Sports Education

SPORTS EDUCATION

What is sport education:

Sport education is a curriculum and instruction model designed to provide authentic, educationally rich sport experiences for girls and boys in the context of school physical education.







Advantage of Sports Education

1) Fitness

 

The fitness level of athletes in high school sports programs cannot be underestimated. According to a report from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), a 2006 study on female athletes found that when female students are given more opportunity to participate in athletics in high school, their weight and body mass improve. A 2001 survey found that students agreed they would not spend as much time in sedentary activities like watching television and playing video games if they had other options after school.

 

Studies also suggest that student athletes are less likely to participate in unhealthy or risky behavior when they are playing sports in high school. The same report by the NFHS cited a 2002 study by the Department of Education that found students who spent no time in extracurricular activities in high school were 49 percent more likely to use drugs and 37 percent more apt to become teen parents. Just four hours in an extracurricular activity like sports each week dramatically improved those numbers.

2) Improved Academics

 

A survey conducted by the Minnesota State High School League in 2007 and reported by the NFHS found that the average GPA of a high school athlete was 2.84, while a student who was not involved in athletics had an average GPA of 2.68. The survey also showed that student athletes missed less school than their non-athlete counterparts, with a total of 7.4 days missed and 8.8 days missed, respectively.

 

Another study published in the Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise in August, 2007 found that students who were active in sports like soccer, football and even skateboarding performed 10 percent better in core subjects like math, science, social studies and language arts. Because sports offer equal opportunity to all students at the high school level, these academic benefits extend to all area of the student population, including students that might be traditionally undeserved.

3) Social Relationships

 

Students who participate in sports often forge close friendships with others on the team. These relationships are essential for mental, emotional and physical health throughout the high school years. Students bond together over a common passion, and the time they spend together at practice and games builds tight bonds that often last long after high school is over.

4) Leadership Skills

 

As students advance through the ranks of the high school team, they learn valuable leadership skills. Senior athletes are expected to encourage younger team members and hold them accountable. They set an example and often provide advice and guidance both on and off the field.

5) Success Mindset

 

We Play Moms outlines the mindset for success that is instilled in student athletes, which includes:

 

       ·         Time management skills

       ·         Creativity in finding ways to improve

       ·         Strong focus and concentration development

       ·         Internal skills for handling pressure

       ·         Learning when to take risks

       ·         Taking responsibility for individual performance

                                                               source:http://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog

 

Computer Science

What is Computer Science?

-scientific and practical approach to computation and its applications. It is the systematic study of the feasibility, structure, expression, and mechanization of the methodical procedures (or algorithms) that underlie the acquisition, representation, processing, storage, communication of, and access to information. An alternate, more succinct definition of computer science is the study of automating algorithmic processes that scale. A computer scientist specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computational systems.

Why do Science Computer needed in life?       
  1. Expanding technology

Remember? There was a time before computers ever played a role in our lives. The exponential growth in technology has seen in the past ten years the emergence of Twitter, Facebook, smart phones, wireless communications and many other technological advances in fields such as medicine and robotics. At the current rate of growth, by 2020 the technological landscape and its influence on our daily lives will be unimaginable. Therefore, when it comes to thinking about all the potential avenues of study you could choose from, computing is always worth considering.

2. Variety

Computer science covers a great many job roles, from pure programming positions such as .NET developers, to the opportunity to be engaged with technical change management or to project manage development cycles. Experienced professionals also benefit from possessing a great number of transferable skills. This allows for professionals to move around the computing sector, keeping their workload fresh, while simultaneously developing new and solidifying existing skills and competencies.

3. Chances to be creative

Although there are many varying kinds of computing roles it is an industry that encourages a creative side. Whether it is bringing something new to the appearance of a program, process or application, developing and improving its function, innovation goes a long way in this field. For example, many of the world’s richest and most successful entrepreneurs have been able to combine a strong computing background with creativity. Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, is a prime example of someone who used his strong technical foundation alongside a creative mind-set that allowed him to develop an application that billions across the world now use.

WORK PROVIDED

• Database administrator
• Games developer
• Information systems manager
• IT consultant
• Multimedia programmer
• SEO specialist
• Systems analyst
• Systems developer
• Web designer
• Web developer 

                                     

Math Test Taking Tips

*Translate problems into plain English. Putting problems into words can help you understand them better. Put equations and formulas into words also. For example, c2 = a2 + b2 can be translated as “the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.”

*Use time drills. Practice working problems quickly with a kitchen stopwatch nearby. Exchange problems with a study partner and time each other. Keep reworking them until you can do them all quickly and correctly.

