This is an 8 week flex class that has no live meetings. Assignments will be posted each Monday for the week. While learning about these amazing sports and athletes, students will choose an extreme sport and athlete to research and present to the class. Students will write a biography and present it in a format of their choice the last week of class. 

This class will include video lectures from the teacher presenting information on each sport and the amazing athletes who participate in these sports, video clips of the sports and athletes, discussion back and forth among students and the teacher regarding the content presented and students’ experiences. The class will be presented via flipgrid.com. Students will be expected to participate in back and forth discussions and will also be expected to do their own research and write a paper on an athlete and extreme sport of their choice to present to the class during the last week. Students can present with a creative project, a video, or a slide show. They can be creative with how they present their information. 

Each week students will learn about a new extreme sport and an athlete who has excelled at the sport, participate in the ongoing discussion, and be doing their own research. Some of the extreme sports we will learn about include: wingsuit flying, freestyle rock climbing, mountain biking, freediving, skateboarding, and more. 

Week 1: Introduction of What are extreme sports? Student introductions via video. Students sign up for an athlete to research. They 
              can choose from a list provided or can ask the teacher for another athlete if they have one in mind that is not on the list.
Week 2: First extreme sport presented. Discussion questions posted for students and teacher. Rubric and outline template provided 
              for students to begin research. There will be a discussion thread for any questions regarding the research project.
Week 3: Second extreme sport presented. Discussion questions posted. Students should be researching their chosen athlete.
Week 4: Third extreme sport presented. Discussion question posted. Outline for research project due to teacher for teacher 
              feedback.
Week 5: Fourth extreme sport presented. Discussion question posted. Outlines are returned to students with feedback. Continue to 
              work on papers and presentations.
Week 6: Fifth extreme sport presented. Discussion question posted. Continue to work on research.
Week 7 : Sixth extreme sport presented. Discussion question posted. Continue to work on research. Students may begin posting 
               presentations or their papers as they complete them. They will turn papers into the teacher.
Week 8: Discussion question posted for students to share their thoughts about extreme sports and to answer: What extreme sport 
              would I most likely try? Why did I choose that sport? What about the sport do I like? What about the sport do I not like? 
              How would I train and prepare for the sport? 
              Students will watch/read each others’ presentations and give feedback and comment on other student’s work.