scholarly journals Video 7: Strengthening Structures

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Schudel ◽  
Anna Timmermans
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
School Technology ◽  
Technology Classroom ◽  
Demonstration Video

This demonstration video, for use in a primary school technology classroom, shows how strong structures can be made using triangular shapes. It then proceeds to challenge learners to make a tower from 20cm straws or other material of similar lengths. The tower needs to be able to hold a tennis ball (or object of a similar size and mass) 30cm above a surface.

scholarly journals Video 7: Strengthening Structures

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Schudel ◽  
Anna Timmermans
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
School Technology ◽  
Technology Classroom ◽  
Demonstration Video

This demonstration video, for use in a primary school technology classroom, shows how strong structures can be made using triangular shapes. It then proceeds to challenge learners to make a tower from 20cm straws or other material of similar lengths. The tower needs to be able to hold a tennis ball (or object of a similar size and mass) 30cm above a surface.

scholarly journals Relationship between Primary School Children’s Physical Fitness, Physical Activity and their Parents’ Physical Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (117) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Vainauskas ◽  
Laurynas Dilys ◽  
Saulius Šukys ◽  
Brigita Miežienė ◽  
Arūnas Emeljanovas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Parental Physical Activity ◽  
Children’S Physical Activity

Background. Healthy lifestyle skills instilled in childhood remain into adulthood. Parental physical activity skills are directly related to their children’s physical activity which strengthens their children’s physical fitness. The aim of the study was to determine and evaluate the relationship between parents’ and children’s physical activity and to evaluate the links between children’s physical activity and physical fitness.Methods. The study involved 486 primary school children aged 7 to 10 years (240 boys and 241 girls) and their parents from Kaunas district. The study was conducted in 2018 in Kaunas district schools. Parental physical activity was assessed using Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire-GLTEQ (Godin & Shephard, 1985). Physical activity of primary school children was assessed by submitting a questionnaire to parents developed by researchers Bacardi-Gascón, Reveles-Roy, Woodward-Lopez, Crawford, and Jiménez-Cruz (2012). Schoolchildren’s physical fitness was assessed by 9 physical fitness tests (Fjørtoft, Pedersen, Sigmundsson, & Vereijken, 2011).Results. Having assessed the physical activity of children according to WHO (2010) recommendations, we found that the vast majority of the surveyed children (93.6% of boys and 86.3 of girls) were physically active, i.e. they engaged in physical activity for more than 1 hour during the day. Comparing the schoolchildren’s physical fitness by gender we found that boys were more physically fit than girls when performing long jumps, two-legged jumps, throwing a tennis ball, and running for six minutes (p < .05). Comparing the results of schoolchildren’s physical fitness by grades (Table 3), we observed that the older children were, the more physically fit they were. Correlation analysis of the research results showed a statistically significant direct relationship between father’s and mother’s physical activity (r = .487, p = .0001). A significant relationship was found between the results of children’s physical activity and tennis ball throwing (r = .170, p = .018) and the results of 10 * 5m running tests (r = –.150, p = .019). Higher physical activity was directly associated with better scores on these tests.Conclusion. Schoolchildren’s and their parents’ physical activity has no relation with schoolchildren’s physical fitness.Keywords: healthy, lifestyle, physical activity, physical fitness.

Come fly with me: Notes on primary school technology

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Richard C. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Technology

Primary school technology: Where is it going?

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Smits
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Technology

Developing Basic Movement Skills in Primary School Students: Planned Games and Movement Education Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2954-2956
Author(s):  
Levent Önal ◽  
Ahmet Şirinkan
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
Basic Skill ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Movement Education ◽  
Movement Skills ◽  
Movement Training ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Long Jump

Aim: The aim of this study is to develop the movement skills of primary school students (1st and 2nd grades) in Erzurum city center with planned games and movement education applications. Method: 38 students (24 males + 14 females) living in the central campus of Erzurum province and selected according to the convenience sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, participated in the research. Students participated in specially prepared game and movement training programs between 60-90 minutes 3 days a week during the summer period. In the first stage of the study, basic skills were determined by applying basic skill tests which is flamingo balance, catching the thrown ball, standing long jump, throwing a tennis ball, running 20 meters straight, hitting the ball with the foot, vertical jumping and galloping as a pre-test. At the end of the 2-month (8 weeks) period, basic skill tests were applied as a post-test and their status was compared. Findings: According to the results of the research, a positive (p<0.05) improvement was observed in the initial basic skill tests which applied flamingo balance, catching the thrown ball, standing long jump, throwing a tennis ball, running 20 metetraight, hitting the ball with the foot, vertical jump and gallop. Result: As a result, it was concluded that the game and special movement training program, which is made regularly for primary school 1st and 2nd grade students, contributes positively to their basic motor skills. Key Words: Primary school, games, movement training, skill development.

scholarly journals FUNCTIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS IN 7–10-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL CHILDREN IN LITHUANIA. PILOT STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (105) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brigita Miežienė ◽  
Vida Janina Česnaitienė ◽  
Arūnas Emeljanovas ◽  
Ingun Fjortoft ◽  
Lise Kjønniksen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Test Battery ◽  
The Body ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Tennis Ball ◽  
Fitness Evaluation

Background. Physical fitness in childhood is a marker of health as it reflects the functional status of most the body functions involved in the performance of daily physical activity and/or physical exercise. Measurement and monitoring of these indicators of health beginning from early age is of highest importance. So, the aim of this study is to examine physical fitness in primary school children and test the validity of physical fitness test battery . Methods. A sample of 415 children participated in the study. Physical fitness was measured by the 9-item test battery (Fjørtoft et al., 2011). ANOVA results show that indicators of physical fitness differ across age. In general, older children are more physically fit than the younger ones. Mastering preschool and primary school children’s physical fitness evaluation techniques will allow monitoring the changes in physical fitness in the course of the school year in different age groups. Results. In this study we presented the baseline data of a longitudinal study of 7–10-year-old children in Lithuanian schools. We found a development of achievements in physical functional physical activity across age, the 9–10 years olds being the fittest. We found a pronounced gap in the performance between the age groups of 8–9 years, while the 7–8-year-olds seemed to be more even in their functional fitness competency. The same achievement pattern also was characteristic of boys and girls. Gender differences were found in one test item only (throwing tennis ball), which was explained by different play cultures in boys and girls. Conclusion. Our results indicate a stronger focus on the modernization of physical education programs for children in this age group, particularly for the 8-year-olds. The PE programs should be based on a multivariate sample of basic motor skills of all ages aiming at developing the children’s overall functional physical fitness.

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