SKA has developed an exciting teaching and learning resource called Science Through Sport, a series of learning tools designed to reinforce key scientific principles using sport examples.

Modules feature interactive, computer-based learning tools which allow students to enter data collected during practical classes to understand the scientific concepts. They also allow teachers and students to manipulate variables and conduct ‘what-if’ scenarios.

The modules are suitable for students in the middle and senior years of high school and are designed to cover key elements of the general science curriculum. They have been developed for markets in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and North America.

The tools use concepts that have traditionally been challenging areas for students to grasp. For example, understanding the Human energy systems and how they operate during exercise has been problematic to demonstrate and teach. The interactive computer simulations help students to ‘see’ these energy systems in action. The students can then manipulate fitness levels and exercise intensity and duration and explore the way in which energy is transferred within the cells.

The modules are relevant to biology, chemistry, physics, physical education, mathematics and information technology (see product details below).




The table below shows the cross curricular nature of the tools developed or under construction, and the relevance of each module to subject areas.



Current modules include

• Human Energy Systems - reinforces the interactions of the three energy systems during exercise and
   movement
• Game Analysis – a tracking tool to track ball and player patterns including speed, time and event
   location
• Biology of Speed – simple and choice response time tests, prediction of running speed based on
   aerobic fitness, percent of muscle fibre type and running efficiency, and simulations of muscle fibre
   recruitment
• Biology of Strength – prediction of 1 repetition maximum and the relationship between muscle fibre,
   muscle size and force
• Force, Mass, Acceleration – reinforces Newton’s laws using sport examples
• Biology of Exercise – immediate response of the body to exercise of varying intensity
• Sport Search – suggests suitable sports through individual fitness testing and physiological predictions
• Musculo-skeletal System – shows the levers in action, muscles recruited for various activities and
   how forces are developed
• Body Image – covers the history of ‘ideal bodies’, sporting bodies and the relationship between
   perceived body size and shape and ideal body size and shape

                                              



Australia & New Zealand
Module 1, Human Energy Systems and module 2, Game Analysis are now available in Australia and New Zealand. The distributors for Australia and NZ are Blake Education.
Please click here to order online or call customer service at +61 (0)3 9558 4433.

United Kingdom
Module 1, the Human Energy Systems and module 2, Game Analysis are now available in the United Kingdom. The sales agents for the United Kingdom are Jan Roscoe Publications.
Please click here to order online or call +44 (0)151 420 4446.



Prof Kevin Norton

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