Marathon
Ideas for the Classroom
by
Dr. Alice Wilder
For English Class:
Interview
someone running in the marathon.
Follow
their training and track their progress.
Get
their stories; tell your own story.
Run
an organized race and write about it.
Organize
a race and plan it all!
For Science Class:
Nutrition
Experiments
Create
a food log: 1) Random/Normal day and then chart how you feel
the next day doing a specific activity; 2) Eat high protein
on a given day and then do and chart how you feel doing the
same activity as #1;
Eat
high Carbs on a given day and then do and chart how you feel
doing the same activity as #1 and #2;
Eat
a completely balanced diet and & then do and chart how
you feel doing the same activity as #1 and #2. and #3
Physical
Education:
Yoga
in school could be such a positive influence on fitness and
being in touch with your body and emotions. The idea of breathing
and using that and posture/stretches as a tool for living is
very beneficial.#
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