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16 Football Themed Activities for the Classroom

The arrival of football season is met with contagious enthusiasm, igniting the passion of fans of all ages. By leveraging the popularity of football, educators can use students’ interests outside the classroom to their benefit and increase lesson engagement. One innovative approach educators can take is integrating STEM curriculum into football themed lessons. From analyzing…

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When STEM and Football Collide

There has been a significant increase of awareness around concussions and head injuries in football in recent years. By extension, this awareness and subsequent increase in concussion protocols has decreased concussions since 2015, as depicted below by IQVIA: an independent, third-party associated with the NFL (National Football League) to effectively measure the impact of injuries,…

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Chandler 8th grader a finalist in national STEM competition

This article was originally published on KTAR News.  PHOENIX — A serious eye problem may have forced a Chandler teen to give up playing football, but he’s using an interest in science and engineering to make a difference in the game he loves. JT Mulvihill, a 14-year-old student at Arizona College Prep in Chandler, is…