  R3
7. Physical education was introduced in the U.S. by whom and in what year? R4
8. Who were two famous physical education leaders who led physical education from being totally for males and more for participation of females as well? R4
9. What’s a Turnverein? R5
10. Finish the following quote by Catherine Beecher “When physical education takes the proper place in our schools, young girls will be trained in class-rooms to …” R6
11. The Sargent Test is otherwise known as … R7
12. When were the first health lectures given at West Chester University and who was the lecturer? R8
13. What year marked the formal beginning of the Department of Physical Education at West Chester University? R8

Resources

The following are the sites you will use to complete the webquest:

1. History and Physical education - ???
2. ??? - 
3. The History of Fitness - http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/history.html 
4. Physical Education in the U.S. - http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/17841865/history/educate.htm#Physical%20Education
5. Turnverein - http://www.iupui.edu/~hoyt/Hofmann.htm  
6. Beecher - http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/digital/2001/beecher/catherine.htm 
7. Sargent - http://www.topendsports.com/testing/history-sargent.htm 
8. Our History - http://www.wcupa.edu/_academics/healthsciences/kinesiology/history.asp 
9. Benefits of PE - http://education.csm.edu/students/atejral/benefits_of_education.htm