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Online Viewing Quiz
- Name the location of the families Outdoor Adventure.
- Can you name the most important piece of safety equipment worn while playing paintball?
- What will happen to a player if they remove their goggles on the playing field?
- What does it mean to ambush another player?
- What would you call a player who shoots at other players from a hiding place?
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- The families Outdoor Adventure took place at Pentagon Paintball in Fairview, PA.
- Goggles are the most important piece of safety equipment. It is mandatory for players to wear their goggles at all times.
- If a player removes his or her goggles while on the field, they will be asked to leave the game.
- Ambush means to hide and then attack someone.
- A sniper shoots at other players from a hiding place.
History
PA Academic Standards - 8.1.3 A
Compared to many sports, paintball has a rather short history. For example, skiing has been around for thousands of years and paintball was invented less than 30 years ago! See if you can place the events that lead up to the creation of the game in chronological order (that means in the correct order from beginning to end.)
The History of Paintball
Hayes Noel, Charles Gains and Bob Gurnsey are the creators of paintball.
- Because the first duel was so much fun, Noel and Gains invited their friend Gurnsey to help create rules for the game of paintball.
- After playing outdoors, the three friends knew they wanted to start a company so everyone could play paintball.
- Noel and Gains, two best friends, were looking for a way to test their survival skills.
- Noel and Gains challenged each other to a duel using the paint guns.
- The three friends invited more friends to play paintball in the woods, using the new rules.
- Noel and Gains found a paintball gun used by farmers to mark cattle and bought two of the guns.
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Health & Safety
PA Academic Standards - 10.3.3 D & E, 10.4.3 A
To an outsider, the sport of paintball may not appear to be an activity that requires the players to be physically fit. However, paintball can be a very physically and mentally challenging sport. Because the sport can be so demanding, it is recommended that players always stretch out their upper and lower body before a paintball match. For the most serious paintball player, Stewart Smith's Paintball workout is available on the Internet at www.GetFitNow.com. Using an on-line computer, visit the web site and try the fitness work out. It may be difficult a first, but keep trying and you will not only improve your paintball game, you'll improve your health!
Also, it is mandatory for paintball players to wear special safety equipment to protect their bodies and prevent injuries. See if you can complete the following sentences that describe the safety equipment used in paintball games.
- A mask protects the entire ___________ from injury.
- Specialized goggles and lenses are designed to protect the __________.
- Players wear gloves to protect their_________.
- A barrel sock is placed over the ___________ to prevent it from accidentally shooting paintballs when not in use and to show that a player has been hit.
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- Face
- Eyes
- Hands
- Paint gun
Math
PA Academic Standards - 2.2.3 C
For safety reasons, the velocity (or speed) that a marker (a paintball gun) can fire a paintball must be monitored. A small Doppler radar is used to check the speed of the marker. The paintball is fired over the machine and the radar tracks the distance it covers in a specific time. This is converted electronically to feet per second (fps) and displayed on a digital read-out. The standard speed for a marker is between 250 and 300 feet per second (fps), which is about 200 miles per hour! See if you can calculate the following questions:
- How long would it take a paint ball traveling 300 feet per second to cover a football field (100 yards)? Remember 1 yard = 3 feet.
- How far could a paintball traveling 300 feet per second go in four seconds?
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Science & Technology
PA Academic Standards - 3.4.4 A & B
You may have wondered: "How does the marker fire the paintball so fast?"
The paintballs are placed in a hopper (a holding area) on top of the gun. A player squeezes the trigger to release a blast of compressed gas. The blast of gas pushes the paintball out of the gun. The gas is stored in a tank on the back of the gun. See if you can find the answers to the following questions:
- Can you name the gas used in paint guns?
- Do you know the scientific name for carbon dioxide?
- Some paint guns use HPA or _________________.
- What do the initials HPA stand for?
- What is a paintball made of?
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- carbon dioxide
- CO2
- nitrogen
- high powered air
- Not paint; the shell is made of gelatin (the same kind gummy bears are made of) and the fill is made of polyethylene glycol (an ingredient in cough syrup and many other processed foods), food dye for color and wax for thickening.
Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening
PA Academic Standards - 1.4.3 B
Here are a few examples of some different paintball games that people like to play. Read the descriptions of the games below. Decide if it is a game you would like to play. Now for a fun challenge, using what you have learned about the sport of paintball, see if you can create a NEW game. It's your game, so you can create the name, the requirements and the objective. You can take a game you already play like "hide and go seek" or use a completely new idea to create your game. Have fun and once your game is done, share your idea with your friends and get playing!
Recommended Games
Capture the Flag
Requirements:
Two flag stations
Two even teams
Two flags, hung in opponents' flag stations.
Objective:
Capture the opposing the team's flag and return it to your base.
Shoot the Captain
Requirements:
Two flag stations
Two even teams
The Captain is tied to one end of a 20-foot rope; the other end is tied to an immobile object like a tree or fence post.
Objective:
Eliminate the opposing team's captain.
Blackjack
Requirements:
Two flag stations
Two even teams
Two flags, hung in opponents' flag stations.
Each player is only allowed 21 paintballs.
Objective:
Capture the opposing team's flag and return it to your base!
The game descriptions were taken from The Complete Guide to Paintball by Jerry Braun, Steve Davidson, Justin Owen, Pete Robinson, Rob Rubin, and Stew Smith.
Learn Even More About Paintball
Paintball web sites:
www.splatterzone.com
www.warpig.com
Resources Used
The Complete Guide to Paintball by Jerry Braun, Steve Davidson, Justin Owen, Pete Robinson, Rob Rubin, Stew Smith copyright 2004, by Hatherleigh Press.
Paintball by Terri Sievert, copyright 2005, by Capstone Press.
Paintball Digest by Rick Sapp, copyright 2004 by Krause Publications
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