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Slam Dunk Science Activities

Slam Dunk Science has grown from its inception as a middle school science project to promote understanding of sport science by designing a shoe and presenting the design in poster form to a diverse set of ever growing activities that can be used in grades 5-12. Activities currently available are:

Shoe Design Poster
Low Cost Sport Research Lab
VO2 Max (published in Scientific American Frontiers Activity Guide)
Video Analysis*
Impact Test*
Traction Test*
Flexibility Test*
Computer Modeling*

Note that activities with an * require a computer, additional hardware and software that are found in many science classrooms.

Slam Dunk Science Activities

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Slam Dunk Science has grown from its inception as a middle school science project to promote understanding of sport science by designing a shoe and presenting the design in poster form to a diverse set of ever growing activities that can be used in grades 5-12. Activities currently available are:

Shoe Design Poster
Low Cost Sport Research Lab
VO2 Max (published in Scientific American Frontiers Activity Guide)
Video Analysis*
Impact Test*
Traction Test*
Flexibility Test*
Computer Modeling*

Note that activities with an * require a computer, additional hardware and software that are found in many science classrooms.