Academic Day is January 27th!
Math is going to be the emphasis for this academic day!
Bowling!
Bowling relies on math to keep track of the scores during a game. All you need to do is look at a scorecard and this will become apparent. If you look at a scorecard, you’ll see 10 frames. Each frame denotes one round. If you don’t get a strike or spare, you get two opportunities to knock down the pins during each frame, or round. Every pin is worth one point. When you hit all of the pins in your first roll, that’s called a strike. Strikes are scored as a 10, which is the maximum number of pins that can be knocked down. This is written as an X on the score sheet. If you get a strike, you still get two chances to knock down 10 pins. So at most, you can get 30 points per round, because 10+10+10 = 30.
If it takes you two rolls to hit all 10 pins down, that’s called a spare, and it’s written on the card as a ‘/’. You will still get a third roll. The best score you can get while with a spare is 20, because the first two rolls will be 10, plus an additional 10 on your third roll.
If you don’t get a strike or a spare, then you only get two rolls during your frame, or round. Simply add up the pins that you knocked down.
What size is your bowling ball?
All bowling balls used in the game of ten pins around the world are manufactured the same 8.5 inches diameter size with a very minute degree of diameter tolerance. The size of a ball is universal but the weight varies between 6 lbs and up to a maximum of 16 pounds!
Workout!
Roller skating uses 80% of your bodies muscles and gives you a great cardio workout while burning up to 650 calories an hour while having fun!
How long was the longest Conga line on skates!
The longest conga line on roller skates consists of 308 people, and was achieved by Shivganga Roller Skating Club (India) in Belgavi, India, on 1 November 2019.
How fast can you skate?
The fastest marathon on roller skates is 2 hr 17 min 53 sec, and was achieved by Steven Ruppel (USA) in Wausau, Wisconsin, USA, on 24 August 2019. That's 26.2 miles on skates in 2 hours!
