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Movie Mania

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are involved in a day of fun and activity that linked back to what is taught in the physical education curriculum. They practice skills from their favorite sports movies. Ex: Angels in the outfield/Catching a baseball
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Design a Running Shoe for a Triathlete

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the design and construction of athletic footwear. They analyze the magnitude and directions of forces on the foot and leg in different sports, interview people, and design a running shoe for a triathlete.
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Creating a Digital Newspaper

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper instructional activity, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Students complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion...
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Ten Points Football

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice football skills. In this sports lesson plan, students are divided into two teams, form a line, and given one football to practice throwing and catching techniques.
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Can You Hear Macbeth Now?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore how sound affects scene understanding using the Shakespeare play Macbeth. In this audio and play analysis lesson, students respond to Macbeth events as if they were at a sporting event. Students listen to parts of the...
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Dribbling and Passing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study soccer. In this lesson on a sport, 8th graders practice dribbling and passing skills associated with soccer.
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Canoe and Kayak

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students explore canoes and kayaks. In this canoe and kayak lesson, students research the history, parts, and sport of the canoe and kayak.  Students then practice how to use a paddle for each boat, and go on a field trip in order...
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Papa Interviews

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Working in teams of two, students conduct interviews by playing the role of a reporter and Hemingway. They research their parts, write the interviews, and perform them for the rest of the class.
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Highlight Video Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe a video tape which highlights an actual football game in which teams use various pass plays we have practiced and used in the students' high school flag football classes in PE. They identifying basic football pass...
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Tackling Mean - Median and Mode

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders wear a favorite sports jersey to school. They calculate the mean, median and mode of the numbers represented on the jerseys. They present and explain their calculations to the class.
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Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Can hitting a home run be an act of courage? Scholars analyze the impact Jackie Robinson had on the Civil Rights movement in America. They use primary sources and video clips to create 21st-Century baseball cards of Robinson's many...
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Design a Running Shoe for a Triathlete

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners develop a new triathlete shoe. They consider several elements of engineering design to develop concepts for a new shoe.
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What Did You Say Relay

For Teachers 1st
First graders each write a sentence describing how they want the other students to race. The teacher calls one of students to read his or her instructions. The other students compete as relay teams to complete the instructions.
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PEC: Lesson Plans for Physical Education

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice passing skills in a team setting using basketbal chest pass, basketball bounce pass, inside of the foot soccer pass.
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Newscapade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in teams to research specific eras of American history focusing on important events, sports, entertainment, music, games, books, famous firsts or quotes, science and technology or trivia. They prepare presentations for the...
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World-Class Competition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the demographics and team history of some of the countries participating in the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament.
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Slopes, Hopes, & Speed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the sport of skiing through Internet research in this multi-task lesson. They compare and generalize the results of five individuals by using mean, median, and mode.
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Radioactive River

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work together as a team. Their mission is to get their entire team accross the "river" without having anyone touch the radioactive river. If any member of the team touches the river at any time, the whole team must start over.
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Offensive and Defensive Strategies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to offensive and defensive strategies in the game of soccer. They, in groups, develop their own strategies, write them down for presentation to the instructor and try them out against an opposing team.
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Profiles in Progress

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an online article about the role of women in sports, particularly the Olympic games. They choose a female Olympian to research and write about.
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Who Is My Competitor?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars brainstorm businesses in their community and which businesses compete for the same business. They view the Yellow Pages as a resource to identify business who compete against one another and offer similar products. They...
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Stop the Presses

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners bring in newspapers, focusing on sports, living, or general news sections. They discuss newspapers and their daily usage, and study the layout of the newspaper, incorporating the story with pictures.
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Radioactive River

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars work cooperatively as a team to cross a "radioactive" river using a scooter and carpet squares. They discuss and analyze their teamwork and cooperation and the different skills used to complete the activity.
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Women in Baseball:Talk Show

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the development of women's baseball during the 20th century. They "role play" women who participated in some form of baseball (amateur, semi-professional, or professional) as well as other advocates of women's sports as...

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