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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Football

For Students 3rd - 6th
Here you can find some great information about the sport of football! Learn what kind of equipment you'll need to get started, how to play it safe, some basic football moves throwing a ball, catching a ball, etc.), and some fun facts!
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Nfl: National Football League

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of the National Football League. Get the top headlines, scores, stats, player and team profiles, schedules, standings, opinion and analysis from top football analysts, videos, and a lot more at this site.
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American Football Coaches Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of the American Football Coaches Association. It serves as a resource site with a variety of information and links to other resource sites and organizations.
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Science of Nfl Football

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Included here are 10 videos and lesson plans that unravel the science behind NFL professional football. Simply click on the video and the instructional activity/s are integrated.
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University of Michigan

The Virtual Football Trainer

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience playing football for the University of Michigan in their virtual reality cave. The College of Engineering has developed this VR process to help their football team on the field.
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TES Global

Tes: Rallying the Troops: Football & Henry V

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This learning module uses English football (soccer) to engage the students in Shakespeare's Henry V. Parts of Henry's battle speech are often used in songs and commercials including a BBC World Cup 2010...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Number Line: Rational Numbers and Football

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students add and subtract plays on a football field to practice working with negative and positive integers on the number line.
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Other

The Big Think: The Brutal Physics of Football

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes some changes that have taken place in football to make the game safer, and includes two videos where scientists explain the physics behind football and the importance of designing good safety equipment, especially for head...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: League of Denial: Is Football Safe for Kids?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about health risks faced by football players and write down your responses to evidence that football may be unsafe for children, in this interactive lesson featuring media from FRONTLINE: League of Denial. The lesson focuses on...
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Football Poems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides links to a collection of poetry about football and its place in our hearts.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the First Thanksgiving College Football Game Kicked Off a Holiday Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
How the First Thanksgiving College Football Game Kicked Off a Holiday Tradition. In 1876, Yale beat Princeton before a sparse crowd, but by the mid-1880s, their annual contest was a major social event that attracted thousands of fans in...
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A&E Television

History.com: How Military Service Teams Dominated College Football During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
'Bear' Bryant, who became a legend at Alabama, and future Pro Football Hall of Famers were among the all-star collection of talent. With football fields viewed as proving grounds, the military fielded teams that competed against top...
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Football: College and Pro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a list of 22 vocabulary words and a variety of interactive puzzles and activities on the theme of football at the college and pro levels. A list of 310 football words is also provided.
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Ncaa: Men's Football

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about men's collegiate football.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame: Decade by Decade: 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
Features brief facts about professional football in the 1920s. By clicking on the red subtitles, expanded information for each decade is provided.
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College Football Hall of Fame: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of the College Football Hall of Fame. It offers links to other resource sites and information.
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The Canadian Football League: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of the Canadian Football League (CFL). A wealth of information can be found on the site such as up-to-date news, statistics, schedules, team and player profiles, the rules of play, a history of the league, and...
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Other

University of Tennessee: Football Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
Classical physics describes and predicts how things work in our everyday environment. Football falls well into the limits of classical physics. In football we encounter many situations where only a few interactions, maybe only one push...
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Other

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Teams

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the background of your favorite teams. Team records, standings, hall of famers, and more about professional football teams is available here.
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Practical Money Skills

Visa: Practical Money Skills for Life: Financial Football

For Students 9th - 10th
Football-themed game tests your consumer-finance aptitude regarding interest, banking, credit, budgeting, saving, and spending.
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: Drawing the Football

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explores the shape, symmetry and surface structure of a football (or soccer ball, depending on your nationality) to see how this understanding can help one draw these sorts of complex shapes.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Should Girls Be Allowed to Play High School Football?" by Josh Bean

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Should Girls Be Allowed to Play High School Football?" by Josh Bean, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Football Physics: The "Impossible" Free Kick

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Magnus Effect, a phenomenon discovered by Isaac Newton. Brazilian football player Roberto Carlos used it to score a seemingly impossible goal in a game of football in 1997. Includes a video, multiple-choice and open-ended...
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Nfl Popularized Thanksgiving Day Football

For Students 9th - 10th
Thanksgiving football dates to at least 1876, when Yale defeated Princeton, 2-0, on a cold, bleak afternoon in Hoboken, New Jersey. By the 1890s, many college and high school teams played on the holiday. But the tradition didn't become a...

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