With many factors leading to a great athlete, does height make Usain Bolt unfairly fast? Middle schoolers conduct analysis to change the running distance of the Olympic races to be proportional to the height of the participants. They...

Students listen to parent speakers who discuss how they use math in their professional or personal lives. They take notes and write business form thank you letters.

If I want to build up my heart, where should I start? Science scholars use statistics in a sports physiology setting during an insightful experiment. Groups measure resting and active heart rates and develop a scatter plot that shows the...

When more basketball players are taller than field hockey players at a school, is it safe to say that in general they are always taller? The activity takes data from two college teams and your learners will be able to answer questions...

Discover the connection between calories and weight. Pupils multiply their body weight times calorie estimates for various physical activities to calculate calories burned per minute and per hour. Worksheets a well as website links are...

Students investigate how much energy is used during different athletic activities. They conduct Internet research to obtain information on the top three athletic sporting events from around the world, and calculate the calories burned...

Pupils solve problems using the opposite, reciprocal and powers. For this algebra lesson, students solve problems with inequalities and absolute values. They show understanding of the basic content of math in this lesson.

With so much talent in the classroom, do your musicians and athletes have related interests? This problem has your learners taking data from their classmates to decide whether there is an association between the two activities. The...

Why do horses wear shoes? Why do people wear shoes? Using worksheets, which are embedded in the plan, learners write descriptive paragraphs about their own shoes, classify a pile of shoes, and also engage in math games about the variety...

Students read the sports section of the daily newspaper to find daily totals of what countries have won medals and find articles to keep in their journal (notebook) on the different events and athletes. They then create a spreadsheet to...

Students calculate and record batting average, hits, and at bats. In this Batting Practice: Using Math to Calculate Baseball Statistics instructional activity, students utilize mathematical formulas to determine the career statistics of...

Students examine human blood flow by comparing the pulse of athletes.  In this human body lesson, students discover the equation for finding the cardiac output from a human heart.  Students identify heart rates of accomplished...

Students assess the role of statistics in determining those athletes chosen to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. They work in small groups to calculate, chart, and graph various statistics for different Hall of Fame members.

Pupils analyze a display of data and review dot plots to make general observations about the highest, lowest, common, and the center of the data. To finish, learners match dot plots to scenarios. 

Students watch a video of an WNBA athlete to learn about calendar scheduling and elapsed time. In this time management lesson, students watch the video for the WNBA athlete. Students record tips about time management and then complete...

Students calculate the mean. In this lesson on averages, students watch a video on athletes and averages and complete a worksheet. This lesson emphasizes mean as the "fair share measure of center".

Middle schoolers explore Jackie Jooyner-Kersee and how she's a motivator for people both as an athlete and a philanthropist.

Students use Olympic athlete statistics to make algebraic calculations. In this algebraic equation lesson plan, students use algebra to calculate athlete speed and calories burned.

Fourth graders develop problem solving skills while learning to measure an athletic track. The focus upon logic and reasoning is helpful for all types of science and math calculations.

Students compete in a Money Math Olympics. Students work in teams to compete for speed and accuracy working math problems. Students keep track, in their math journals, of the number of problems solved accurately. Teams with the 3 highest...

Students practice the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics on baseball cards. In this baseball math lesson plan, students use fractions and estimation to calculate statistics. Students calculate...

Students compete to achieve excellence in math facts, writing terms, problem solving, and writing skills on the computer. In this Computer Olympics lesson plan, students practice the skill of drill and practice in order to succeed and...

Burgers and salads and sodas, oh my! Scholars use a menu to investigate the Fundamental Counting Principle. They create tree diagrams to illustrate the number of possible choices for each given scenario.

Students use a visual to introduce the Distributive Property. The instructional activity is chronologically numbered and follows a distinct plan. The class works with the teacher to complete the instructional activity. The plan is not...