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Metric in Sports: Bicycling

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Description: Athletic competition is a part of daily life for many students. International sport contests bring together athletes in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. Explore these educational resources to learn how the International System of Units (SI) measurements are used within bicyling. Bicycling competitive events include track cycling, road cycling, mountain biking, and BMX.
Teaching tips:
  • 0 to 5 minutes teaching time
  • Explore metric system measurements in the context of health and competitive sports.
  • Use SI measurement in sport to reinforce how measurements are used to ensure fairness in athletic competition. Officials, athletes and spectators depend on accurate event times and precise competition distances to establish new performance records. Daily, collegic and international sports provide an outstanding opportunity to observe metric measurements in action.
  • Take a multidisciplinary approach when teaching the SI. Measurements should not be isolated within the math and science curriculum. Addressing the topic of measurement across multiple disciplines emulates real-world applications and provides students with additional opportunities to learn in context and understand the impact measurements have on society.
  • Discuss and apply metric measurements during "National Bike to School Day" and discuss cycling safety. The main reason: most kids don’t wear a helmet while riding a bike.
Resource owner information:
  • Elizabeth Benham
  • [email protected]
  • NIST
  • 68 - Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)
  • 680 - Physical Measurement Laboratory Office
Resource dates:
  • Created on January 13, 2010
  • Last updated on July 11, 2024
  • Reviewed on July 11, 2024
Resource types:
  • Educational Resource: Image
  • Educational Resource: Article
Resource formats:
  • Webpage
  • Image
School subjects:
  • STEM: Biology and Life Sciences
  • STEM: Mathematics
  • STEM: Physical Science (General)
  • STEM: Physics
  • Other: Physical Education
Keywords:
  • mass
  • gram
  • kilogram
  • meter
  • physical education
  • game
  • interdiscipline
Topics:
  • Other: SI Units
  • Research at NIST: Metrology
Instructional levels:
  • High School (9-12)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
Target audiences:
  • Students
  • Parents
  • Educators
  • Outreach Ambassadors
  • General Public
Language:
  • English