Continuing a project started during the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver, NBC has partnered with the National Football League (NFL) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide science content to augment the network’s football coverage. With the help of high-speed cameras, a scientist (most sponsored by NSF) will introduce a scientific principle and a former or current NFL player will explain how the principle applies to their position. Scientific fields represented include kinesiology, engineering and nutrition. You can find the video segments at the NBC Learn site, just look for the Science of NFL Football link.
While it does not appear to be part of this particular series, I think a segment on concussions, or at least collisions, would be appropriate. While the NSF did not contribute to the recent changes in the NFL’s concussion policies, the league did consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. I think it could be done in a way that would be positive, but contain the proper warnings for young viewers and players. At least Sports Science has done segments on collisions, if not on concussions.
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This is a great resource thanks for sharing this exciting news. These videos are great and the lesson plans that come with them are well executed. I was able to find the lesson plan in http://www.lessonopoly.org/nfl. I hope that they keep on creating these great resource for teachers.
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Well, there are two episodes dealing with collisions – the episodes Newton’s First Law and Newton’s Second Law. There’s no mention of concussion in either of them. And yes, the series is focused primarily on physics, but one episode does focus on nutrition and hydration for players. It wouldn’t have been much of a stretch to have another biologically focused episode.
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