Instructional Video2:24
Curated Video

Jim Thorpe: Native American Olympic Hero

9th - Higher Ed
Football, baseball, basketball player – he was one of America's most talented sportsmen and the first Native American to achieve Olympic Gold glory! So why don't we see Jim Thorpe's name up in lights?
Instructional Video5:21
Science360

Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Science of Ice

12th - Higher Ed
The science that makes ice slippery also makes the Olympic Winter Games possible. But exactly what makes ice slippery? Ken Golden, a mathematician at the University of Utah, explains how the unique surface of ice makes the slide and...
Instructional Video1:49
60 Second Histories

Olympic Games - the athletes

K - 5th
This short video looks at who competed in the Olympics, how they trained and competed and the prize they could expect as a champion
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Sports Videos: Knee Ligament Injuries

9th - 10th
With so many knee injuries affecting athletes, this video shows the knee ligament anatomy and how it becomes injured. [1:41]
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Sports Videos: Peripheral Vision

9th - 10th
See how NBA player Corey Maggette monitors and processes movement out of the corner of his eye, and find out how this affects his reaction time in his sport. [4:57]
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball

9th - 10th
Audio story offers a discussion of a book on baseball legend Jackie Robinson and how he became "a ballplayer with the guts not to fight back."