Bring the excitement of tennis into your classroom with The Science of Tennis, an engaging STEM packet that helps students discover the science and engineering behind every swing. Designed for grades 3–5 and easily adaptable for grades 2–6, this resource explores how friction, air pressure, energy, spin, racket design, and different court surfaces affect the way tennis is played while connecting these concepts to real-world sports.
Students complete a variety of activities including an informational reading passage, vocabulary matching, comprehension questions, STEM investigations, court surface comparisons, and critical-thinking activities. They’ll also explore real-world STEM careers in sports, design their own tennis racket of the future, complete reflection prompts, and take on a bonus research challenge. Perfect for STEM lessons, science units, sports-themed learning, enrichment, or lessons connected to major tennis tournaments, this packet makes science engaging by showing students how STEM comes to life on the court.
Bring the excitement of tennis into your classroom with The Science of Tennis, an engaging STEM packet that helps students discover the science and engineering behind every swing. Designed for grades 3–5 and easily adaptable for grades 2–6, this resource explores how friction, air pressure, energy, spin, racket design, and different court surfaces affect the way tennis is played while connecting these concepts to real-world sports.
Students complete a variety of activities including an informational reading passage, vocabulary matching, comprehension questions, STEM investigations, court surface comparisons, and critical-thinking activities. They’ll also explore real-world STEM careers in sports, design their own tennis racket of the future, complete reflection prompts, and take on a bonus research challenge. Perfect for STEM lessons, science units, sports-themed learning, enrichment, or lessons connected to major tennis tournaments, this packet makes science engaging by showing students how STEM comes to life on the court.
