9-12 Don McNamara
Bronze level
Published on 12/26/2014
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Learning objectives
- Mathematics: CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4 Model with mathematics.
- Mathematics: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.MG.A.1 Use geometric shapes, their measures, and their properties to describe objects (e.g., modeling ...
Created for
Ages 14 - 18
Subject
Art / Design
Technology/ICT
Twenty-first century skills
21st Century Skills
Knowledge building & critical thinking
Global awareness & civic literacy
ICT for learning
Problem solving & innovation (creativity)
Required hardware
PC
Instructional approach
Project based learning (PBL)
Independent study
Learning activity details
(Who is brave enough to catch a wave in Kachemak Bay in Alaska? Don “Iceman” McNamara, for one. McNamara lives on the shore of the bay in Homer, a fishing town on the Kenai Peninsula that dubs itself "the cosmic hamlet by the sea." McNamara is part of a growing group of surfers who find the bracing waters of Kachemak Bay just another welcome challenge. One imagines they subscribe to the old surfer adage, "Surfing is life; the rest is details.")
How does the shaping of a surfboard affect its performance?
© Scott Dickerson/ Tandem Stills + Motion
How does the shaping of a surfboard affect its performance?
© Scott Dickerson/ Tandem Stills + Motion