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Curated OER

Track (Track and Field Sports)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
track (track and field sports)
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Curated OER

Track (Track and Field Sports)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
track (track and field sports)
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Other

Usa Track and Field: Bob Beamon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a brief summary of the accomplishments of Bob Beamon. Also listed are statistics on the records held and championships won by Beamon.
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Guide: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean Motion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Part of Houghton Mifflin's excellent Scientists in the Field series Tracking Trash introduces Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a "trash tracker", who studies where trash goes when it is "spilled" in the ocean, to determine the direction of ocean...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How to Track a Tornado

For Students 9th - 10th
In this TEDYouth Talk, Kosiba describes how she and her team use observations and modeling to track super storms, while sharing some incredible footage from the field.
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Website
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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Article
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Joyner Kersee Completes Huge Leap

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the greatest track and field athletes of all time, Jackie Joyner-Kersee won six Olympic medals. ESPN provides a profile of her life.
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Curated OER

2009 Usa Masters Track & Field Championships Logo

For Students 9th - 10th
USATF delivers the most up-to-date information and news regarding track and field.
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Other

Field Trip Earth: Obx Sea Turtles: Atlantic Sea Turtles

For Students 9th - 10th
Field Trip Earth takes a fascinating look at the Atlantic Sea Turtles (Green, Leatherback, Loggerhead, and Kemp's ridley), all of which are threatened or endangered. Join researchers as they track migration, investigate nesting...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Abracadabra! Levitating With Eddy Currents!

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that not all trains run on tracks? Some of the world's fastest trains are magnetic levitation trains (maglev). This means that the carriage of the train is suspended over the rails with no support, but only with magnetic...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Animal Sign Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this guide to help you identify signs from different animals in the wilderness. Identify tracks, chew marks, signs from animals that build, eggs, and the like.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Marion Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Marion Jones, an American athlete, who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics. In 2007, however, she admitted to using...
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Other

Olympics Track and Field: Carl Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of Lewis, his events and his rise to the top.
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Other

Jesse Owens: Track and Field Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for Jesse Owens, who almost single-handedly undid Hitler's propaganda plans for the 1936 Olympics by winning four gold medals.
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Tramline

Hurricane Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What conditions are necessary to create a hurricane? Where do hurricanes occur? When is hurricane season? What is the difference between a tropical cyclone and a hurricane? How is the strength of a hurricane measured? Where do hurricanes...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Jesse Owens

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate Jesse Owens, who won four Olympic gold medals in track and field. With a short biographical passage.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Wilma Rudolph

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical story of the life of Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter, the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Wilma Rudolph

For Students 9th - 10th
Track star Wilma Rudolph overcame several childhood illness to become, in 1960, the first American woman to win 3 Olympic gold medals. Use this resource to learn more about the awards and recognition this amazing athlete earned.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Build a Magnetometer

For Students 6th - 8th
Hands-on project where the learner constructs a magnetometer to monitor and measure changes in earth's magnetic field. These changes can then be used to track solar storms.
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BBC

Bbc: Animal Field Guides

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you identify animal tracks, animal droppings, nests and homes? Use this excellent resource to help you learn.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Ridgerunner

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners use their imagination and their stamina as they learn about and run through the Appalachian Trail. Students study the Appalachian Trail (in gym or in another class), figure out how many laps around the track would be equal to...
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ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Thorpe Preceded Deion, Bo

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: 1936: The Nazi Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler's plans for the 1936 Olympics didn't turn out exactly like he had planned due to American track and field star Jesse Owens. Read about the beginning of the politicization of the Olympics.
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Other

Field & Stream: Big Game Hunting Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a variety of tips on hunter and deer behavior, creating hunting stands, ways to attract deer, signs of their proximity, using antler rattlers, and how to locate them.

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