Students look at Naismith's original 13 rules for basketball and write about the rules and how they have changed in small groups.
James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, was born in 1861.
The first woman swam the English Channel in 1926.
Students brainstorm a list of famous athletic competitors and establish criteria for what makes an athlete "famous." Students then forecast which of today's athletes will still be remembered in 75 to 100 years.