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Sporting Science: Cricket Project –
Activities Overview
The aim of the activities is to use a sporting arena as the context for learning. The content areas are
outlined below, but alongside the content the Working Scientifically aspect of science is a key element of
the activities.
Each age grouping has the opportunity to carry out activities at the Emirates Durham ICG and then a follow
up activity at school.
Working Scientifically
Types of scientific enquiry to include:
identifying, classifying and grouping;
observing over time;
pattern seeking;
comparative and fair testing (controlled investigations); and
researching using secondary sources.
J BarnettSporting Science: Cricket Project –
Activities Overview
Sporting Warm Up Cricket Science Activities at Cricket Club Follow-up at School
Key Stage 1 (Can be negotiated with school) Y1 Everyday Materials
describe the simple physical properties of a variety of
Bowl, Catch, Bat, Run Group will have a tour around the ground which will everyday materials
(Learn, then call out action words in random include:
Y1 Lesson Plan - Comfy Cricket Cushion Design a
order) Talk with Ground Staff about the grass that is
Bowl (underarm action) used and the hardness of ‘the pitch’ and what comfy cushion for the seats at the cricket ground.
Catch (cup two hands together, pull towards science is used in preparing the pitch, perform simple tests to explore questions, for
body) cutting, watering etc. example: ‘What is the best material for…
Bat (hold imaginary bat, push forward) Look at the different objects used in cricket:
Run (run on the spot) bat, ball, stump, helmet, pads. Describe the Y2 Plants
material and say what property is needed to find out and describe how plants need water, light and
Use soft tennis balls on the ground in two do its job.
a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.
lines. Use a table or diamond ranking system to
Throw the balls to each other as many times sort/classify the different materials. Y2 Lesson Plan - Cricket Wicket Investigate how
as they can. water, light and temperature affect plant growth.
Can carry out a simple investigation to determine set up a comparative test to show that plants need
Challenge: Using a ball tee, the pupils use a which type of ball bounces the highest. light and water to stay healthy
Kwik Cricket bat and soft ball to hit the ball
and then partner runs to fetch it and throws it Y2 Uses of Everyday Materials
back in. After playing the sporting warm up, use a photograph identify and compare the suitability of a variety of
of a Durham cricket player. Label the photograph
everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic,
with senses that cricket players use.
glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular
uses - Design and test protective clothing, thinking
about the properties of materials that make them
suitable or unsuitable for particular purposes.
J BarnettSporting Science: Cricket Project –
Activities Overview
Sporting Warm Up Cricket Science Activities at Cricket Club Follow-up at School
Lower Key Stage 2 (Can be negotiated with school) Y3 Animals, including Humans
identify that animals, including humans, need the right types
Cone strike Group will have a tour around the ground which will and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own
Knock ball off cone with a beanbag. include: food; they get nutrition from what they eat
5 points for each hit 3 throws Talk to Dave Measor about the fertilizer that Y3 Lesson Plan - Cricketers Diet Produce a meal plan for a
allowed. is used on the grass and how it is treated. cricket player using the different food groups. Write a letter to
the team captain to suggest the menu.
Put lots of stumps on the ground and Observe the difference in soil type between research different food groups and how they keep us healthy
set up a relay race involving rolling a the clay soil wicket and the more sandy soil and design meals based on what they find out.
ball out, running to get it and throw it outfield. Why is it different?
back to the stumps. Y4 States of matter
Observe a bowler in action and then look at identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in
Challenge: Quick game of Non- the footage to draw on the skeleton and how the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with
Stop/ Kwik cricket. it moves during the bowling. Make a split pin temperature.
skeleton (arm/leg) Y4 Lesson Plan - Rain Stopped Play Investigate ways to dry
the pitch. (Changes over time)
Observe the blotter which absorbs water. observe and record evaporation over a period of time, for
example, a puddle in the playground (pitch). Which material
Observe a batter hitting a ball a long way is the best at absorbing water?
away and close up and describe the
differences in the sound i.e. quieter, and also Y3 Light and Y4 Sound (Pattern Seeking)
you see the ball then hear the sound. Link to Y3 - find patterns in the way that the size of cricket stump
vibrations travelling through the air. shadows change when the light source moves or the
distance between the light source and the object changes.
Look at examples of ‘snic-o’ and ‘hotspot’ Y4 - recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from
the equipment to pick up noises off the bat. the sound source increases.
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Activities Overview
Sporting Warm Up Cricket Science Activities at Cricket Club Follow-up at School
Upper Key Stage 2 (Can be negotiated with school) Y5 Forces
explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth
Stump strike During the tour of the ground you can because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and
Knock the bar off the stumps to the falling object
score 5 points. Using the stumps in the ground and the Sun, observe identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and
3 throws allowed. the shadow of the stumps on the ground. Draw friction that act between moving surfaces
suggestions on how the shadow changes during the day Y5 Lesson Plan - Crazy Bounce
Line up in two lines and bounce and where would be good to sit. Explore how bounce of a can be ball changed. Investigate one
pass the tennis balls across to a aspect e.g. surface, height, grass length etc. using a
partner. Using Top Trumps cards of the Durham and England comparative/fair test.
Players, rank the players in terms of their age and write
Challenge: a sentence about how the age of a player affects their Y6 Light
Game of Non Stop / Diamond ability to play cricket. explain that we see things because light travels from light
Cricket sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then
Bounce investigation – does a ball always bounce the to our eyes
same no matter what height it is dropped from. Y6 Lesson Plan – Colour and Light
Research colour blindness and how this might affect cricketers.
Observe the Big screen display and identify how the Investigate effects using coloured acetates.
different colours are produced using the Red/Blue/Green
mix. Y5 Animals, including Humans
describe the changes as humans develop to old age
Using the robotics carry out an investigation changing
the length of the ‘bowler’s arm’ against how far it is Research how age affects cricketers’ performances. Use
thrown. (Fair test idea) http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zqvcwmn/revision/1
What ages are the current England squad?
Observe the Bowling machine and time how long it http://www.ecb.co.uk/stats/player-profiles/
takes the ball to travel at different speeds. (use What are your conclusions about the relationship between age
stopwatches) and performance?
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Activities Overview
Youtube videos from 2008 ‘Science of Sport – Cricket’ Six films of about 8 minutes each.
This sports documentary discusses about cricket, the skills required at the highest level and how to improve the modern cricketer in terms of
skill and fitness levels.
Even if you aren't interested in the above mentioned details, there are a lot of cool cricket clips (reverse swinging yorkers, big hits) which will
keep you entertained :)
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naMJz2...
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnwwd0...
Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4tGao...
Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMNBlr...
Part 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYDwNT...
Part 6:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSmQLB...
Google BBC learning zone cricket science for further videos.
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