STEM Sports® - Basketball Program Kit
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Recommended Grades: 3-5 & 6-8
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Number of Students: 1 to 30+
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Number of Lessons: 8 Modules
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Standards: Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and/or Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and/or National Standards for K-12 Physical
Please Note: Please reach out to sales@stemfinity.com to request a sample of this curriculum. We are permitted to only provide one sample per customer request.
Highlights:
You will not want to pass on a great opportunity to double up STEM with Basketball in the STEM Sports® STEM Basketball program. This hands-on method of learning the STEM fundamentals behind the game of basketball will drive students towards their goals of not only becoming better players, but also becoming better students as they will get the answers to the why questions that surround the game. The STEM Basketball curriculum will assist students' growth and potential both on and off the court through eight lessons such as:
- Understanding the contents of a basketball on the molecular level and how temperature affects play
- Evaluating the changes that basketball shoes have made over time and why
- Engineering their own shooting apparatus to explain some of Sir Issac Newton's Laws.
- Teaching students how to calculate their own field goal percentage, just like the greatest players in the NBA
While we cannot promise students will be able to execute a slam dunk, they will certainly feel like they did after experiencing the STEM Basketball program. The mindfulness and movement that they'll experience during the lessons will be well received and teachers and administers will make it as easy as a layup!
What's Included:
The full STEM Basketball kit includes:
- (5) indoor basketballs
- (5) outdoor basketballs
- (5) 25' tape measures
- (5) hair dryers
- (5) calipers
- (12) protective eyewear
- (5) cut ball swatches - indoor
- (5) cut ball swatches - outdoor
- (5) digital timers
- (5) rolls of masking tape
- (1000) craft sticks
- (100) plastic spoons
- (500) rubber bands
- (2) ball bags
- (1) ball pump
- (1) set of inflation needles
- (1) STEM Basketball manual
The No-Sports "STEM" kit includes:
- (5) 25' tape measures
- (5) hair dryers
- (5) calipers
- (12) protective eyewear
- (5) cut ball swatches - indoor
- (5) cut ball swatches - outdoor
- (5) digital timers
- (5) rolls of masking tape
- (1000) craft sticks
- (100) plastic spoons
- (500) rubber bands
- (1) STEM Basketball manual
STEM Sports® offers the option of purchasing just the STEM Basketball Curriculum Manual as a standalone item.
Curriculum Breakdown:
3rd, 4th & 5th grade modules and they can be completed in any order. Lesson topics include:
- 1.1 The Measurements of Basketball
- 2.1 Forces in Basketball
- 3.1 Understanding Basketball
- 4.1 Motion and Basketballs
- 5.1 Engineering Design Process
- 6.1 Calculating Calories
- 7.2 Shot Tracking
- 8.1 Advancements in Shoe Technology
6th, 7th & 8th grade modules and they can be completed in any order. Lesson topics include:
- 1.1 Basketball Measurements
- 2.1 Science of Basketball
- 3.1 Understanding Basketball
- 4.1 Velocity & Acceleration
- 5.1 Engineering Design Process
- 6.1 Calculating Calories
- 7.2 Shot Tracking With Technology
- 8.1 Advancements in Shoe Technology
