Football & the Science Connection

Football & the Science Connection

1. Earth Science

   • 8.E.3. Role of Water
     • Identify and describe the atmospheric and hydrospheric conditions related to weather systems.

2. Astronomy

   • 8.D.2. Regular and Predictable Motion:
     • Identify and explain celestial phenomena using the regular and predictable motion of objects in the solar system

3. Biology

   • 8.D.1. Change Over Time:
     • Recognize and describe that evolutionary change in species over time occurs as a result of genetic variation in organisms and environmental changes.

4. Chemistry

   • 8.D.3. Chemical Reactions:
     • Provide evidence to support the fact that common substances have the ability to change into new substances.

5. Physics

   • 8.A.1. Motion:
     • Develop an explanation of motion using the relationships among time, distance, velocity and acceleration.

6. Thermodynamics

   • 8.B.1. Transfer of Heat:
     • Describe and cite evidence that heat can be transferred by conduction, convection and radiation

7. Environmental Issues

   • 8.B.1. Environmental Impact:
     • Recognize and explain how human activity can accelerate or magnify many naturally occurring changes.