There are three separate downloadable resources available which are: Weightlifting Teacher Resource
Weightlifting PowerPoint Resource
Weightlifting Student Resource All resources compliment each other and for best use we suggest you use all resources in conjunction with each other during delivery of the module to your class/audience. Weightlifting Teacher Resource The teacher resource for weightlifting is a document with facts, key points and slide descriptions, which can be used as a basis of a script, created to aid the delivery of the chemistry of weightlifting module. The teacher resource is best delivered in conjunction with the PowerPoint resource (presentation), also downloadable from the site. A downloadable student resource worksheet supplements the module and can be used as a student handout. The resources are suitable for use to aid science teaching for 11 -14 year olds and introduce chalk, its properties, chemical formula and how it is produced both synthetically and naturally. Magnesium carbonate is explored in some detail and is connected to the sport of weightlifting and many other sports through its use to aid grip. Weightlifting PowerPoint Resource The PowerPoint resource for weightlifting is a presentation designed for teachers to use as a visual tool when using the teacher resource. The presentation looks briefly at the history of weightlifting and then looks more closely at some of the chemistry behind the chalk that the lifters use to aid their grip. The presentation is visual with pictures as well as bulleted key points and notes. The student resource questions have been added to the presentation along with the answers to allow the answering of the questions to take place in a group situation or to be used for group revision purposes. Weightlifting Student Resource The student resource for weightlifting is a two page document consisting of questions, pictures and information covering the subject. The sheets are designed to be used at the end of the module to help students recap on the material covered and aid teachers to check that learning has taken place. The questions can be used during delivery of the PowerPoint presentation if preferred or as a plenary or homework exercise. The student resource questions cover where chalk comes from, how it is produced and what it can be used for. Weightlifting originated in ancient times, where the lifting of heavy stones determined a person’s strength. This has continued through the ages and in today’s strongman contests heavy stones are lifted, or attempted to be lifted, on to platforms, examples being in the World’s Strongest Man competition. Weightlifting, as the sport we recognise today, started in Germany in the mid-1800s and quickly spread throughout Continental Europe. Weightlifting, also called Olympic weightlifting or Olympic-style weightlifting, is a sport in which athletes attempt to lift a maximum weight of a barbell loaded with weight plates during a single lift. Weightlifting tests an athlete’s ballistic limit (explosive strength) with smaller weights. These lifts must be executed quickly and with mobility because of the greater range of motion during the lifts. Power lifting tests limit strength (with or without lifting aids). Whilst there are relatively few competitive Olympic lifters, the lifts and their components are commonly used by elite athletes to train for explosive and functional strength necessary in a range of other sports.
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