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Swim Start - Level 2
Students properly demonstrate swimming skills such as floating, kicking, gliding, arm action, and more. In this swimming lesson plan, students are assessed by their competency on a rubric.
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First Word: Swim
In this first word worksheet, students trace the 5 words of swim. Students write the words on the lines and circle the word swim from the other words.
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Floating Oranges
Young scholars get into groups or watch one demonstration of the game. They observe an orange floating in the pool, pretending it is a little boy/girl wearing a life jacket. Next, they watch as the orange is peeled and thrown back in,...
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How Wet Can You Get?
Students visit a swimming pool and brainstorm different water sports and what benefits swimming has over other types of exercise. They then discuss buoyancy and water pressure and when how objects sink or float before playing a game of...
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Feeding Frenzy
Students are divided into two teams in which its members are to gather as many objects in the pool as possible gaining points for different objects.
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Humpty Dumpty
Students practice submerging their faces and heads in the water and blow bubbles when learning to swim. They practice this to the song of Humpty Dumpty.
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Life and Death Situations in Swimming
Learners practice what to do in the case of water emergencies. They experiment with using a pair of jeans to create a flotation device and learn to use a life preserver to pull others to safety.
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Swimming Survivor Challenge IV
High schoolers practice using a mask, snorkel, and fins to collect items from the bottom of a pool. They should swim as well as hold their breath while going under water.
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Swimming Survivor Challenge - III
Students review and practice the steps for administering CPR.
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Swim Like a Whale or Fish?
Students recognize the difference between whales and fish by categorizing them according to their method of swimming. They synthesize this information by simulating the swimming patterns of whales and fish and comparing it to their own.
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Swimming Survivor Challenge II
Students practice safe use of a spinal board for a potential spinal injury in the water. They use head-chin support and head-splint techniques for in-line stabilization with a partner.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Drag Racing in the Water
It's fun to go swimming. To feel the power of your body as you launch yourself into the water. But did you know that swimming isn't just about skill and athleticism? The human body consists of skin, contours, and curves. How the water...
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United States Masters Swimming: Swimming Rules [Pdf]
Read the official rules from U.S. Masters Swimming of all the competitive strokes.
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Chez.com: Nager
This website on swimming contains interesting articles with news, links, and tidbits.
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Kids Health: Swimmer's Ear
Swimmer's Ear is an infection in the outer ear canal. Read about how this infection comes about, how to treat it, and what to expect when you have Swimmer's Ear.
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Swimming Teachers' Association
Founded in 1932, the Swimming Teachers' Association has a charitable status and aimss to preserve lives by teaching swimming, life-saving and survival techniques.
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Ncaa: Men's Swimming and Diving
All the new and old men's swimming and diving information for college teams and athletes.
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Ncaa: Women's Swimming and Diving
This resource provides new and old information on women's swimming and diving on the college level.
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Usa Swimming: History: Swimming From the Beginning
This document provides a history of swimming. Content discussed includes the origins of the crawl, dog stroke, backstroke, and breaststroke, how the American Indians influenced the art of swimming, the first swimming competitions, the...
US Olympic Committee
United States Olympic Committee: Usa Diving
National Olympic governing body for the sport of diving in the United States. Features events, results, and resources for diving.
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Usa Swimming: Club Profiles
This resource contains profiles and magazine articles about numerous swimming clubs throughout the United States.
Princeton University
Cotsen Children's Library: Water Babies: Swimming in Picture Books
Learn about children's book illustration of swimming scenes in this on-line exhibit of relevant images from popular children's stories.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: River Running: Vector Components
In this activity, students use TI-Interactive! or TI-83/84's to explore the independence of vertical and horizontal velocity components for swimmers crossing a river.