Olympic sports provide unique material for learning geometry in elementary grades, including both ruler and protractor skills. The following books from Schottenbauer Publishing provide academic material which can be integrated into classes, school projects, homework, homeschool, academic enrichment programs, afterschool programs, and summer camps, including math, science, writing, and physical education classes. Each book is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, CreateSpace, CreateSpace Wholesale, and other online vendors. The Olympic geometry series is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, & Hindi! The Geometry of Summer Olympic Sports In this book, students can measure the angles created as a color-coded cartoon character, Blue Dude, demonstrates a variety of Summer Olympic sports. Events include archery, boxing, canoe/kayak, cycling, diving, fencing, football/soccer, golf, gymnastics, handball, high jump, hurdles, javelin, long jump, shooting, shot put, sprinting, swimming, synchronized swimming, trampoline, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling! The Geometry of Winter Olympic Sports
In this book, students can measure the angles created as a color-coded cartoon character, Blue Dude, demonstrates a variety of Winter Olympic sports. Events include alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, and snowboard! Individual Sport Books
Several individual sports are featured in the following books, available in English and German.
The Geometry of Archery & Fencing
The Geometry of Figure Skating
The Geometry of Gymnastics
The Geometry of Water Sports
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As featured in the video, students can use the books to practice using a protractor to measure angles. Students can also practice using a ruler to measure size, calculate area, and estimate proportions to real-life scale. Each printed book contains 30 pages with one diagram per page, including ample space for drawing, making calculations, and taking notes. The books range in difficulty from easy to difficult. Easy topics include ballet, yoga, and cars, which present simple angles without distraction. Advanced books, featuring more complicated angles, include Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Archery & Fencing, Gymnastics, Figure Skating, Water Sports, Architecture, Home Construction, and Gardens. These books can be integrated into elementary classes in math, art, and physical education. Additional Information
Educators and parents can now learn how to use geometry workbooks by Schottenbauer Publishing in a new free YouTube video: How to Use Geometry Workbooks. In a brief series of slides, the video provides guidance on selecting an axis position and measuring angles in the book series Adventures in Geometry.
The Adventures in Geometry book series currently consists of 12 books on popular topics, including sports, architecture, gardens, and cars. All books are available in English and German, with some translated into 17 world languages! Additional information on the series, including purchase information, is available at Geometry Workbooks. Additional Information
