Tennis Lesson Plans

Students capture the serve motion of a tennis player with a digital or video camera. Using transparencies or a software package, analyze the speed, acceleration, displacement and time of the racquet head and ball in the tennis stroke.

Students use an experiment to explore the Conservation of Momentum and determine a velocity of the tennis ball as it comes out of the tennis ball cannon.

Fourth graders explore ordering whole numbers through the millions place through a P.E. game on the playground. In small groups they form numbers while standing in hula hoops, telling the teacher what number was made by the combination of numbered tennis balls. Students also order numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least.

Students study how to calculate momentum, kinetic, and potential energy. They apply each form of energy to real world situations including demonstrations, watching videos, and designing a Power Point presentation. They investigate in lab experiments involving the Ultimate Frisbee Lab, Potential Energy Lab, and Baseball/Tennis Ball lab.

Students practicewith a racket, to learn strategies for moving the ball around the court and the importance of placing the ball in different spots .

Students investigate the height and circumference of a tennis ball can to simulate the shape of a cylinder. They identify the radius of a circle and use to calculate the circumference. Then students work in small groups in order to decide the greatest measurement.

Students listen to music and bounce a tennis ball to the eat. Students close their eyes and listen to the rhythm. They switch hands on beats where they hear a new percussion sound. Students compose their own pieces using Oranga's band and then perform in front of their peers.

Students practice identifying the five senses using such things as a fluff ball, train whistle, tennis ball, package of potpourri, lollipop

Young scholars take a closer look at sports science. In this hands-on learning instructional activity, students may visit the Science Museum, the Life Science Centre, or the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum online or in-person to discover details related to the science of sport.

Students discuss different types of scales. They listen as the teacher explains how a balance scale works. Students observe objects and discuss which object is heavier or lighter than another (example: the tennis ball is heavier than the pencil). Students weigh various objects and compare their weights. Students use teddy bear counters to compare the weights of several objects.