Basketball

Dunk It! Area of Interaction:
 * Health and Social Education
 * Student reflection on their community and service activities, both within and outside the school, encourages awareness of needs within a community as well as of their own [[image:IMG_1181.JPG width="320" height="424" align="right" caption="Blake Griffin"]] in responding to those needs.
 * Community and service enables students to develop a responsible and caring attitude within their local settings and in the global community.

Significant Concept:
 * I can make positive contributions to my team.

Unit Question:
 * How do my actions impact my team?

Utah State Standards:
 * 1: Students will demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
 * 2: Students will demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
 * 3: Students will participate regularly in physical activity.
 * 5: Students will exhibit responsible personal and social behaviors that show respect for themselves and others in physical activity settings.
 * 6: Students will value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

//** Blake Griffin: **// Blake Griffin started out being home schooled until the 8th grade. Blake and his older brother attended a Christian High School where they lead their basketball team to numerous wins and state titles. Blake went onto play basketball for Oklahoma Sooners, again leading the team to many wins. He chose to go Pro after his sophomore year and signed with the LA Clippers.

Injured season, 2009-2010, Blake injured his left knee cap (stress fracture) after a slam dunk. Rookie season, 2010-2011, Blake set a franchise record for the most consecutive double-doubles; scoring and rebounding in the double digits. Slam dunk champ, 2011-2012, see video clips below. Blake Griffin stands 6' 10" tall, plays the position of power forward, is difficult to defend and has exceptional leaping ability. Blake Griffin started the Dunking for Dollars program. For every dunk he makes he donates $100 to help fight childhood obesity.

In March 2011 I attended, along with Ms. Logan and other awesome Midvale teachers, an MYP conference in Memphis, TN. While waiting in our hotel lobby for our shuttle to the airport we noticed that there was a moving van and a charter bus loaded with equipment and really tall guys. As the bus filled with more and more guys we realized they were NBA players. We were able to meet and talk with the head coach, Vinny Del Negro, nice guy! Ms. Allen and I took a HUGE risk and asked Blake Griffin if we could get a picture, it was the highlight of Ms. Allen's life!

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During the basketball unit students will be learning the basic basketball skills, such as, passing, dribbling, shooting, etc. Students will also learn the academic side to basketball such as, the history, game play, and game rules. Student will also be asked to complete a unit project and take a quiz on basketball.

|| Students are asked to answer four questions;
 * Basketball Study Sheet
 * How do my actions impact my team?
 * How do my actions impact others in my life?
 * How does Health and Social Education relate to our basketball unit?
 * What learner profiles have I shown throughout this unit?

Students can choose how they want to complete their basketball assignment:
 * 5-paragrah essay. 12 point, double spaced. 4 sentences per paragraph.
 * Multi-media: prezi, powerpoint, etc.
 * Art: hand drawn picture representing the assignment requirements. In black and white or color.
 * Brochure: 50 words per section, pictures are in place.
 * Download the template [[file:Dunk it brochure.docx]]

|| [|Prezi] [|ToonDoo]: students can create comics or a toon book. [|LittlebirdTales]: students can create books. [|CreateaTale]: students can create a tale. ||
 * Other options are listed below. ||
 * || //**Assignment Links**// ||
 * Basketball Assignment

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