Welcome to the third post in the 25 Connections series I began a few weeks ago. In this game I’ll connect the topic of gymnastics to 25 other related topics or resources.
Remember, we all make connections every day. The more connections we make and the more diverse those connections are the more creative, innovative and better problem-solvers we will become.
On to the topic….
1) Watch the Olympics – obviously!
2) The First Olympics – Blood, Honor, and Glory (History Channel)
3) The Olympic Games: The First Thousand Years
4) ?Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
5) Learn about the food pyramid
6) Learn about Newton’s Law of Inertia
7) Isaac Newton and Physics for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities (For Kids series)
8) The Olympians: A Century of Gold
9) Research recipies and diet plans needed for high endurance athletes
10) Rearch what is needed to plan, market, produce and execute the modern Olympic games
11) Reseach how gymnists use math
12) The effects of steriods and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs
14) Incredible Voyage: Exploring the Human Body (National Geographic)
15) Choreograph a gymnastics routine set to music
16) Reserach career paths gymnists have taken after retirement
17) Ballet
18) Train to be a circus performer
19) Visit Cirque du Soleil
20) Write a letter to your favorite Olympian
21) Research the statistics involved in gymnastics scoring
22) Track and Field
23) Chalked Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics
24) The Gymnastics Mystery (Boxcar Children #73)
25) The Magic School Bus: A Journey into the Human Body
What other topics or resources can you add to this list?
Photo credit: Raphael Goetter