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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore what technical knowledge might mean to an Olympic athlete. They catalog the different types of information that athletes would need to compete in various Winter Olympic sports and develop State of the Art posters. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students research three different types of equipment used during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. They construct a chart of improvements made to the equipment and explain how physics relates to the improvements made. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students study biomechanics. They apply their understanding of sports to determine what athletes do to improve their performance. They participate in a series of lessons and activities. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students investigate and use Newton's laws of motion to describe and predict motions of common objects in controlled experiments (e.g., balls rolling, wood blocks sliding) and in real-world contexts (e.g., walking, rollerblading, braking). Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create a brochure or poster focusing on how to protect your skin when participating in sports. Prior to the lesson, students recall the importance of skin, and its properties. Then they work in groups to read about protecting their skin while participating in a given sport. After all the groups have shared, students create a visual aid covering the potential risks to healthy skin during a sport that wasn't discussed, as well as ways to avoid these risks. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students distinguish between chemical and physical properties and changes in matter when given specific examples. They view a video of sports activities. Students chose their favorite sport and design an experiment to improve sports performance by changing the materials in the equipment associated with the sport. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students work in groups to identify geometric shapes in the layout of sports fields and in the activities. They look for geometric shapes in the equipment used. They develop miniature versions of the sports fields to use during a class presentation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students gain a greater comprehension of the anatomy and physiology of the muscular system, the skeletal system and connective tissue by researching joints in the body. They also reflect on the effects of injuries on their joints and learn about new treatment methods. Students familiarize themselves with the muscular and skeletal systems by completing a short quiz, using diagrams of the body. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the way female involvement in sports has changed over the last fifty years. They view and discuss a video on the history of women in sports then each student finds a women in a particular age group to interview about their perceptions of the role of sorts for women. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the ways friction and gravity influence their favorite sport. They view and discuss a short video describing the concepts of friction and constant speed. In partners, they choose a sport such auto racing or bicycling and visually present the ways in which athletes control or use the forces of friction and gravity. Full Review »
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