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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Area of a Circle: Hula Hoop Radius

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use the radius and diameter to determine the area of a circle. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
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PE Central

Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Hoop Jumper

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice and improve their jumping and landing skills through using different types of jumping patterns. This fun gym-class activity, which is a variation of "tag," reqires music, hula hoops for each student, and vests and foam...
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Other

Active for Life: Jumping, Hopping & Skipping

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A series of activities to practice motor skills using jump ropes, cones, and hula hoops.
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CBS

Cbs News: Michelle Obama Hula Hoops to Promote Kids' Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Michelle Obama invited students to the White House to celebrate the Healthy Kids Fair, promoting healthy eating and exercise. The First Lady shared her own eating habits, and discussed her concern about the effects of the obesity...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Supply and Demand, Lessons From Toy Fads.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The concepts of supply and demand and related terms are taught through stories about the toy fads of Hula Hoops and Silly Bandz. In 1958, Wham-O, Inc. began marketing the Hula Hoop in the United States and sales of the Hula Hoops...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Scientific Observations: A Schoolyard Bio Blitz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this activity, middle schoolers are instructed in how to make scientific observations. They apply this skill in the schoolyard, recording on large paper what they observe inside a hula hoop placed on the ground.
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A&E Television

History.com: The Surprising Origins of 7 Classic Toys

For Students 9th - 10th
Many childhood memories include hours spent molding Play-Doh, or watching a Slinky glide down the stairs, or marveling at the transfer of a newspaper comic to a simple wad of Silly Putty. But those famous novelty toys didn't start out as...
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PE Central

Pe Central: Team Target Golf Chip

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Practice chipping golf balls and aiming at a target. Students able to chip a golf ball are ready to hone their accuracy. Teachers set up hula hoops 10 yards away from students and have students, in teams, attempt to chip the ball into a...

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