Resources for Learning About the Tour de France
This year’s Tour de France starts on July 1st. (By the way, my search strategies course starts the same day). For the next three weeks my mornings will be occupied by watching parts of every stage. The Tour de France provides some neat opportunities for science, health, and physical education lessons. Here are some of […]
Best of 2022 – The Science of Winter Olympic Sports
As I do at this time every year, I’m taking the week off to ski and play with my kids, shovel snow, and generally not think about work. I have some of the most popular posts of the year scheduled to republish this week. New posts will resume in the new year. The 2022 Winter […]
The Physics of Soccer Kicks
My daughters have started playing soccer this fall. For the first time in my life I have a real interest in watching the game. Before yesterday’s practice there were some high school students on the field who were making some long kicks which amazed my youngest daughter who wanted to know how they did it. […]
A Short Lesson About Concussions
Yesterday morning I had the Tour de France playing in the background while working in my office. I looked up from my laptop when I heard the commentators mention Greg LeMond followed by highlights of the 1986 stage to Alpe d’Huez. One of the things that struck me from those highlights was the lack of […]
A Huge Collection of Resources for Fun Phys Ed Activities
OPEN Phys Ed is an organization that hosts tons of great resources for physical education teachers. Additionally, OPEN organizes initiatives to encourage students to participate in physical education activities. One of those initiatives is National Field Day. OPEN National Field Day is an initiative that runs through May and June. It has a social media […]
A Handful of Super Bowl Themed Educational Resources
The Super Bowl is happening this coming weekend. My prediction is that the Southern Affiliate of the Patriots Tampa Bay will win. And while this year’s Super Bow will be different from all previous editions, I’m guessing that my American readers have a student or two interested in the game. Try one of the following resources to […]
Ten Ideas for Classroom Podcasts
On Sunday I published a video that shows how quickly and easily you can create a podcast on Anchor.fm. If you watched the video and you’re ready to get started, your next step is probably to generate ideas for your classroom podcast. Here are ten ideas that I brainstormed to help you and your students […]
16 Videos About the Science of Winter Olympics Sports
The Winter Olympics begin this week. I’m looking forward to the skiing events and the bobsled events. The start of the Winter Olympics presents an opportunity to incorporate some science lessons into your students’ interest in a current event that they may be following at home. The National Science Foundation offers a YouTube playlist of […]
Three Super Bowl Themed Educational Activities
The Super Bowl is this coming Sunday (I predict that the Patriots will win). The odds are good that you have some students who are also interested in the game. Try one of the following resources to turn your students’ enthusiasm for the Super Bowl into a fun lesson. NBC’s Science of Football is a series […]
Why Are Olympic Records Always Broken? – And Other Olympics Resources
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are just one week away now. From archery to rowing to track and field, over the course of the games many world and Olympic records will be broken. That raises the question, why are records almost always broken? ASAP Science tackled that question just before the 2014 Winter Olympics and […]
How Playing Sports Benefits the Brain and Body
How Playing Sports Benefits Your Body and Your Brain is the title of a recently released TED-Ed lesson. The video in the lesson teaches viewers about the psychology benefits of teamwork and overcoming defeat. Students watching the video can also learn how playing sports can help a person avoid or overcome feelings of depression. The […]
Two Educational Activities to Capitalize on Super Bowl Enthusiasm
I’m currently watching the Super Bowl and thinking about students who will be talking about it when they see their friends at school tomorrow. Try one of the following resources to turn your students’ enthusiasm for the Super Bowl into a fun lesson. NBC’s Science of Football is a series of ten videos from NBC Learn […]