NDLI: Intro to Engineering through Sports and the Olympics

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Intro to Engineering through Sports and the Olympics

Content Provider	TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Students learn about the techniques of engineering problem solving, including brainstorming and the engineering design process. Students review what they know about kinetic and potential energy as they investigate the design of energy-absorbing materials, relating this to the design of lighter, faster and stronger sports equipment to improve athletic performance and protect athletes. Students consider states of matter and material properties as they see the role of chemical engineering in the Olympics. Students are introduced to the basic principles behind engineering and the types of engineering while learning about an always-popular topic—the Olympics. The involvement of engineering in modern sports is amazing and pervasive. Students learn about the techniques of engineering problem solving, including brainstorming and the engineering design process. The importance of thinking out of the box is stressed through a discussion of the engineering required to build grand, often complex, Olympic event centers. Students review what they know about kinetic and potential energy as they investigate the design of energy-absorbing materials, relating this to the design of lighter, faster and stronger sports equipment to improve athletic performance and protect athletes. Students consider states of matter and material properties as they see the role of chemical engineering in the Olympics. Students also learn about transportation and the environment, and the relationship between architecture and engineering.
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Regents of The University of Colorado
Subject Keyword	Science and Technology Sports Engineering Athlete Olympics Competition Materials Properties Event Center
Content Type	Text
Education Level	Class III Class IV Class V
Resource Type	Syllabus
Subject	Technical

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