TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Able Sports
This activity focuses on getting the students to think about disabilities and how they can make some aspects of life more difficult. The students are asked to pick a disability and design a new kind of sport for it.
Other
Courrier International
Courrier International is a weekly magazine devoted to presenting the news from diverse perspectives. This site offers brief news from around the world, plus a theme from an international perspective.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Debate: Is Cheerleading a Sport?
A lesson plan in which students examine how women are perceived in society by preparing for, then debating, whether or not cheerleading should be considered a sport.
Other
Sud Quotidien: Homepage
The Sud Quotidien is a major Senegalese newspaper, with brief articles dealing with news from Southern Senegal and Mauritania. Written in French.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
This site delves into the history of the Ancient Olympic games. The University of Pennsylvania's Museum of different aspects of the Ancient Olympic games.
Archaeological Institute of America
The Ancient Olympics: Winning at Olympia
New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed.
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University: Faq: Physics of Rowing
From the Department of Atmospheric Physics at Oxford University, this page gives a scientific look at the techniques involved in the activity of rowing. Discusses the concepts of propulsion, resistance, kinetic energy, and much more...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Racquetball
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on racquetball discusses how it is played, gives some playing strategies, and describes some different kinds of shots. Links are also provided for further information.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Soccer for Kids: Individual Drills and Skill Work
Kids learn about individual drills in soccer. Practice these by yourself to improve your soccer skills.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Soccer for Kids: Rules on Players and Substitutions
Kids learn about the soccer rules for number of players and substitutions. How many players on a soccer team?
Ducksters
Ducksters: Soccer for Kids: The Soccer Field
Kids learn about the soccer field. The dimensions, areas such as penalty and the goal, and the touch lines and goal lines.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Soccer for Kids: Referees
Kids learn about the soccer referees and signals. What motions do refs make for different calls?
Ducksters
Ducksters: Basketball: Learn All About the Sport Basketball
Learn about basketball rules, history, positions, skills and more.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sports Goals
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart lists goals and outlines scholarship opportunities for baseball players. Students are given an opportunity to calculate statistics for hypothetical players.
Other
Michael Bein's Home Plate: Graphical History of Baseball
This site presents a graphical review of the history of baseball including batting, pitching, and fielding statistics.
Curated OER
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Gymnast
Illustration of a gymnast made for U.S. stamp.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Figure Skater
Cartoon drawing of figure skater Michelle Kwan.
Curated OER
Beacon Learning Center: Boy With Soccer Ball
A cartoon image of a boy running with a soccer ball at his feet.
Curated OER
Beacon Learning Center: Goalie's Catch
A line drawing of a goalie catching a soccer ball.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Ice Skater Dorothy Hamill
Cartoon representation of figure skater Dorothy Hamill.