MYP CT YEAR 9: November 2014

Unit Details: Sports Technology

Key concept	Related concept(s)	Global context
Systems	Innovations and ergonomics	Scientific and technical innovation
Statement of inquiry
Technological innovations are a product of dynamic changes in systems
Inquiry questions
Factual What are the prerequisites for the development of systems? Conceptual To what extent does a product meet universal needs? Debatable Is the development of a system linear or iterative?
AK strand
Ethics

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Designers don't just create products and solutions out of no where. They have a process that enables them to succeed. In MYP Design we focus on how to approach design. Students learn the Design Cycle- An effective method for engaging with design problems. Always remember that your goal is to apply the design cycle to solve problems for real situations. That is why we insist on a real client.

In design emphasizes in the process is actually MORE critical than the product at this point in MYP. Evidence of your learning and the evolution of your ideas throughout in the product development should be clear.

Activity 1

a) Read the following article and comment on how the technologies described will impact sports.

http://www.topendsports.com/resources/technology.htm

http://www.topendsports.com/sport/tennis/hawkeye.htm

http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/ten-techs-transforming-sports.htm

b) Databases used to manage sports

Create your own online database for sports management using https://www.zoho.com/creator/create-online-database.html

c) Sport training solution

Open the following training and discuss how effective these solutions are for training in sports.

Coach solution http://micoach.adidas.com/

Trainer solution http://www.tricoretraining.com/trainer/

d) Sport simulators