Technology Wins The Game Review

A sports engineer...

• travels with sporting teams

• improves sports gear

• helps build sports arenas

What were tennis rackets made of first?

• wood

• mixed materials

• metal

What text feature is used to help the reader understand how running shoes have changed over time on page 410?

• a timeline

• a caption

• a bar graph

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is special about the shoes long jumpers wear?

• They have rounded spikes on the bottom of the whole shoe

• The soles are very heavy so they do not slip in the dirt

• They have metal spikes in the front of the shoe only

Which best describes why changes to early football helmets were needed?

• Early helmets did not provide much protection

• Early helmets did not provide much comfort

• Both of the above

What step does a sports engineer do first?

Explain how "all weather tracks" are different from running on grass

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

List at least 2 improvements made to running shoes

Describe the changes made to football helmets using words like "first", "next", "then", "finally".

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

What is one piece of safety gear that helps bicyclists? How does it help them?

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.4.5