Olympia’s Rolling With Science program combines classroom concepts with real world examples and meets the Next Generation Science standards. We feel this type of field trip will bring awareness of STEM professions and will get children excited about how Science, Technology, Engineering and Math play a part in their lives.
Our lesson plans are designed by teachers and adapted to cover numerous STEM related topics in a fun, engaging, hands on presentation that relates to what your students are learning in class. Plus, students will enjoy bringing the textbook to life by experiencing skating after the presentations.
Booking Request Form located at the bottom of this page.
Our lesson plans are designed by teachers and adapted to cover numerous STEM related topics in a fun, engaging, hands on presentation that relates to what your students are learning in class. Plus, students will enjoy bringing the textbook to life by experiencing skating after the presentations.
Booking Request Form located at the bottom of this page.
Here are some of the ways that our Rolling With Science program correlates STEM with roller skating:
Did you know that between the wheel and the axle of a roller skate is a tiny device called a bearing and its job is to fight friction! Your students will learn all about friction, how skating is related to friction and the different materials and how the skate reacts to those surface materials.
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Did you know that roller skates were first made with wooden wheels? If you lived a century ago, that is what skates were made with. Now, thanks to modern science and materials, skate wheels come in all shapes and sizes and are constructed with the best materials to skate on all types of surfaces.
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Engineers play a crucial role in planning and designing skates of all types from beginner skates to those used by Olympic Champion skaters. Testing of materials for comfort, speed, and durability ensure optimal designs based on the intended usage. Olympia’s RWS program can touch on the distinct type of skates and how they are engineered for their functions.
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Skating is math in action and actually proves Newton’s Three Laws of Physical Motion! Your roller skate wheels will not move unless an outside force moves them. Adversely, the wheels will not stop moving until an outside force makes them stop. With Olympia’s Rolling with Science program, we will show students how these Laws of Motion demonstrated can make learning fun and relevant.
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Olympia’s Rolling With Science lessons are adapted in order to cater to your students and age group!
LESSONS INCLUDE:
The Science of Roller Skating:
Learn the parts of the roller skate or inline skate with the opportunity for hands on practice of building a skate. We will discuss the several types of surfaces skates are used upon and how different wheels react to these surfaces and how the skate reacts while in motion on these surfaces. Students will have a chance to use their own creativity and design a new feature for roller skates.
Learn the parts of the roller skate or inline skate with the opportunity for hands on practice of building a skate. We will discuss the several types of surfaces skates are used upon and how different wheels react to these surfaces and how the skate reacts while in motion on these surfaces. Students will have a chance to use their own creativity and design a new feature for roller skates.
Friction and Gravity:
Lessons will touch on all three forms of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students will receive an introduction to physics and how roller skating involves the parameters of motion. Students will learn how force and mass play a large role in motion. There will be demonstrations on gravity and firsthand studies of the skate.
Lessons will touch on all three forms of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students will receive an introduction to physics and how roller skating involves the parameters of motion. Students will learn how force and mass play a large role in motion. There will be demonstrations on gravity and firsthand studies of the skate.
Heart, Health, and Fitness:
Students will learn basic human biology and how the heart reacts to exercise. Students will explore through heart healthy activities such as finding and calculating an average heart rate. We will also learn about making heart healthy food choices.
Students will learn basic human biology and how the heart reacts to exercise. Students will explore through heart healthy activities such as finding and calculating an average heart rate. We will also learn about making heart healthy food choices.
Fractions, Formulas and Fun - Math and Roller Skating:
Math can be found all over the skating world. Students will measure and calculate the speed of a skater. We will also discuss skate sizes and study all the different shapes that are in a skating rink. We will also discuss centrifugal force and how it relates to roller skaters.
Math can be found all over the skating world. Students will measure and calculate the speed of a skater. We will also discuss skate sizes and study all the different shapes that are in a skating rink. We will also discuss centrifugal force and how it relates to roller skaters.