Sports and Science
Use these resources to answer the age-old question... "How will this apply to us in real life?"
Sports Science for Kids
This site from New Zealand provides educational resources for teachers that help make science fun and engaging for kids, taking important concepts and putting them into a form that kids can not only understand but also enjoy. The site includes sports experiments, videos, games and facts.
Sport Science
The Exploratorium has an innovative collection exploring the science of sports. Using baseball, hockey, surfing, skateboarding, basketball and cycling, it explores physics of sports.
Real-World Math
Math teacher Dan Meyer show how tossing a basketball can be a math problem. (starts about 50 seconds into the video)
- YouTube URL
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRMVjHjYB6w
Creative Ways to Learn Math Using Sports
Sports provide compelling real-world opportunities for kids to apply and grow their math skills. Whether keeping score for a game or calculating batting averages, math is key to sports.
It goes both ways: sports can also help with math—and other subjects, too.
Real World Skills that Sports Teach Us
In addition to Science, we should remember that sports can teach students a number of life lessons.
Other Areas To Check Out...
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• Creating Interest In A Career
• Integrating Math and Science
• LETSNet
• Mathematics in the Real World
• New Visualization Tools
• Project-Based Learning (PBL)
• Remote-Sensing Investigations
• Simulation & Modeling Tools
• Thoughts on Educational Reform