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Showing posts with label athletics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label athletics. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The Science & Math of Olympic Sports

The Olympics are an excellent topic for education, beginning in the earliest years of elementary school, and progressing through high school and college/university. Olympic sport topics can be integrated not only into physical education, but also into math, science, and writing classes.

Graphs and visual analysis provide an excellent segue between Olympics and traditional school topics. The following books from Schottenbauer Publishing provide academic material which can be integrated into classes, school projects, homework, homeschool, academic enrichment programs, afterschool programs, and summer camps.


The Science of Summer Olympics


Containing a selection of 28 graphs from several science lab manuals by the same author, this book demonstrates common mathematical equations found in Summer Olympic sports. Selections include archery, athletics, basketball, canoe/kayak, cycling, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, rowing, shooting, tennis, and volleyball! Topics are chosen to provide a sample of data relevant for typical classes in math, physical science, and physics, and to illustrate common comparisons and contrasts among the sports.



The Science of Winter Olympic Sports

Containing a selection of 28 graphs from several science lab manuals by the same author, this book demonstrates common mathematical equations found in Winter Olympic sports, including skiing, snowboarding, hockey, skating, and biathlon! Topics are chosen to provide a sample of data relevant for typical classes in math, physical science, and physics, and to illustrate common comparisons and contrasts among the sports.





The Geometry of Summer Olympic Sports

In this book, students can measure the angles created as Blue Dude demonstrates a variety of Summer Olympic sports, including archery, boxing, canoe/kayak, cycling, diving, fencing, football/soccer, golf, gymnastics, handball, high jump, hurdles, javelin, long jump, shooting, shot put, sprinting, swimming, synchronized swimming, trampoline, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling! Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, & Hindi!




The Geometry of Winter Olympic Sports

In this book, students can measure the angles created as Blue Dude demonstrates a variety of Winter Olympic sports, including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, and snowboard! Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, & Hindi!




Sample lesson plans and free samples are available on the following blogs:

Schottenbauer Publishing offers over 100 books on sport science and math topics! Sport science books are grouped into the following three series:


Topics include:
  • Archery 
  • Athletic Training
  • Automotive sports
  • Aviation Sports
  • Ballet
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bicycling
  • Boating Sports
  • Canoeing
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Exercise Equipment
  • Fencing
  • Field Hockey
  • Figure Skating
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics 
  • Ice Hockey
  • Kayaking
  • Lacrosse
  • Olympics
  • Pilates
  • Racquetball
  • Rifle 
  • Rollerblading
  • Rollerskating
  • Rugby
  • Shooting Sports
  • Skateboarding
  • Skating
  • Ski Jumping
  • Sledding
  • Snow Skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Track & Field 
  • Volleyball
  • Watersports
  • Windsurfing 
  • Yoga



Sunday, March 1, 2015

The Science of Gymnastics: Volume 4!

A new science book is now available from Schottenbauer Publishing, both in English and in German translation.


The Science of Gymnastics: Volume 4
(German/Deutsch Title: Die Wissenschaft der Gymnastik: Band 4)


The most colorful edition yet, The Science of Gymnastics: Volume 4 contains 24 brightly colored graphs depicting a variety of moves on pommel horse, parallel bars, and rings, using homemade equipment. Samples include handstands, L-sits, swings, inversions, circles, and more.  Graphs trace the head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, hip, knees, ankles, and/or feet as they move. 


BONUS: Most of the gymnastics moves are available for viewing in a series of free videos on the publisher's YouTube site under the playlists Science Demonstrations and Gymnastics.

Additional information is available at: ScienceofGymnastics.Blogspot.com.




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Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Science of Balls, Sampler Edition & Science of Marbles, Volume 3!


Two new science books are now available from Schottenbauer Publishing, both in English and in German translation.

The Science of Balls: Sampler Edition 
(German/Deutsch Title: Springen, Rollen, & Fliegen: Die Wissenschaft des Kugeln: Probe Ausgabe)

An overview of the 8-volume series Bounce, Roll, & Fly! The Science of Balls, contains graphs of 24 sports balls as they bounce, roll, and fly in translational and rotational motion. Balls include baseballs (official, safety, and plastic), basketball, cricket ball, dodge ball, football, golf balls (official, foam, and plastic), hackeysack, hockey balls (field, low-density street, and high-density street), kickball, lacrosse ball, ping pong ball, racquetball, rugby ball, soccer ball, softball, tennis ball, toy ball, and volleyball. The graphs and data contained in this book can be used by teachers and parents to supplement traditional lesson plans.

Bonus: These graphs correspond to three videos available on YouTube, under the playlists “Science Lab Manuals” and “Sport Science.” Direct links are located below:

Videos of Sport Balls

Additional information is available at: BallSportScience.Blogspot.com.


The Science of Marbles: Volume 3
(German/Deutsch Title: Die Wissenschaft von Murmeln: Band 3)

This volume contains graphs of marbles moving on a variety of inclined surfaces, including flat wood and curved metal inclines. Paths are complex, with an initial incline followed by a flat surface, drop, ramp, or wall. Comparison graphs include free fall and bouncing on carpet. The experiments focus on four marbles, plus a rubber ball for comparison. These data can be used for lesson plans by teachers and parents. Additional information is available at: ScienceandMathEducation.Blogspot.com.



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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Author Publishes Over 1000 Books within 3 Years!



The author, composer, and educational publisher M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D., has published over 1000 books, e-books, sheet music, and editions within 3 years!  After having stored up ideas for years, the author finally set to work in late 2011, writing several lengthy educational book series in science, math, music, language, and sports. The series are highly graphical and visual, providing readers with easy and colorful access to essential concepts. Examples include geometry workbooks for young children featuring a colorful cartoon character engaged in sports activities, as well as a series of science lab manuals on popular topics, a series of language puzzles and tests, and The Big Print Music Method. Despite all the progress, the author expects that work on the series will likely continue until the end of 2015, at which time M. Schottenbauer plans to take up writing books for adults.



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