Fun Stuff for Physical Education #85
November 19, 2009
1. Editor's Note
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What free content will you find in this issue of Fun Stuff?
- "From the Web," features a website that provides plans for a stationary bicycle that generates electricity - a great cross-curricular project for your students.
- "PE Update Blog" discusses the fact that dirty players might fool the refs, but they may also end up on YouTube.
- "From the Archives" provides an article that describes how to use the crowds in holiday shopping malls to promote and fundraise for your school teams or PE programs.
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PEDAL-POWERED GENERATORS
Here's an interesting project you can undertake with your students that will combine science, shop and PE class. The website below provides plans for making your own pedal-powered generator that using a stationary bicycle human-power to generate electricity. There is a link specifically for teachers; a video that shows the generator in action - powering a television; a green virtual gym that links users of the generator; many examples of science projects you can perform;and lots of other information. The plans cost $50 and the parts for the entire unit can be purchased at retail prices for $230…but there are lots of ways to reduce the costs, for example, by recycling an old bicycle.
See the website at:
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html
These articles are available only to paid members of PE Update.com.
- Badminton: Watch for a Lateral Weight Shift to Neutralize a Rushing Serve Receiver
To counter an aggressive serve receiver, serve to the side opposite a lateral weight shift. - Games: Chopstick Relay
A relay game in which students must learn to use chopsticks. Good for physical education classes or for in-class fitness breaks. - Humour: Funny Sports Medicine Terms
A reproducible page showing funny definitions for common sports- medicine terms. - Strength: The "Fearsome Four" Leg Exercise Series
A series of one-legged exercises that can be performed quickly and are highly specific to running. Can be performed with stretch tubes so are excellent for physical education classes or varsity teams. - XC Running: An Intense Warmup Routine for XC & Distance Running Races
A distance running warmup that includes a three-minute hard repetition can be more effective than the traditional jog-drills-and strides routine.
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DIRTY PLAYERS - BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING
Dirty players may avoid detection by the referees, but somebody in the stands will observe their dirty tricks -- and that somebody may have a video camera!
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With the holiday season fast approaching, shopping malls will soon be crowded. Here's a way to take advantage of the crowds for team/program promotion or fundraising.
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