Math and Science of Sports – High School Curriculum

Description

Analyze Elite Performance with Advanced STEM

The Math and Science of Sports – High School curriculum empowers students in Grades 9–12 to explore advanced STEM topics through the lens of sports. This 36-week course investigates physics, statistics, biology, and engineering principles applied to athletic training, sports equipment, biomechanics, and performance modeling.

Students engage in labs, create data sets, write short reports, and calculate values for topics like kinetic energy, torque, center of gravity, drag, air resistance, probability, and more. Every lesson is connected to real-world data from professional athletes and Olympic-level training.

A powerful option for homeschool STEM credit, elective science, or co-op class, this PDF-based curriculum offers college prep readiness through sports science.

📘 What You’ll Learn:

• Explore aerodynamics, force vectors, statistics, and injury prevention

• Solve real-world problems using graphing, calculus basics, and regression

• Study topics such as altitude training, material science, heart rate zones, and VO₂ max

• Analyze athletic performance with real sports science case studies

• Ideal for a full-year elective, science credit, or PE-based STEM class

🌐 Extend the Learning:

Study sport-specific terminology at Etymonline and learn how language evolves in sports science through the Linguistic Society of America.

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📥 Format & Delivery:

Instant PDF download, structured by week, with detailed lessons, labs, athlete analysis, and answer keys.

🎯 Ideal For:

• High school students earning elective STEM or science credit

• Co-op classes blending fitness and STEM

• Athletes interested in biomechanics, training, or sports analytics

By year’s end, students will have built a full academic portfolio demonstrating math, science, and critical analysis—through something they love: sports.