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| Kid’s bowling shoes: The simple buyer’s guide - YAHOO! Posted: 10 Jan 2011 11:03 AM PST This article was produced by a member of the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where users like you are published on Yahoo! As a parent, one of the common requests from any child that begins to participate in any sport is the dreaded, "I want new equipment!" It's a given, but it's a necessary evil, despite the costs. What's more, debating the pros and cons of certain, individual pieces of equipment can be a daunting task. This is especially true, as it pertains to the individual sport of bowling and its decades-old dilemma: ball or shoes? For most, the answer is: footwear! When choosing bowling shoes for kids you want to consider a few things first before your purchase. First, determine how serious your child is about bowling. If they're not sincerely dedicated, you're destined to relinquish a hearty chunk of change for a top brand name like Dexter, only to have your child quit and retain a very costly pair of bookends. That being said, if your know child is serious and sincere; you should spend ample time considering a good-quality, hard-use, name brand like Dexter. The following options are considered some of the best kid's bowling shoes in recent creation. Glo-Alien by Etonics: Ideal for beginning bowlers, the Glo Alien bowling shoes deliver the right balance of comfort and durability. It features a soft, synthetic upper shoe with elastic tongue straps, essential for a secure fit. The rubber outsole is coupled with "Perfect Slide" technology for a longer, safer and more controlled slide. These shoes retail for around $30-$40 on sites like Amazon and Ebay. Youth Cranium by Dexter: The Cranium is a soft, yet durable, man-made shoe featuring a modern, glow-in-the-dark skull, for the "hip" bowler. The foam-padded tongue and micro-fiber slide soles create a comfortable, aesthetic shoe with advanced performance. They retail around $55-$60 and are available from Dexter Bowling. Youth Rental by Dexter Bowling: Created to look and perform like a standard rental shoe, yet comfortable enough to be a sneaker, the Youth Rental holds true as one of the most affordable, high-performance, youth bowling shoes on the market. Sold at prices near $25-$35 from Dexter bowling and websites like Amazon and Ebay, the Youth Rental make buying bowling shoes for finicky kids a simple process. Remember, whether your child remains an occasional bowler or makes the lanes a permanent second home, understand the importance of choosing the proper bowling shoes. They can and will contribute to the quality, performance and enjoyment of your child's game. -SOURCES- Glo-Alien by Etonics, http://www.amazon.com/Etonic-Little-Glo-Alien-Youth-Bowling/dp/B002GYWA7O Youth Cranium by Dexter Bowling, http://www.dexterbowling.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=4999 Youth Rental by Dexter Bowling, http://www.amazon.com/Dexter-Bowling-Youth-Rental/dp/B002UGE9L8/ref=pd_sim_shoe_2 *Note: This article was written by a Yahoo! contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own sports content. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| AAPT Blogging: Inquiry for kids - Wired News Posted: 11 Jan 2011 12:46 AM PST It looks like Stephanie (ScienceGeekGirl) is not here at the Winter AAPT meeting. I clearly can't fill her AAPT blogging shoes, but I did see one talk that I wanted to mention. In the session on training physics teachers, I listened to the following short presentation: Ramps & Pathways: An inquiry-based Approach to Physical Science – L. Escalada and B. Zan I am not going to paste the abstract, let me just summarize the talk. Essentially, the Center of Early Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at the University of Northern Iowa has a program for very young children. Basically, they give the kids some cove molding, marbles and some blocks and let them play. The kids (or in-service teachers) get to build stuff to achieve some specific result. A very simple example: what would you have to do to get the marble to move without touching it? Or how would you get the marble and track to turn? Why is this awesome? First, let me say why it is not awesome (because someone will probably say this). The students are going to get the wrong idea. They are going to get the idea that in order for an object to move, it must have a force on it. You might as well teach them that the Earth is flat while you are at it. Ok. Now we have that out of the way, why is this awesome. Let me just list some ways:
So there you go. I thought it was a cool idea. It seems to be successful. Students get practice building ideas. If the ideas are completely correct – that is ok. At least they are building ideas. If I find an online version of this talk, I will add a link. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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