Determine the toxicity of salt to an intracellular liver process using a dose response curve. Details »
Classroom Resources
Explore the marketing of athletes and find examples of celebrities used in endorsements from all areas of sports. Role-play racetrack insiders discussing Seabiscuit's strengths and weaknesses, using appropriate horse racing vocabulary. Details »
Simulate a bioweapon attack to explore potential diseases caused by different agents. Investigate what is known or still unknown about the anthrax mail attacks of 2001 to consider who might have committed these crimes and why. Details »
Play Shadow Ball, a simulation that pantomimes the game of baseball based on the mathematics needed for basic calculations of throwing times between fielders and other known factors. Predict results of plays based on data analysis. Details »
Explore the ways baseball has mirrored world events and the social arena it appeared in. Create a chart of individuals, events, and groups that were influenced or discriminated against throughout the history of the sport. Details »
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Summer Sports
Explore sports beyond the game, including the physical and social benefits, the political and economic significance, and how science and sports go hand-in-hand.
