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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 5 - Water Skiing Laws/Safety/Equipment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Water skiing laws exist for the safety of all concerned. Proper equipment is just as important as following all the laws concerning safety. Lesson 5 is part of a unit on boat safety and water sports. There are links at the bottom of the...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 9 - Conditioning for Water Skiing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It takes muscle strength and muscle endurance to get up on a water ski or wake board, and to stay up. Lesson 9 out of this 22 lesson unit is about conditioning. A resource link at the bottom of the page allows you to view all the lesson...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 16 - Hand Signals, Water Skiing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 16 is part of a twenty-two instructional activity unit on boat safety and water sports. Pupils practice the proper hand signals to retrieve a water skiier who has fallen down in the water. It is suggested to click on the resource...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports- Lesson 6

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 6 is part of a twenty-two lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this lesson is on water skiing and upper body strength training. There is a word scramble included for a homework assignment.
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 10 - Cold Water/Weather

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 10 is part of a twenty-two instructional activity unit on boat safety and water sports. It focuses on how to handle cold water and cold weather when water skiing, as well as what to do if hypothermia or frostbite occur. Click on...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 7 - Fundamentals (machine)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Boat safety lesson 7 (out of 22) focuses on the fundamental body position for water skiing. This is done using a water skiing training machine. If you click on the resource link at the bottom of the page, you can view all the lesson...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 12 - Pool, Deep Water Starts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 12 is part of a unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this instructional activity is getting up on the water ski using a one-foot start and a two-foot start. It is suggested to click on the resource link at the bottom...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 15 - One Foot Deep Water Start

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 15 is part of a 22 lesson plan unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this lesson plan is on getting up on the water ski using one foot. It is suggested to click on the resource link at the bottom of the page to view...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 13 - Two Foot Deep Water Start

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 13 is part of a twenty-two lesson plan unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this lesson plan is water skiing and using a two-foot start to be able to get up and out of the water. Click on the resource link at the...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 11 - Fundamentals (Machine)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 11 is part of a 22 lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. This lesson tests the learner's skill and knowledge on proper usage of the Perfect Pull machine used for water skiing. 
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 1 - Boating Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Teach your young adventurers about boating basics, such as boating terminology, knots, key aspects of the boat, and how to determine a boat's capacity. This resource is a good way to get started on learning how to water ski. There are...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 22 - Unit Exam

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 22 is part of a 22 lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. This last lesson is an assessment of what the pupils have learned. Each of them is to demonstrate how to put on a life vest, put on water skis, explain the basic...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 8 - Fundamentals (Machine)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 8 of 22 lessons on boat safety and water sports concerns making adjustments to situations while skiing behind the boat. Young water skiers practice on the Perfect Pull Machine. Click on the resource link at the bottom of the page...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 17 - Review Starts, Introduce Cross-Overs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do you cross that gigantic wake behind the boat? Lesson 17 covers the basic techniques of how to cross-over the wakes. Lesson 17 is part of a 22 lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. There are links at the bottom of the page...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 4 - Dangerous Sea Creatures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 4 is part of a 22 instructional activity unit on boat safety and water sports. This instructional activity is about dangerous sea creatures, mainly in the ocean. There is a link to find pictures of the creatures discussed. It is...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 14 - Hand Signals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
When water skiing or wake boarding, hand signals are the most effective way of communicating. Use this lesson on boat safety to ensure that your youngsters are using the proper precautions before engaging in water sports.
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 18 - Wake Board Terms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Boat safety lesson plan 18 is all about the wake board.  The class learns the terminology about wake boards and discusses the different types of ropes used. Much of the information regarding boating basics, personal floatation devices,...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports, Lesson 2: Personal Flotation Devices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lesson 2 is part of a twenty-two lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this lesson is on personal flotation devices. There are reasons why the law requires PFDs. Click on the resource link at the bottom of the page to...
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Boating Safety

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students are introduced to the safety procedures to follow while boating. After taking a quiz, they complete open-ended questions about boating accidents in Illinois. They discuss as a class how those accidents could have been prevented.
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers 1st
First graders study water-its properties, its 3 states, and the way we rely on it for everyday living. They read Water, Water Everywhere, draw murals of where they have seen water and the ways they use it and eat/drink snacks that are...
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers K - 2nd
Murals are used to represent the various ways we rely on water.
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Great River Bend Adventure

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use their imagination. They discuss the 4 C's of teamwork: Concentration, Communications, Coomperation, and Consideration. Students discuss the safety guidelines of the project. They complete a rope maze. The group walks...
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Integer Addition

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of integer addition. In this integer addition lesson, 7th graders tell stories involving addition and subtraction. Students walk on a number line given directions such as add 3 or add -2. Students play...