Home Plan - [JG3-L1-U3-LC1-3 Technology and Innovation – Inventions – Technology Wins the Game]

The document explores the impact of technology and innovation on sports equipment, focusing on inventions that enhance athlete performance and safety. It details the creation of tennis balls and football helmets, emphasizing the role of sports engineers in designing materials and equipment to improve games. Students are encouraged to analyze the sequencing of sports engineering processes, using flow charts and graphic features to enhance comprehension. The evolution of football helmets from leather to lightweight and durable plastics is explained, highlighting ongoing innovations like incorporating computer chips for impact detection. Overall, the text underscores the significance of safety equipment in sports and the continuous advancements that protect athletes from injuries.

Contents

• Pages 1—15: Sports technology overview.
• Pages 16—31: Flow chart guidance
• Pages 32—54: Evolution of football helmets.

This section of the document discusses the role of technology and innovation in sports, particularly in relation to inventions that help athletes. It emphasizes how sports engineers design better materials, surfaces, and equipment to improve athlete performance and safety. The text explains the process of creating tennis balls, highlighting that they are made of rubber with felt covers and rubber seams, which are placed under pressure to ensure consistent bouncing. The document also includes activities for students to analyze the steps sports engineers take to enhance games, focusing on the sequence of events and problem-solving skills.

This section of the document provides guidance on completing a flow chart detailing the steps involved in making a tennis ball. The steps included are: 1. First, joining two matching “half-shell” rubber pieces together. 2. Second, wrapping two pieces of felt around the ball. 3. Third, adding a rubber seam to keep the felt cover together. 4. Finally, placing the balls in a can under pressure. The document also emphasizes using signal words like “first,” “second,” “third,” and “finally” to maintain sequence order. Additionally, it mentions the importance of graphic features like diagrams in aiding comprehension of texts.

This section of the document discusses the development of football helmets over time. It describes how initially players did not wear helmets, then moved on to leather helmets, which were not very protective. The evolution of helmets included the addition of more padding, face masks for nose and teeth protection, and the use of plastic in 1939. Today’s football helmets are made of a special plastic that is both lightweight and durable. There is ongoing innovation with helmets, including the incorporation of computer chips to detect impacts and signal when medical assistance is needed. The document emphasizes the importance of safety equipment in sports and how inventions like helmets protect athletes from injuries. It also touches upon the idea of creating cause-and-effect paragraphs related to sports equipment and clothing developments.