Learning to Give
Learning to Give: Lesson 2: Philanthropy of Sports Heroes and Myself
With this lesson plan, teachers can assist students in expanding their knowledge of African American sport heroes who accomplished much more than athletic victories. Students will increase their understanding of philanthropy and...
Learning to Give
Learning to Give: Lesson 1: Sports Heroes and Private Action for the Public Good
With this lesson plan, teachers can assist students in expanding their knowledge of African American sport heroes beyond their athletic achievements. Students will learn what these famous black Americans have contributed to the world...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Body and Mind: Don't Let Asthma Keep You Out of the Game
Learn about athletes who didn't let their asthma get in the way of going to the Olympics and about the types of sports best for asthma patients. This website includes links to information on "Famous people who have asthma," as well as...
University of Wisconsin
Univ. Of Wis:tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for February
This site from the University of Wisconsin provides information on "Epidermophyton floccosum, one of the causes of athlete's foot." It also includes several pictures.
Read Works
Read Works: Overdoing It
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about young athletes who are overworking their bodies and suffering serious injuries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Biography: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Profile of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, which concentrates on her role as one of America's foremost female athletes. Babe is particularly well-known for breaking ground in women's golf.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: Jim Crow America
The U.S. Holocaust Museum presents historical information and photographs about the Jim Crow laws of the American South, which restricted the freedoms of black Americans. Focuses on the African American struggle for social equality in...
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Thorpe Preceded Deion, Bo
Learn interesting facts about legendary athlete Jim Thorpe. He was voted the AP's "The Greatest Athlete of the First Half of the Century, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a minor league baseball player, and an Olympic track...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Muhammad Ali's Activism and Moral Courage
In this lesson, students will analyze the ways Muhammad Ali protested the Vietnam War draft and racial inequity in America, and also how the American public responded. Students will examine how public perception of Ali's war resistance...
Careers New Zealand
Careers New Zealand: Professional Sportsperson
This site contains detailed information about a career as a professional athlete. While this site is based out of New Zealand and contains information for that country, there is valuable data about this career that is useful.
Read Works
Read Works: Twist and Shout
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text on how young athletes can prevent knee injuries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Golfing Weekly: Sergio Garcia
Learn about the life and career of Spanish professional golfer Sergio Garcia in this biography of the athlete.
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Jackie Changed Face of Sports
An ESPN article that showcases the career and life of legendary baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Selected the first African-American to play in the majors in the 20th century, ESPN named him number fifteen on its list of greatest athletes.
Black Past
Black Past: Rudolph, Wilma
This brief encyclopedia entry gives the high points of Wilma Rudolph's life and her success as an athlete.
Tufts University
Tufts University: The Ancient Olympics
Here at the Tufts University you can find a wealth of information regarding the Ancient Olympics. Content compares the ancient Olympics to our modern games, provides a tour of Ancient Olympia, defines the "Olympic spirit," and includes...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Russia Sports and Recreation
An article about popular sports and recreation in Russia. Includes information on some of the most famous Russian athletes and chess champions.
USA Today
Usa Today: Taking Pills Isn't the Answer [Pdf]
This article warns against the use of performance-enhancing and diet drugs that can be purchased easily and legally. Authors looks at the world of professional baseball and examines the use of supplements, the effects they have had on...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Peyton Manning
Super Bowl Champion Quarterback, Peyton Manning, was inducted into the Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame in 2007. Here you can read a biography of this legendary athlete. Updated March 7, 2016.
Other
Top End Sports: Hydration for Athletes
Find brief articles that will teach you about the importance of hydration and how to stay hydrated during sports and physical activity. Learn about choosing drinks, drinking enough water, and checking yourself for hydration and...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Sports and Math: Will Women Athletes Ever Catch and Surpass
Explore, explain and make conclusions based on graphs of scatter plots of the Olympic records for men and women in the same event over the same years. Plot x- and y-values, and create linear equations from the data.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Jim Thorpe
Students learn about the biography of Jim Thorpe on this site. Learn about one of the world's greatest athletes, Olympic gold medal winner, professional football and baseball player, native American Indian.
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review: Career Coach
This site contains detailed information on the coaching career field. Tells typical duties, job requirments (both educational and personal), what to expect after being in the field for awhile, future job outlook, and more.
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.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eating for Sports
Know what foods you need to eat in order to stay competitive. This website offers suggestion for kids who are active in sports and includes hints for eating healthy and staying hydrated.
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