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5 Olympic Track & Field STEM Activities 

5 Olympic Track & Field STEM Activities 

May 20, 2016 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

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5 Olympics activities for kids that are easy to do at home. Kids will connect and learn with these STEM activities while learning about the Olympics!


 

Track and field events in the olympics are FULL of opportunities to discuss science and math. There is force, gravity and projectile motion and angular momentum for the more advanced, in addition to so much more.

Here are a few popular Olympic track and field STEM activities, and how you can explore them at home in a simple, yet scientific and mathematic matter!

 

5 Olympics activities for kids that are easy to do at home. Kids will connect and learn with these STEM activities while learning about the Olympics!

 

5 Olympics Activities for Kids

Track & Field Inspired STEM Activities 

These 5 Olympics activities for kids are easy to do at home. Kids will connect and learn with these STEM activities while learning about the Olympics!

Long jump

These olympic track and field events show of how science can be observed in sports! Check out these simple activities with household objects for kids' STEM! From jumping to throwing objects, kids can observe, graph and measure, putting their science and math skills to the test while having FUN!

Grab some of those plastic jumping frogs and set them up on  a piece of paper at the start line.

For older kids, determine how many ‘athletes’ you want in your event, and give each of them 3 jumps, tracking their distances. 

Kids can compare distances and chart each jumpers distances, finding the best, and eliminating ‘athletes’ with the shortest distance, until there is a gold medalist!

With younger children, simply measure the distances of 2 ‘jumpers’ and compare them, using words like ‘more’ or ‘less’, ‘farther’ and ‘shorter’.

Shotput

These olympic track and field events show of how science can be observed in sports! Check out these simple activities with household objects for kids' STEM! From jumping to throwing objects, kids can observe, graph and measure, putting their science and math skills to the test while having FUN!

Find a few different household items of varying weights and make a few ‘shotput’ balls. We used a pair of socks wadded up into a ball, an old apple, and a ball of foil.

We threw each object, shotput style, and measured the distances. Have your child observe and compare the weight of the items (use a scale for more ‘fun’) and the distance of each of them. You should find that a few variables impact the which item goes farther!

Pole vault

These olympic track and field events show of how science can be observed in sports! Check out these simple activities with household objects for kids' STEM! From jumping to throwing objects, kids can observe, graph and measure, putting their science and math skills to the test while having FUN!

We created a mini pole vault by putting a bead on a pipe cleaner and launching the bead off of the ‘pole’. Vary the speed at which the pole launches the bead and observe the difference in distances.

High jump

These olympic track and field events show of how science can be observed in sports! Check out these simple activities with household objects for kids' STEM! From jumping to throwing objects, kids can observe, graph and measure, putting their science and math skills to the test while having FUN!

Grab those same jumping frogs that you used in the long jump and see how high they can go!

Create a small pole for the frog to jump over by attaching a straw to 2 popsicle sticks and see how high you can get your frog to jump. Mark the height of the jump on the popsicle sticks and measure with a ruler.

Javelin

These olympic track and field events show of how science can be observed in sports! Check out these simple activities with household objects for kids' STEM! From jumping to throwing objects, kids can observe, graph and measure, putting their science and math skills to the test while having FUN!

It’s the summer Olympics, so what better to use as a javelin than a pool noodle! 

Don’t have one? Grab a stick, a broom, or anything else you have on hand. You kids will be more than happy to have permission to launch a large stick across the lawn! Measure and chart the distances.

RELATED:  Summer Olympics Bingo Game Printable

5 Olympics activities for kids that are easy to do at home. Kids will connect and learn with these STEM activities while learning about the Olympics!

 

These simple activities encourage your kids to compare distances, think about what makes objects go different distances, and measure, chart and graph. That’s a lot of science and math in a few fun games!

Plus, when they watch the summer games with you, they will know what all of these track and field games are, how fun! 

Play the Printable Summer Olympics Bingo too! 

Grab our free printable summer olympics bingo game to play as an extension to these fun track and field STEM activities.


The Olympics are a perfect theme for STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) activities for kids! This post is part of the Learn and Play Summer Olympic Challenge hosted by Edventures with Kids that includes over 50 Olympics Activities for kids! Be sure to check it out – you (and your kids) are not going to want to miss out on this!

 

These olympic track and field events show of how science can be observed in sports! Check out these simple activities with household objects for kids' STEM! From jumping to throwing objects, kids can observe, graph and measure, putting their science and math skills to the test while having FUN!

 

Enjoy the Olympics with your kids, and don’t forget to check out the rest of the activities in the challenge! For a fun way to play along, grab this printable and see who can win the ‘Gold’ Medal 🙂 Have FUN!

These olympic track and field events show of how science can be observed in sports! Check out these simple activities with household objects for kids' STEM! Use this printable to get kids participating and earning their medals! STEM at home goes hand in hand with the Olympics this summer, have fun with it!

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  1. Jacquie says

    June 8, 2016 at 12:13 pm

    Such an awesome post! I love all the math & engineering with your activities — such a fun way to introduce those concepts to kids. Now I have to go dig out our jumping frogs 🙂 Thanks for being part of the Kid Olympics this year!

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    • kchiavarone@gmail.com says

      June 8, 2016 at 12:18 pm

      Thanks for the opportunity! I love everything I have read so far!

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