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Subject: ScienceLesson Title: Selling a FootballGoals/Objectives:• To determine what factors influence the distance and height of a football that is kicked.• To produce an advertisement for a product.National Standards met: A1 and A2, Science as Inquiry, Designing and Conducting ascientific investigation; B2 Physical Science, Structure and properties of matter;B4, Physical Science, Motions and forces.SCIENCEMethods/Procedures:• Define the terms motion, force, elasticity, kinetic energy, potential energy, thermalenergy, and composite materials.• Students can use a KWHL (Know, Want to know, How to learn, and what wasLearned) chart. See this website for further information: http://graphic.org/kwhl.html.• Collect several different footballs.• Form teams of two or three. Have each team select a ball. Conduct the experimentby having each team kick the football and measure the distance. Consider also usinga ball that is under inflated or over inflated.• Have each team record observations.• Teams should analyze the data and draw conclusions.• Teams should then design an advertisement for the football based on its performance.The ad should contain persuasive language, graphics, and data presented in table orgraphic form.• Assessment can be done on a teacher-designed rubric which scores theadvertisement based on such features as effectiveness, conveyance of desiredconcept, use of technology, design elements, and convincing argument.Materials:• Footballs• Paper and pencils or pens• Measuring tools• Computer software, if desiredAssessment:• Teacher-created rubricPro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program 92 Detroit Lions Edition