Lesson Plans - Day 1

XR Introduction + 360° Throwing Demo (40 min)

1. Warm-Up (5 min)

• Light dynamic warmup

• Short intro: “What is XR? How can digital overlays improve movement?”

2. 360° Demonstration (10 min)

Learners use phones or Chromebooks to view:

• A 360° video of a quarterback or baseball pitcher
  (YouTube has a lot — “quarterback throwing 360” works great.)

Task:
Rotate the camera angle to identify each phase of the throw.

3. Web-Based AR Station Rotations (20 min)

Learners rotate through three smartphone/Chromebook stations.

Station A — AR Model Throwing Form (6–7 min)

Learners scan a QR code that loads a 3D model of a throwing athlete in their phone.
Tools like:

• Google 3D Animals/Objects

• Sketchfab 3D Throwing Model (free)

Learner Task:
Walk around the model → identify stance, foot position, and arm slot.

Station B — XR Interactive Video (6–7 min)

Teacher provides a link to an H5P video (or YouTube vid with EdPuzzle-style questions).

Video includes:

• Hotspots on elbow angle

• Clickable cues

• Mini quizzes

Learners answer short questions during playback.

Station C — Peer Shadow Throw Analysis (6–7 min)

Using smartphone slow-mo:

• Learners record a partner doing 3 shadow throws.

• They compare it live to the AR model from Station A.

4. Exit Ticket (5 min)

“What is one throwing cue XR helped you understand better today?”