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Additional Search Results 1 - 10 of 33 for Skateboarding
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1. Skateboards: Their Life and Times
...e attached to them, with handles for steering. You might say that the first skateboards were scooters rather than the skateboards of today. Skateboards grew in popularity when a few famous surfers in California used them in the early 1960?s. Unfortunately, because of the danger involved in early skateboarding, popularity of the sport came to a screeching halt in only 2 years. This lesson introduces students to the early history of skateboarding and involves poetry in the final product. Objectives: Students will research the history of skateboarding. Students will draw a skateboard using a computer pro...
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2. The Physics of Skateboarding
Teacher Notes The Physics of Skateboarding Created by: Ken Workman Capistrano Unified URL: http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons99/skateboard.html URL: http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/CTS99/skateboard.html Purpose: For students to observe/learn skateboard tricks and relate those movements to the following Physics Concepts: Newton's 3 laws, gravit...
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3. A Middle School Lesson Plan
...the site based on their own criteria. Then, walk students through the six criteria in Improving Media Literacy. Encourage students to take notes, or have a handout available to them. (A printed version of the techtorial is available.) Ask students to choose an appropriate and fun -- topic (such as skateboarding), or assign a topic to them. Then have them (working individually or with a partner): Type or handwrite a list of the six criteria, and explain what a good site might include to fulfill each criterion. For example, a student researching skateboarding may write: + Coverage: A good Web site would incl...
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4. Cyberchase . For Parents & Teachers . Lessons & Activities | PBS Kids
...to dethrone him, the kids challenge Hacker's extreme team to a winner-take-all skate-off. There's just one catch: High-scoring tricks need as much area as possible and the configuration of the field's perimeter mysteriously keeps changing! With Digit as coach, the kids put on a dazzling display of skateboarding skills, but can they match their performance to the changing arena? The Big Idea: Different shapes bounded by the same perimeter can enclose very different areas. Cyberchase FOR REAL (Epilogue) "The Dumas Diamond": Hoping for a big reward, Harry joins the hunt for the missing Dumas Diamond. Everyone...
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5. Individuality vs. Conformity | Lesson
...ion of the argumentative essay as a means of expressing an opinion Procedure In a class discussion, have the students identify fads or trends that are popular within their own school. Topics should ideally be those that are somewhat controversial within the school and may include: + body piercing + skateboarding + tattooing + smoking + clothing (i.e. skimpy clothing for girls, bandana's for boys that may be prohibited because of gang-related connotations.) Once several topics have been suggested, divide your students into small groups. Assign each group one of the topics for discussion. Explain to your stud...
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6. Quenching Children's Thirst to Know & Grow
...tribute the Lesson 3 student reproducible, ?Have Fun, Be Healthy!? Wrap-Up: Students describe in words or pictures what the word ?healthy? means to them. Answers to Have Fun, Be Healthy! student reproducible: 1. Answers may include running, scootering, reading, jumping rope, playing with hula hoop, skateboarding, cycling, playing ball. 2. Answers will vary. To see a list of photo credits, click here. LIBBY'S? and JUICY JUICE? are registered trademarks of Soci?t? des Produits Nestl? S.A., Vevey, Switzerland. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader? software, version 4.0 or higher to view and print items marked PD...
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7. Big Apple History . Lesson Plans . Plan a Park | PBS KIDS GO!
.... Activity 1: A park clean-up. Get a crew of volunteers to pick up litter, repair broken park equipment, paint buildings, etc... Activity 2: An addition to an existing park. Perhaps your students might want to think about something that is missing from a local park. They could design a dog run or a skateboarding site. You can have them design it and get it built. Worksheets Plan a Park Putting It All Together This activity has taught us the importance of planning and cooperation. First, if you want to make something happen, you have to plan ahead and plan carefully. That old cliche "the longest journey begi...
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8. Effect of Daylight Hours On Human Activity
...ets cold out, so we don't play outside as much.") 4. Group activity a. Break class into groups of 4-6. Each group receives a packet of the following activity cards: Activities - Baseball; Swimming; Hiking; Flying a kite; Playground activities - Soccer; Gardening; Playing in the snow; Riding a bike; Skateboarding/Rollerblading;Ice skating; Watching TV; Playing video games; Reading stories; Talking on the phone; Playing an instrument; Cooking on a stove; Listening to radio; Playing "dress-up;" Doing homework; Computer; Sleeping b. Using the Venn Diagram poster and the activity cards, students will decide whic...
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9. The human barometer
...ies. Mobile safety quiz Icebreaker Quiz: Are you Read the story: safe using your QuizTry the quiz mobile? online 9-year-old girl dies on railway line Main activity World Engage the class in the 'Human Barometer': Collect a range of names of dangerous BORDER=0 activities from the class. For example: skateboarding, waterskiing, bungee jumping, climbing, playing near railway lines etc. Include examples of drug use such as smoking, taking heroin and drinking alcohol to the list if they are not mentioned by the Our class. Summer Safety Flash guide Stay cool with our summer Label one side of the classroom 'Very s...
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10. Media Literacy Lesson Plans, Glencoe Health 2003
...age's point of view to an article advocating the benefits of exercise for teens. Introducing the Lesson Tell students you are going to conduct an informal survey. Begin by asking how many of them enjoy swimming. Take a show of hands and write the results on the chalkboard. Do the same with cycling, skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, hiking, or any other activity that is readily accessible in your community and that you think students might enjoy doing. Pretend to shift direction in your questioning by stating in a sober fashion that you have one more question for students. Then take a breath and ask point...
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