Skateboards (Practitioner: High Cognitive)

Skateboarding didn’t start in a skatepark—it started with surfers chasing flat waves in 1940s California, improvising boards with roller skate wheels to bring the ocean to the sidewalk. Skateboards takes readers on an electrifying journey from these clunky, dangerous beginnings to today’s high-flying, Olympic-level sport. Discover how innovations like urethane wheels, kicktails, and vertical pool skating revolutionized the sport, and meet the pioneers who turned a backyard experiment into a global phenomenon. Along the way, you’ll explore bizarre competitions, extreme stunts, and even skateboarding animals that push the limits of creativity and fun. Grab this lesson today and experience the thrill, history, and creativity of skateboarding firsthand!
 
This lesson is designed for High Cognitive Champs (ages 8ish and up). It offers fun yet stimulating content, background knowledge questions, 3-Board AND 26 board Orange Questions, advanced math problems, one-word answer pink questions,  and broad pink questions. Ideal for encouraging deep discussions, critical thinking, and spelling skills while learning about a fascinating topic.