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Discuss with the class the definitions according to the grade level
appropriateness. Go into the basic aerodynamic forces that cause a
Frisbee when thrown with a spinning motion to "fly" through the air.
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Take the class outside and divide the group into teams of four
students each. Give each team one Frisbee.
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Have each team throw the Frisbee between them for 10-15 minutes.
Have them try different techniques according to their ability levels.
Examples would be: low to the ground, tossing it high into the air,
spinning clockwise and counterclockwise.
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Have the students try different size Frisbees in the next 10 minute
segment.
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Stop and discuss on the playing field as a group for a few minutes
what they are experiencing as they throw the Frisbee.
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Continue throwing the Frisbee for 10 more minutes.
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Return to the classroom and have another discussion of the
aerodynamic forces that are utilized when throwing the Frisbee. Ask the
students to enhance their knowledge with the experience that they now
have from throwing the Frisbee.
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Ask the class to write a one page paper on their experience with the
Frisbee throwing. For the younger children you can write it together,
for the older students they can write it on their own.
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