*Analyze before you compute. Set up the problem before you start to solve it. When you’re working on a problem that is worth a lot of points, read it twice slowly, and make a list of the operations you may have to perform to solve it. When you take the time to analyze a problem carefully, you’re more likely to answer it correctly.

*Draw a picture. When you get stuck, make it more real by drawing the problem out in a picture or diagram. Use different colors. Be patient and make your drawing as elaborate as the problem is.

*Estimate before you figure. If you can study a problem and come up with a possible answer before actually answering it, you can often catch your own mistakes in computing the problem.

*Check your work systematically. When you check your work, check it thoroughly. Ask yourself the following questions:
- “Did I read the problem correctly?”
- “Did I use the correct formula?”
- “Is my arithmetic correct, even the simple addition and subtraction?”
- “Is my answer in the proper form?”
- “Does my answer make sense?”
- “Are the units correct?”
- “Is my answer consistent with the parameters of the question?” Unless you’re absolutely sure an answer is wrong, avoid the temptation to change it in the last few minutes of the test. When you feel rushed at the end of a test, it’s easy to come up with the wrong answer.

*Review formulas. Right before the test, review all of the formulas you’ll need to use. As soon as you get your test, (if your instructor allows it) write them down in the margins of your test or on the back of the test.

ORDER OF OPERATION

Order of Operation- BODMAS


Operations

"Operations" mean things like add, subtract, multiply, divide, squaring, etc. If it isn't a number it is probably an operation.

But, when you see something like...

7 + (6 × 5² + 3)

... what part should you calculate first?

Start at the left and go to the right?
Or go from right to left?

Calculate them in the wrong order, and you will get a wrong answer !

So, long ago people agreed to follow rules when doing calculations, and they are:

Order of Operations

*Do things in Brackets First. Example:

		6 × (5 + 3)	=	6 × 8	=	48
		6 × (5 + 3)	=	30 + 3	=	33	(wrong)

*Exponents (Powers, Roots) before Multiply, Divide, Add or Subtract. Example:

		5 × 22	=	5 × 4	=	20
		5 × 22	=	102	=	100	(wrong)

*Multiply or Divide before you Add or Subtract. Example:

		2 + 5 × 3	=	2 + 15	=	17
		2 + 5 × 3	=	7 × 3	=	21	(wrong)

*Otherwise just go left to right. Example:

		30 ÷ 5 × 3	=	6 × 3	=	18
		30 ÷ 5 × 3	=	30 ÷ 15	=	2	(wrong)

How To Remember...? BODMAS

B	Brackets first
O	Orders (i.e. Powers and Square Roots, etc.)
DM	Division and Multiplication (left-to-right)
AS	Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)

Divide and Multiply rank equally (and go left to right).

Add and Subtract rank equally (and go left to right)

After you have done "B" and "O", just go from left to right doing any "D" or "M" as you find them. Then go from left to right doing any "A" or "S" as you find them.                                      source:https://www.mathsisfun.com

PROGRESSION

Progression

An arithmetic-geometric progression (AGP) is a progression in which each term can be represented as the product of the terms of an arithmetic progressions (AP) and ageometric progressions (GP).

Arithmetic Progression

For arithmetic sequences, the common difference is d, and the first term T₁ is often referred to simply as "a". Since you get the next term by adding the common difference, the value of T₂ is just a + d. The third term is T₃ = (a + d) + d = a + 2d. The fourth term is T₄ = (a + 2d) + d = a + 3d. Following this pattern, the n-th term a_n will have the form T_n = a + (n – 1)d.

the common difference d, is the difference between the last term and the first term, d=T_N-T_N-1

Geometric Progression

 For geometric sequences, the common ratio is r, and the first term a₁ is often referred to simply as"a". Since you get the next term by multiplying by the common ratio, the value of a₂ is just ar. The third term is a₃ = r(ar) = ar². The fourth term is a₄ = r(ar²) = ar³. Following this pattern, the n-th term a_n will have the form a_n = ar^{(n – 1)}.

the common ratio r, is the fraction of two the last term and the first term, r= T power of n/ T power (n-1)
                                                                                 SOURCE:http://www.basic-mathematics.com/

Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”) is the study of topics such as quantity (numbers),structure, space, and change.

 There is a range of views among mathematicians and philosophers as to the exact scope and definition of mathematics.

Mathematicians seek out patterns and use them to formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proof. When mathematical structures are good models of real phenomena, then mathematical reasoning can provide insight or predictions about nature. Through the use of abstraction and logic, mathematics developed from counting, calculation,measurement, and the systematic study of the shapes and motions of physical objects. Practical mathematics has been a human activity for as far back as written records exist. The research required to solve mathematical problems can take years or even centuries of sustained inquiry.