Posted on June 14th, 2021 by Mary Lord
Engage your STEM students while instilling foundational physics, math, and science principles and such professional skills as teamwork through these eGFI Teachers sports-focused design challenges.
Check out these eGFI Teacher activities and other resources designed to up your STEM game, no matter what .
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans, Special Features, Web Resources | Comments Off on STEM & Sports Resources
Tags: assistive technologies, athletes, baseball, bicycles, Bobsled, Chevron STEM Zone, egfi, engineering student athletes, Football, luge, Olympics, paralympics, Pitsco Education, ski lift, soccer, STEM and Sports, venues
Posted on June 14th, 2021 by Mary Lord
Students in grades 3 to 5 learn about basic principles of engineering through a series of 12 hands-on activities and lessons related to the Olympics and sports, including designing venues and protective gear.
Photo by Rede do Esporte, CC BY 3.0 br, Link
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Tags: Class Activities, Engineering Design Process, forces and motion, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans, Olympics, Sports
Posted on January 21st, 2014 by Mary Lord
It takes host cities a lot of time, money, and engineering to prepare for the Olympics, and Sochi, the Russian seaside resort that will welcome athletes and fans from around the world this February, is no exception. Along with luge runs and ice arenas, the area’s 218 Olympic projects include a new high-speed rail and seaport.
A recent Businessweek article estimated the total at $51 billion, making Russia’s games the costliest in history
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Tags: arena, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, infrastructure, Olympics, Safety engineering, ski lift, snow, Sochi, Sports, stadium, train, Transportation, Winter Olympics
Posted on January 20th, 2014 by Mary Lord
Teams of students in grades 3 to 8 learn about friction, forces, and the engineering design process by building and testing miniature bobsleds to see which can race down an icy slope either the fastest or slowest.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Build a Bobsled Racer
Tags: Aerodynamics, Bobsled, Boston Museum of Science, Energy, Engineering Design Process, friction, glide, kinetic energy, Olympics
Posted on July 13th, 2012 by Mary Lord
In this lesson, students in grades 3 to 12 explore how engineers incorporate the latest materials and manufacturing techniques to improve the performance of sports equipment by constructing a functional racquet out of everyday materials that can volley against another team’s racquet at least six times.
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Tags: Class Activities, Design, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Olympics, Sports, Sports Engineering, tennis
Posted on July 13th, 2012 by Mary Lord
From safety gear and split-second timekeepers to systems that improve training or healing, the impact of engineering on sports is pervasive. As Team USA heads to London in July, the National Science Foundation has partnered with the educational and Olympics divisions of NBC News to create videos highlighting the engineering that helps the world’s top athletes go for glory.
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Tags: London, National Science Foundation, Olympics, Olympics 2012
Posted on May 14th, 2012 by Mary Lord
From Lady Gaga’s glowing, LED-encrusted gown to lightweight body armor and high-tech sports apparel, engineered fabrics are turning up well beyond the fashion world. ASEE’s Prism magazine highlights some innovative examples.
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Tags: athletics, biometric shirt, Bones, concept cast, CuteCircuit, Cybersecurity, dye, equestrian, fabric, fashion, Hidez, high-performance apparel, LED, Materials Engineering, MIAmobi, nanosilver, Nanotechnology, Nike, Olympics, Pedro Nakazato Andrade, racehorse, Sports, textile manufacturing, textiles, Under Armour
Posted on September 13th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
NBCLearn and the NSF have teamed up with the NFL to show that science and sports do mix in a new 10-part documentary that examines the science involved in pro football. The free videos feature top discussions with football players, followed by scientists who explain the science and math behind certain plays, rerun in super-slo-mo.
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Tags: National Science Foundation, Olympics, Sports, Sports Engineering, Television, Videos
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by ASEE
The free site Lessonopoly has created student activities and lesson plans to support the video series, Science of the Olympic Winter Games, created by NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation. Featuring exclusive footage from NBC Sports and contributions from Olympic athletes and NSF scientists, the series aims to help teach students concepts like friction and angular momentum.
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Tags: Lesson Plans, National Science Foundation, Olympics, Videos, Web Resources
