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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
People have used advances in science and math to make
sports safer for athletes. Science, technology, engineering
and math are known as STEM – and STEM has a big
impact on every sport that’s played.
Vol. 31, No. 49
1. An air bladder
inside a
helmet
softens the
impact of a hit
on the head.
Work with a parent to solve these
challenging word problems based
on a high school football game.
by Kid Scoop Student Reporter, Murphy Roberts
2. The first
football
helmets were
made of
cotton.
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1930s
30ss
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1940
1940s
940
0s
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1950
1950s
950
0s
I In 1939
1939, the
h
John T. Riddell
Company of Chicago
introduced the
first all-plastic
football helmet.
S ft leather
Soft
le ther head
coverings became
hard leather helmets.
Chin straps and
decorations were
added. Helmets
became mandatory for
NFL players.
A single face bar was
added to plastic
helmets. In 1956, a
radio helmet was
introduced which
allowed coaches to
communicate with
players on the field.
3. A radio in the
helmet helps
a coach
communicate
with players
in the locker
room.
4. Today, the
NFL requires
visors to be
transparent.
1960s
1970s
1980s - 1990s
TODAY
Helmets and double
bar face masks were
introduced. All players
in the NFL wore face
masks.
Riddell introduced a
helmet with an air
bladder inside the
helmet to absorb
energy and soften
the impact of a hit
on the head.
First polycarbonate
helmets and
protective visors
were added.
In 1998, the NFL
required visors to
be transparent.
With improved face
masks, cushioning
against impact and
chin straps, helmets
are now designed to
reduce concussions.
5. The first
football head
coverings
were
designed
to simply
protect a
player’s ears.
At halftime, the game was
tied when the Eagles scored
back-to-back touchdowns worth
7 points each. Color the bar
graph to show how many
touchdowns vs. field goals
the Eagles earned.
In the third quarter, the Eagles
took the lead. Color the bar
chart to show how they
reached 40 points.
The Number Crunchers and the Ready Readers both played their best. The score was close! Add up the
numbers on the jerseys for each team. Write the winning score on the large football jersey.
Select a team that is
mentioned in today’s
sports section.
Where did the team
play its most recent
game? Find the
location on a map.
How many miles
away from your
home did the
team play?
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums to 50.
Each football has a match. Draw a line from each football
helmet with a math problem to the helmet with the answer.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums to 50.
ABSORB
HELMET
JERSEYS
EARS
GAME
HIT
PLAYED
PROTECT
FACE
RADIO
BAR
COACH
HEAD
ADD
ROOM
N P S S B E W H F
This was the score with two
minutes left in the fourth
quarter. If the Vipers are able to
score another touchdown and a
field goal, what would the final
score of the game be?
J
O R P R M A D C V P
D O J
A Q D R A H T
E T G E A B F O E E
This week’s word:
Y E H Y R M A C A M
The noun impact means
forceful contact with
another object.
A C N O A S C T D L
L T S R D A E B
P B E W I
J
I
E
S Y D H
A J M O O R K G S
J
Cut out pictures of football games from the
newspaper. What is not seen in the picture?
Would the picture create a different feeling if
they showed something that is now not seen?
ANSWER: They tide.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
IMPACT
The impact of the falling
tree destroyed our fence.
Try to use the word impact
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Write about a fast machine
or a fast animal. Include
three facts and one opinion.
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1920
1920s
20s
The f first
rst helmets
he m e s were
wer
merely soft leather
coverings that were
meant primarily to
protect the ears.
A field goal kick is worth three
points. In the first quarter, each
team made six field goal
attempts. Color the pie chart
below to show the fraction
scored by each team.