Bocce ball is all about aiming to hit the target. Seems simple enough. Roll a ball down a lane and try to get closer to the target than anyone else. Stop. It's not that easy. Why? Because other balls get in the way and block the path. So...

Angry Birds prepared them, but now pupils must prove their skills with projectiles! Scholars test different variables to determine which ones impact the distance the projectile flies. The experiment provides connections to kinetic and...

Lessons that have a little competition built into the skills drills because it helps the players focus more on what they should be practicing. Players practice lay-ups, mid-distance shots and long-range shots. They collect stars of...

Students participate in a game that focuses on the proper way to shoot a basketball. In this basketball instructional activity, students are divided into two groups and use foam balls and beanbags to score points. The winner is the team...

Students explore the ways that companies use sporting events to sell products. They show and tell to share what they love about sports. They discuss how advertisers, particulary alcohol advertisers, feature sports figures.

Students adapt to different basketball shooting ranges, from lay-ups to outside shots.

Students play archery tic-tac-toe. In this shooting skills lesson, students aim at targets placed in a tic-tac-toe pattern using bow and arrows. The student with the most accuracy wins.

Explore four web-based interactive sites to develop a baseline understanding of statistics. Learners play a series of penny basketball games and collect data regarding their shooting statistics. Groups decide who is the "top" penny...

Don't kick the resource to the curb; you'll definitely regret it. Future engineers devise a kicking machine that launches a ping-pong ball toward a target. They can use a pendulum, a rubber band, or both, depending on whether they want...

Learners are shown proper stance, nocking, targeting, and release techniques of archery. They follow basic safety procedures involved in handling and using archery equipment. Students practice shooting aluminum or fiberglass shaft arrows.

Pupils improve shooting skill and accuracy while playing a unique archery game. They play a game that resembles "Plinko" from the game show The Price is Right. Students shoot their predetermined number of arrows into the target butt...

Tchoukball lesson 5 is focused on rebounding. This is a good skill to learn in that getting control of the ball is so important. After all, one must have the ball in order to score. There are several drills that have been scaffolded to...

Students perform the SMASH technique and overhand motion. In this SMASH lesson, students practice hitting targets using racquets and the overhand motion. Students also complete a target smash drill using hula hoops. 

Students demonstrate controlled striking skills with a hockey stick while attempting to hit a target.

Students practice archery. For this archery lesson, students see how to shoot the bow and hit a target. They attempt to hit balloons that are attached to a target.  

Students practice basketball skills including the ability to move and dribble a ball with control while keeping it away from an opponent; to pass a ball using various types of passes; to shoot toward an intended target.

Students participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...

Learners complete a product analysis as a study of advertising. In this advertising lesson, students discuss advertising by putting up 10 product logos with the name of the products taken out. Learners see how many products they can...

Students investigate methods used by aeronautical engineers to keep rockets on target. After exploring the center of gravity and the center of pressure, students build water rockets. Students use various methods to design fins on the...

Students write about an ordinary, everyday happening such as riding in the family car, preparing for school in the morning, doing the wash, shooting a foul shot or sitting in English class. They look at how he/she spends time during the...

Students participate with a fleece ball. Each target can be thrown at only once per round. After the throw the student recovers the ball and moves to the next obstacle. The student puts the fleece ball away, picks up the basketball and...

Students identify if their peers are using the correct cues when shooting a layup.

Students are introduced to different context clues.  In this context clues lesson, students analyze sentences to find the meaning of a word using context clues.

An online Sim City type game from the BBC website guides young scholars to complete a World Food Programme mission. They investigate the causes and of hunger in different parts of the world and then research a particular region's hunger...