By Ainissa Ramirez

More people watch the Super Bowl than vote in a Presidential election.

This fact stopped me in my tracks, and I wondered if the tremendous popularity of football could be used as a way to teach STEM. I took on this challenge with journalist Allen St. John when we wrote a book called Newton’s Football (3), a new title from Random House.

What did we find in terms of science at work on the gridiron? Surprisingly, a lot, and many of the topics fall under the Next Generation Science Standards (4) (NGSS). Let me share a few items, which might be useful to you in your classroom.

via Using Football Science to Tackle STEM Education | Edutopia.