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Math Matters Every Day: Newton's Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at how Newton's three laws of motion apply to an analysis of the forces being exerted when playing football.
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PBS

Pbs: The Number Line: Rational Numbers and Football

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive, students add and subtract plays on a football field to practice working with negative and positive integers on the number line. Each set of randomized drives consists of seven to nine plays and ends with a touchdown....
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Arsenal Collection: Football Formations

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
How many different football team formations can you find? This activity provides an engaging real-life context to investigate simple combinations, and is aimed at Key Stage 3 students.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Statistics in Football

For Students 6th - 8th
There are various ways that math governs the game of football. You see mathematical formulas behind the physics of motion and force in the game.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Olympic Logic

For Students 9th - 10th
Four sporty brainteasers in the context of fencing, hockey, football and international medal tables. This activity challenges students to be resourceful, to think logically and to work systematically, and is designed to be accessible to...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: 10 Olympic Starters

For Students 10th - 12th
These 10 questions encourage students to explore mathematical modelling in the context of several different sports including track and field athletics, shooting, football, tennis, basketball and gymnastics. This activity is designed to...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Speed of the Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Team games like football, hockey, basketball, handball and wheelchair rugby are played on pitches or courts of different sizes with different numbers of players. The density of players on the pitch plays a significant role in determining...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Match the Matches

For Students K - 1st Standards
Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches. This data handling activity is designed to get children talking meaningfully about mathematics, presenting and justifying...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Sports Equipment

For Students K - 1st Standards
Sports such as hockey, football, basketball and tennis use balls of different sizes. Can you arrange a selection of different balls in a line each touching the next to make the shortest line? This activity offers opportunities for...
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Harvey Mudd College

Mudd Math Fun Facts: Football Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a math problem using a football field as its basis. The solution to the problem involves the Pythagorean theorem.
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Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Parabolas and Polynomial Equations

For Students 7th - 9th
This multimedia Learn Alberta math resource looks at how parabolas and polynomial equations are used to study an object's flight path. The accompanying interactive component lets students explore and make comparisons of the flight paths...
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Power Football

For Students 4th - 8th
In this game you can play football while solving math problems. Students can choose from Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, or All; there are 4 levels of play to choose from and they can choose algebra style or regular math.
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Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Exploring Combined Percentages

For Students 3rd - 8th
Combined percentages are introduced in this video through analyzing plays in football. Be sure to follow the interactive activity link for students to explore combined percentages representing the number of completed passes for 2 games....
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Football Path (Algebra)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Fun game involving designing a football path around the high school using pentagons and hexagons.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Turkey Touchdown

For Students 1st - 6th
What's more Thanksgiving than turkey and football? What about turkeys playing football? Turkey Touchdown is a great way for kids to celebrate the holiday and practice their math facts. Kids will choose a level of difficulty, and then...
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Study Pad

Splash Learn: Multiply Decimals

For Students 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multiply two decimal numbers (up to the hundredths place). Multiplication of decimals numbers can be treated just by multiplying two multi-digit numbers (ignoring the decimal point) and then placing the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Thirsty for Ratios

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity, the students will learn what a ratio is and how it can be used in a comparison. In this instructional activity, students will also determine how to combine a sports drink in powder form and water to make...

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