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:
- Education Blogs
- General Athletics
- Summer Sports
- Winter Sports
- Transportation Sports
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
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As the Olympics approach, families can integrate the excitement of sports with real academic skills in science, math, and language arts.
