This activity suggests a number of investigative projects, focusing on athletics and swimming, exploring some of the trends between performances in different sports at the same time in history and in the rate of improvement of records...

These 10 questions encourage students to explore mathematical modelling in the context of several different sports including track and field athletics, shooting, football, tennis, basketball and gymnastics. This activity is designed to...

8 speed/time problems from Olympic athletics, rowing, and cycling aimed at GCSE students (grades 8, 9, and 10). This activity encourages investigation and research for some parts of the questions and gives students opportunities to...