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Pearson Education: Alpine Skiing

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson plans and links to educational resources on the Winter Olympic sport of alpine skiing.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Snow Skiing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about skiing at this great site! Find out what's the right equipment to use, how to stay warm on the slopes, how to play it safe, and some tips to get you started!
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Ski Jump

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation where students learn about the conservation of energy in a ski jump.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Water Skiing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get expert advice on the sport of water skiing. Learn what equipment you'll need, safety tips, and how to get started in water skiing.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Dept. Of Mathematics: Physics of Skiing

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you like to ski? If you do, do you ski for the physical sport of it? This resource turns the attention to the mathematical side of the winter sport.
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Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in Vail, Colorado this is the official site of the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum. Here you can read about the history of skiing, find out about members of the Ski Hall of Fame, and get general information about the museum...
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Ski France

For Students 9th - 10th
Containing information on any ski resort in France, this site has much information. It includes snow reports, information on the different resorts, skiing events, pictures, and more.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Origins of Skiing in Canada's National Capital Region

For Students 9th - 10th
A look into Canada's rich ski heritage through history and photographs in the Ottawa region.
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United States Ski and Snowboard Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Latest news from the United States Ski and Snowboarding Association. You can learn about athlete rankings, athlete history, and major events.
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Abc of Skiing: Ski Jumping: History, Disciplines, and Equipment

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the sport of ski jumping. This site has a detailed history of the sport and its development over the years, information on the different events, and details on the equipment used by ski jumpers.
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Ski Jumping

For Students Pre-K - 1st
See the different parts of a ski-jump hill: the in-run, the take-off point, landing zone, and braking area. Also, learn about the ski-jumpers positioning and form while competing, how the ski-jump competition is scored, and what type...
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Alpine Skiing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is alpine skiing? What are the different types of races? How is the competition scored? Find the answers to these questions and others in this presentation.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Skiing or Boarding?

For Teachers 1st
Next week marks the start of our Skiing and Snowboarding program at the Waitsfield School. Today the students will find out what each classmate would prefer to do.
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Jet Ski Addition

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource is an online multi-player race game where students power their jet ski by answering simple addition problems.
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Special Olympics

Special Olympics: Alpine Skiing

For Students 9th - 10th
The Special Olympics provides information on alpine skiing and a coaching guide.
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PBS

Pbs: Ski Jumping: Understanding Proportional Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th
Investigate the slopes involved in ski jumping. This video focuses on defining slope, showing how to calculate slope on a graph, with an expression, and positive and negative slopes.
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Ski Jumping Central

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a great site for ski jumping fans, or for anyone just learning about the sport. Find latest news, competition results, photos, a history of ski jumping, bios of competitors, and more.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Extreme Sports: Skiing

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about speed skiing and ski jumping done by trained extreme sports professionals.
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Meadowbrook Press

Giggle Poetry: "We're Going Skiing" Poetry Theater

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In "We're Going Skiing", students will participate in a poem in two voices. Adapted from I Hope I Don't Strike Out!'s poem by Eric Ode, students will dramatize a poem about a child who gets a surprise when she goes skiing.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ski Jumping

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a detailed article on ski jumping. Learn how ski jumping events are scored and how the sport gained popularity, and find links to articles on several famous ski jumpers, past and present.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ski Jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site learn how countries medaled in the ski jumping events at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Includes links to articles on individual athletes and events.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Freestyle Skiing

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article provides the history of freestyle skiing, information on its components (aerials and moguls), and links for further reading.
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Freestyle Skiing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
See different types of freestyle moves, like the daffy, helico cross, and back full, and learn how the two freestyle competitions (aerials and moguls) are scored.
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Jet Ski Addition

For Students 1st - 3rd
Determine the sum of the given addition problems to win the jetski race.

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