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The purpose of this web page is to provide information for ongoing outreach projects with researchers, science teachers in middle and high schools as well as the general public.

We are designing educational modules for middle and high school teachers. The teachers can then use material as needed for their educational units.

Too often life science is distilled into disparate facts addressing major biological concepts, but lacking purpose for learning and applying knowledge to real world contexts. The driving principle of this project is to build learning modules employing real world scenarios to foster authentic scientific investigation in biological sciences.

Content addressed in modules aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards (Achieve, Inc., 2013) for middle and secondary life science, Engineering Design, and Science and Engineering Practices, and promotes critical thinking skills in biological science.

Resources: Papers and web links

Neat site for factoids of Physics and body motion
http://www.topendsports.com/biomechanics/physics.htm

Sport Biomechanics Teacher Resources
http://www.lessonplanet.com/teachers/lesson-plan-biomechanics-of-sports

Youtube to ACL tears -Muscle physics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMy7qup3EIg

Biomechanics using Vernier probes and arm models (PDF)

static.nsta.org-files-tst1304_68 (PDF)

An overview of the basic science of concussion (PDF)

Biomechanics and tennis (PDF)

biometrics chapter 2007 (PDF)

Instant Replay physics of movement (PDF)

Kinematics revealed by physiologic-Cadavers (PDF)

Muscle student excercise (PDF)

Muscle student excercise ideas-2 (PDF)

Myer-j-musc-skel-med-2006-preventing-acl-injuries-in-women (PDF)

ON LEARNING IN BIOMECHANICS (PDF)

Participants designing this content are :

Sally Shafer, P-12 Math and Science Outreach Unit of PIMSER, Univ. of KY.

SUSAN MAYO, P-12 Math and Science Outreach Unit of PIMSER, Univ. of KY.

DIANE JOHNSON, P-12 Math and Science Outreach Unit of PIMSER, Univ. of KY.

KIM ZEIDLER-WATTERS, P-12 Math and Science Outreach Unit of PIMSER, Univ. of KY.

ROBIN L. COOPER, Dept. of Biol., & Center for Muscle Biology, Univ. of KY.