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The u.s. Bicycling Hall of Fame

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame was established to provide a single location where the history of competitive and recreational cycling can be made available.
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Bicycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Bicycling.com provides everything you need or want to know about road cycling, mountain biking, the correct gear, upcoming events, training advice, and cycling news.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Steering Your Way to Bicycle Safety

For Students 3rd - 5th
Follow the bicycle safety checklist to a fun and safe biking experience.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Bicycling

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can learn all about bicycling as a sport! Find out what kind of equipment you'll need to get started, how to play it safe, some tips, and more!
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Handout
Vassar College

Vassar College: 1896: The Popularity of Bicycles

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the larger site about the year 1896, this article describes the bicycle craze at the end of the 19th century and includes newspaper articles and cartoons about this fad.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Bicycle Wheel Gyro

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that by holding a spinning bicycle wheel you can make a rotating chair spin? This activity will have you spinning as you use a bicycle wheel as a gyroscope.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Hey Gear Heads! The Physics of Bicycle Gear Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's an abstract of a project from Science Buddies that asks you to experiment with bicycle gears and the circumference of the wheel to determine revolutions per minute.
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Next.cc

Next: Bicycles

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how riding a bicycle helps the environment and your health by completing these four activities. Explore further by clicking on one of the numerous links provided.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: Bike Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about bike injuries, the importance of wearing a helmet, and how to maintain your bike.
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Other

Nyc Transportation Alternatives: Bicycle Blueprint

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details "a plan to bring bicycling into the mainstream in New York City." Offers maps and detailed information on improving big city other-than-auto transportation choices.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf Bicycle Wheel

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The purpose of this task is to introduce radian measure for angles in a situation where it arises naturally, in this case the movement of a bicycle wheel. Aligns with HSF-TF.A.1.
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Scholastic

Scholastic History Mystery: Transportation 1: The Bicycle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, the bicycle.
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eBook
Just Books Read Aloud

Just Books Read Aloud: Paulette Bourgeois: Franklin's Bicycle Helmet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A video of the book "Franklin's Bicycle Helmet", written by Paulette Bourgeois. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
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Velorama Bicycle Museum: Netherlands

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dutch are known for being avid bike riders, and this site by the Dutch Fietsmuseum proves it. Watch a slide show on various bicycle inventions over the years or take a virtual tour of the museum to learn about cycle history.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Bicycle

For Students K - 1st
Discussion of the invention of the bicycle with details on the various models over the past 200 years.
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Other

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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PBS

The Math of Bicycles: Wheel Figure This Out (Grades 4 7)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Several good activities here. Look particularly at Wheel Figure It Out (which is the opening page) and Gearing Up. There are answers to the very good questions at the bottom of each.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Technology: Bicycle Parts

For Students Pre-K - K
Learn the names of bike parts in this book. Includes audio narration in seven additional languages with text in English.
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Other

Adfc Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad Club E. V.: Bicycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Site in German. The German Cycling Club offers much information in German about cycling in Germany, including tours, routes, brochures, and links to cycling clubs, tours, and equipment.
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International Mountain Bicycling Association: Kids and Mountain Biking

For Students 9th - 10th
IMBA has several programs for younger generations. We have developed curriculum for schools, published kids-oriented brochures, and are developing a Mountain Biking merit badge with the Boy Scouts of America.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Bicycle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart the science of cycling is discussed. What makes the bicycle the most effective form of transportation today, what muscles are used while cycling, and different uses of energy are all...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Bike Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart lesson to teach students about bicycle safety at the K-2 level. It stresses the importance of using a bicycle helmet. There is an activote assessment at the end of the lesson.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Bicycle History

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students learn the technological and mechanical advances throughout bicycle history.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Welcome to Bike Safe

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Harcourt School Publishers has provided terrific information regarding bike safety. This site suggests ways to safe proof your bike to prevent unwanted surprises while riding. Easy to follow links guide the visitor through hand signals...

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