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Moms Team: Fluid Guidelines for Young Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Athletes of all ages should drink fluids before, during, and after physical activity to ensure that they don't become dehydrated. Learn how many ounces of water and sports drink you should consume to keep yourself hydrated when you...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Athlete's Foot

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information on the skin infection athlete's foot, or tinea pedis, which is caused by a fungus. Easy to understand article that tells what symptoms to look for and how to prevent it.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: To an Athlete Dying Young

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A. E. Housman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to recognize and treat athlete's foot.
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Carl Sandburg High School: College Athletic Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in playing college sports? This high school guidance site offers extensive resources to potential college athletes on topics such as: college athletic programs, eligibility, division sports, contacting coaches, and...
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Aafp: The Female Athlete Triad

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the American Family Physician journal is designed for female athletes. It includes the definition, risk factors, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the female athlete triad.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Concussions in Professional Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphic to complete a five-question quiz that will test your knowledge on acceleration to reduce concussions in professional athletes.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lactate Dehydrogenase and Exhausted Athletes

For Students 9th - 10th
MCAT style passage and practice questions over lactate dehydrogenase and exhausted athletes.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Eating Healthy for Sports Athletes

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn how eating healthy can make you a stronger athlete and better at sports.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest: Mobility: Wheelchair Athletes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete a WebQuest that will help you answer this question: Can a kid in a wheelchair be an athlete?
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Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource answers the following questions about athlete's foot: what is it, what causes it, what are the symptoms, who is at increased risk, what can be done at home, how is it diagnosed, how is athlete's foot treated, and which...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Jackie Robinson: Athlete and Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through two primary source activities and a short video, students will understand how Robinson rose to prominence, and explore the importance of courage in his life.
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Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual museum provides a wealth of information about the original Philadelphia Athletics baseball team and its history.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Jackie Joyner Kersee Biography: Olympic Athlete

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Jackie Joyner-Kersee's biography and her track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Jesse Owens Biography: Olympic Athlete

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Jesse Owens's biography and his track and field career. Fun facts about the Olympic athlete.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: May 28: Jim Thorpe

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biographical sketch of American athlete Jim Thorpe. Thorpe was a versatile athlete who is regarded as "the greatest American athlete of the first half of the twentieth century".
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Usa Track & Field: Jackie Joyner Kersee

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you can find some interesting information on all-around athlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Includes a list of all her events and a timeline of her life thus far.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: An Athlete Uses Physics to Shatter World Records

For Students 9th - 10th
When Dick Fosbury couldn't compete against the skilled high jumpers at his college, he tried jumping backwards. Fosbury improved his record immediately and continued to amaze the world with his new technique all the way to Olympic gold....
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:you Be the Coach

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate the essential physical skills needed to play a sport. Explore why sports, athletics or physical activities should be an important part of teens' lives.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Athletics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate a variety of applications of circular motion principles to the world of sports, and use Newton's laws to mathematically analyze such motions. The emphasis will not be upon an investigation of the details of every...
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Athletics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the track and field events that take place during the Summer Olympics competition: races, jumps, throws, and combined events. Using colorful drawings and animations, this site provides a good introduction to the various...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Stopping for Olympic Gold" by Angie Kay Dilmore

For Students 4th - 6th
John Woodruff was an African American track athlete who won a gold medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In this informational text, Angie Kay Dilmore discusses John's life and famous race. As you read, take notes on how John achieved...
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Archaeological Institute of America

The Ancient Olympics: Winning at Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
New studies challenge traditional notions about Greek Athletes and why they competed.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: How the Olympic Swimsuit Gives Athletes an Edge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will look at the potential impact of an improvement in the equipment used by world-class swimmers. They will also look at the improvement in the world records for men and women in the 100 Meter Freestyle race.

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