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Design Your Dream Stadium
Learners raise their design awareness about construction considerations for large public facilities including safety, accessibility, funding, construction materials, and space, use geometry and other mathematical skills to calculate size...
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Stadium Voices
Students watch NEW YORK VOICES special "New York Sports: Big Shots and Bad Guys," read excerpts from famous novels/essays in hopes of understanding the feelings that sports stadiums inspire, and create a tourist brochure that highlights...
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Geography Lesson 1
Learners examine relationship between population centers and sports teams, explore influence of weather on attendance, and research influence of geography, traffic flow and disposable income on site selection for sports stadiums.
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Sport and Security
Students examine world sports. For this current events lesson, students analyze a photograph of a sport scene to determine what was taking place when the photograph was taken. Students respond to the provided discussion questions about...
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Stadium Consultants
Students conduct research to determine the operating costs and considerations for a Major League Baseball stadium. They act as consultants and formulate recommendations for ticket prices, player salaries, rainy day play and stadium...
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Olympics
Are the Olympic Games a benefit for their host countries and cities? Scholars decide for themselves in preparation for a class debate or discussion. After reading a brief background and overview of the topic, pupils read the top three...
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Writing Descriptions of "My Favorite Place"
Students write a descriptive writing piece. In this writing activity, students use a visualization exercise to add more descriptions to their writing.
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Politics and the Olympics
Students discover details regarding Olympics controversies. For this international politics lesson, students research Olympic games of the Modern Era noting the controversies surrounding Beijing Olympics. Students create brochures that...
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Get Set!
Students create vivid descriptions for various sets used in the new movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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Football Hooliganism
High schoolers evaluate the problm of hooliganism and its possible solutions. Through videos and news stories, students analyze examples of hooliganism. They discuss the problem and ways to help stop the violence.