Critical Thinking: Analyzing and applying biomechanical principles to solve physical challenges.
Learner’s Mindset: Engaging with new and complex concepts in biomechanics and energy dynamics.
Responsibility: Applying knowledge of biomechanics and energy transfer to promote personal and community health.
What are the fundamental principles of biomechanics?
How is energy transferred in the body during physical activities?
In what ways can understanding biomechanics and energy transfer improve health and athletic performance?
Analytical Reasoning: Students will learn to dissect and understand complex movements by applying biomechanical principles, enabling them to analyze motion in various contexts, from everyday activities to sports.
Practical Application: This involves students applying their understanding of energy transfer and biomechanics to improve physical activities, such as optimizing athletic performance or designing exercises that are safer and more effective.
Innovative Problem-Solving: Encourage students to use their knowledge of biomechanics and energy principles to propose novel solutions to reduce injury risks in sports or improve efficiency in human movement.
NGSS HS-PS2.A: Forces and Motion. Understand that all forces have both magnitude and direction and that these can be used to predict the motion of objects under the influence of various forces.
NGSS HS-PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer. Investigate the mechanisms of energy transfer and transformation, especially in relation to mechanical energy.
NGSS HS-ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions. Engage in the design process to develop a solution to a problem that includes consideration of the forces, energy transfer, and biomechanics.
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