Olympic and Paralympic Games
In 2012, the Olympic and Paralympic games will be held in London. These resources look at a wide range of topics that can all be linked to the games. They cover science, technology, engineering and mathematics and can be used in individual lessons or as part of a cross-curricular Olympic and Paralympic theme.
Materials in this collection look at areas that include:
* Running track measurement and mathematics
* Olympic alloys and materials science
* Energy for the Olympic village
* Building a white water canoe course
* Maths in sport
* Smart materials and smart muscles
* Drugs in Sport
* Physiology and exercise
* Careers in sports science
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Going Electric
Sustainability is a high priority for the London organising committee for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This Catalyst article looks at their aim for all spectators to be able to get to the Olympic Park via public transport or by walking or cycling. In particular, the article focuses on the railway services...
Maths in sport - soccer booklets
These three Eigen publications booklets provide a range of data handling activities based on football. The booklets largely focus on calculation of means and the use of tallies, frequency tables and bar graphs. However, they also encourage students to look at rather...
Maths in Sport - Non-Soccer Booklets
These four Eigen publications booklets provide a range of data handling activities based on four different sports. As well as the calculation of simple statistics the encourage the production of graphical representation of information to assist in the analysis and...
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| Subject(s) | Science, Design and technology, Engineering, Mathematics |
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| Age | 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5nz |
