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Free Math Help: Earned Run Average
Use these examples and formula to find the earned run average of your favorite baseball pitcher.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Angle of Shot
At what angle should you release the shot to break Olympic records? This activity gives students the opportunity to investigate projectile motion in a real-life context, and is aimed at A-level students (grades 10, 11, and 12).
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Light Weights
Could the location of the Olympic host city have an effect on weightlifting events? This activity provides an interesting context in which to engage with weight, mass and gravitation, and is aimed at A-level students (grades 10, 11, and...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Model Solutions
What would be the ideal weather conditions for breaking the world record in the shot put? This activity encourages A-level mechanics students (grades 10, 11, and 12) to explore and discuss modelling assumptions.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Home Advantage
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics the UK finished 4th in the total medal count. How might we do in 2012, and does the country hosting the Olympics have an edge?
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: David and Goliath
Does weight give shot putters an advantage? This activity encourages students to engage in statistical analysis, and is aimed at GCSE and A-level students (Key Stages 4 and 5).
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Triathlon and Fitness
The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories? This activity provides a real-life context for working with proportionality, speed, rates, and units of measurement and is aimed...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Nutrition and Cycling
Can you analyse the nutritional needs of a long-distance cyclist to help him plan his calorie intake? This activity provides a real-life context for handling data, converting units and proportional reasoning and is aimed at secondary...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Fastest Cyclist
As a coach for a long distance cyclist, can you come up with a race plan to help him win his ride from Lands End to John o' Groats? This activity is a more challenging follow-on from Nutrition and Cycling and is aimed at secondary...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Track Design
You are designing and marking out the running track for a new Olympic stadium. Where should the staggered starting positions be marked for the 200m and 400m events? This activity is aimed at Key Stage 4 students (age 14-16).
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Alternative Record Books
Take a look at the amazing limits that athletes push themselves to in search of Olympic glory. Which events see the fastest speeds, furthest distances and highest forces? This activity challenges students to undertake some research,...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Can You Do It Too?
Can you throw a beanbag as far as the Olympic hammer or discus throwers? This activity introduces children to informal measures to compare distances, and is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stage 1.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Going for Gold
Looking at the 2008 Olympic Medal table, can you see how the data is organised? Could the results be presented differently to give another nation the top place? This activity encourages children to develop their skills in data analysis,...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Half Time
What could the half-time scores have been in these Olympic hockey matches? This activity encourages systematic working and discussion, and is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stages 1 and 2.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: National Flags
During the Olympic and Paralympic Games many national flags will be on display. This activity explores 2D shapes, angles and symmetries in the context of flag designs, and is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stage 2.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Now and Then
Look at the changes in results on some of the athletics track events at the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948. What will the results be in 2012? This slightly more challenging activity encourages children to examine data and consider...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Opening Patterns
As excitement mounts ahead of the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, take a look back at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Games in Beijing. What shapes and patterns can you see? This activity is aimed at young...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Swimming Pool
We're investigating the number of steps we would climb up or down to get out of or into the swimming pool. How could you number the steps below the water? This activity uses the familiar environment of a swimming pool to introduce...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Games' Medals
Who could have won the gold, silver and bronze medals? This activity is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stage 1.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Who Can Be the Winner?
Who won in these different events? This is a more challenging activity for primary pupils at Key Stage 1, which helps children understand why sometimes the winner has the biggest number and sometimes the smallest.
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Lengthy Journeys: Olympic Torch Relay
Can you plan routes for the Olympic Torch to visit these cities? How far will it travel? How long will it take? This activity gives children the opportunity to calculate using distance and time and is aimed at Key Stage 2 primary school...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Olympic Records
Can you work out which Olympics athletics event each anonymised graph of Olympic records data represents? This activity, aimed at Key Stage 3 (age 11-14), gives students the opportunity to make sense of graphical data and challenges them...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Match the Matches
Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches. This data handling activity is designed to get children talking meaningfully about mathematics, presenting and justifying...
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University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Olympic Cards
Play our sporty card game with 24 cards featuring information about Olympic athletes past and present. This game is aimed at primary school pupils at Key Stages 1 and 2.
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