Using a set of high-frequency word flashcards, partners time each other to see how many words they can read in one minute. They place correctly read words in a yes pile and incorrectly in a no pile. Once a minute is up, partners count...

Dash through the snow with fractions. Players race snowmobiles while multiplying fractions. By choosing the correct products, learners make their online game pieces move around the track. The faster the correct answer, the quicker the...

Students observe and analyze their partner while they run fast, and teach each other up to eight cues to improve speed and technique.

Students work with a partner and observe and analyze their partner's form while running. They make recommendations from a list of eight cues to help improve both running speed and technique.

Activate middle schoolers' minds with this physical science activity. Learners vary the diameter of gears and the number of teeth on them to find how energy output is affected. This writeup features well-developed background...

On your mark, get set, GO! The class sprints toward the conclusions in a race analysis activity. The staggered start of the 400-m foot race is taken apart in detail, and then learners step back and develop some overall race strategy...

Revisit the 2012 Summer Olympics by having seventh graders calculate the unit rate sprinting speed of the 100-meter gold medal winner. 

Six different types of fitness skills are studied in this physical education activity. Pupils learn about agility, balance, coordination, reaction time, speed, and power. Additionally, a good fitness workout plan is outlined: setting a...

Students harness the power of the sun to design, construct and evaluate a solar-powered model car of their creation. They race their cars in a "Solar Sprint" race modeled after the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Junior Solar...

How do Olympic runners succeed in physically demanding events like the 400-meter dash? Physiology scholars explore the relationship between acids, bases, and the muscular system through a scenario-driven activity. The lesson focuses on...

Young Newtons solve nine momentum problems on a physics homework assignment. They tell which moving object has more momentum, compute average force, determine velocity, and more. Using this resource, you can assess your physics pupils'...

Students improve aerobic fitness through running and walking.

In this sharks worksheet, students watch shark videos, answer multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, write characteristics, and more. Students complete 11 activities.

Students explore word sounds by participating in a visual relay game. In this vocabulary identification game, students create holiday themed images and cards based on the different holidays in a year. Students place the cards and images...

In this famous person activity, students read a passage about Lewis Hamilton and then complete worksheets such as spelling, a listening gap fill, synonym matching, scrambled sentences, and more.

Students take and develop pictures using patterns of light.

Students stride the straights and walk the curves on a track in order to improve physical fitness. They work on varied lengths for the strides and walks.

At this website, find an idea for a gym-class lesson through which students work with partners as they strive to improve their sprinting speed and technique.

Young scholars develop speed and stamina as they vary their running (and walking) speeds while on the track. Students may choose to "stride the straights and walk the curves" of the track or "[sprint] the straights and [walk] the curves"...