Football and STEM The Kansas City Chiefs trail by four points late in their National Football League NFL game Quarterback Patrick Mahomes drops back to pass He spots an open receiver Mahomes calls on all of his training and on STEM to make the play He throws the ball in a high arc down the field The spinning football cuts through the air in a perfect spiral A speedy receiver tracks the path of the pass He times his speed to meet the ball as it comes down right into his hands Touchdown SCIENCE From long passes to soaring field goals a football moves according to the rules of physics TECHNOLOGY Discover how wearable tech and digital recordings tell us more about the game ENGINEERING Modern stadiums are designed to help fans enjoy games in new and exciting ways MATH Information about teams and players is gathered as numbers called stats A winning score is just the beginning
Patrick Mahomes throws a pass for the Kansas City Chiefs
SCIENCE Big Bodies Several large players line up and stand tall to protect their quarterback Together these players weigh more than 1,550 pounds 703 kg All that bulk keeps the QB safe from tacklers and gives him time to throw Touchdown The quarterback was protected by big and strong teammates How did the players get so large 6 Size and strength help offensive linemen protect their QB
Getting Big with Biology Many linemen are bound to be big from the start A lot about our bodies comes from what we inherit from our parents Food provides the energy for bodies to grow even bigger Players need to eat the right mix of carbohydrates for fuel protein to build and repair muscles and only a little bit of fat David Bakhtiari is about the average size of a lineman But he weighs much more than the average person
