Agility Astro-Course
Your Mission: Complete an agility course as quickly and as accurately as possible to improve agility, coordination and speed.
- complete an agility course as quickly and as accurately as possible to improve movement skills, coordination, and speed
- record observations about improvements in agility during this physical experience in the Mission Journal
- Eight marking cones, or other small, steady objects
- Measuring tape or meter stick
- Paper and pencil
- Watch or stopwatch
- (Optional) Swimming noodles
- For students: Mission Journal and pencil
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