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Curated OER

Pass-It-Back Relays: Children are aces at creating their own races.

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Children participate in several relay games in small groups.  In this creating outdoor relay races instructional activity, students develop motor skills and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking.  Students...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solar Powered Cars

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students build and race solar powered cars after a teacher lecture. They answer questions based on their experiences with the car they build.
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Daytona 500

For Students 9th - 10th
The official home page of Daytona International Speedway and the Daytona 500. Daytona 500 attracts the largest audience in motorsports. Although the Daytona 500 garners most of the attention, the enormous 480-acre motorsports complex...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: American Racing: A Diversity of Innovation

For Students 9th - 10th
American auto racing has a century long history of grass roots invention. From an American-European rivalry to uniquely American forms of racing, the history of racing includes business interests, enthusiastic fans, and alternative...
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Bike ride.com: Bicycling Events Calendar

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource lists cycling events for the entire U.S. and Canada. There is a searchable database that allows you to put in the city you want and how many miles away you are willing to travel for all types of cycling events.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: The Science of Racing: Hitting the Mark

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Since running a race car is VERY expensive, race engineers know a great deal about how speed, time and distance relate. In this activity, you will investigate the relationship between distance traveled, speed and elapsed time. You will...
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Game Dev: There Is No Such Thing as Centrifugal Force

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an exceptional explanation of centripetal force. Explains why the common misconception of a centrifugal force is incorrect.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Duryea Automobile

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Smithsonian collection of early automobiles. Read about the Duryea automobile and how it worked. Included are pictures of this early car and a brief description of its creators, the Duryea brothers.
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Article
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Engine Science: Volumetric Efficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the science and mechanics involved in the operation of a basic four stroke engine.
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Article
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Engine Science: Induction Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the things involved with the fuel mixing in with air to produce a power output. Also include a picture of the intake system.
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Other

The Runner's Resource

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource, put together by a former high school and college runner, offers cross-country runners training and nutrition advice.
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Trotter

For Students 9th - 10th
Labeled diagram of the equipment used by a trotter horse and its jockey.