STEAM and Sports – Educational Mobile Application


As part of the Erasmus+ project “STEAM and Sports: A Goal for Education Equity” (2024-1-ES01-KA220-SCH-000243408), our team has developed and successfully published a unique educational mobile game that connects science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and sports.

Designed for students, the educational application turns real-life sports activities into interactive learning opportunities. It makes STEAM fun, practical, and meaningful while encouraging students to explore their physical abilities, health, and the environment.

The app is completely free, safe, ad-free, and collects no user data. Created with MIT App Inventor, it demonstrates how digital tools can support inclusive and engaging STEAM education.

##What’s Inside the Educational Mobile Application? – The Six Lesson Modules

Each lesson blends STEAM concepts with hands-on sports activities. Students collect data, analyze results, and reflect on what they learned.


1. Under Pressure

Students explore how air pressure inside a football affects its bounce height. By dropping balls with different pressures and measuring bounce heights, they analyze elasticity and apply the law of conservation of mechanical energy. The app helps them calculate averages and compare results visually.

2. Shoot for the Stars

In this lesson, students experiment with throwing a ball at different angles (30°, 45°, 60°, 90°). They measure distances and learn how angles, force, velocity, and gravity shape motion. The app visualizes their results and reinforces the idea that 45° gives the maximum distance.

3. The Human Body in Action

This lesson connects sports with biology. Students measure their heart rate, practice deep breathing, and observe muscle behavior during stretching. The app charts their cardiovascular data and guides them through reflective questions on physical activity, breathing, and flexibility.

4. Eat Smart

Here, students calculate their Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and daily energy needs using real equations. They learn how athletes must fuel their bodies and use math to distribute macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats) correctly. The app performs calculations and validates percentages, turning nutrition into an interactive math task.

5. Fit Math

Students measure four aspects of physical fitness:

  • Endurance (running)
  • Strength (push-ups)
  • Speed (20 m sprint)
  • Flexibility (sit-and-reach test)

The app calculates averages, creates graphs, and teaches students to interpret trends — just like real athletes analyzing their training data.

6. Green Stadium Trips

This lesson brings environmental science and math together. Students compare CO₂ emissions from cars, buses, trains, planes, and bicycles, learning how fan travel impacts the climate. The interactive quiz helps them understand carbon footprints and find more sustainable ways to attend sports events.


Why This Game Matters

The STEAM and Sports app:

  • Encourages active learning through physical activities
  • Helps students understand scientific concepts using real data from their own bodies and movements
  • Promotes health, fitness, and environmental responsibility
  • Strengthens digital literacy by integrating technology into learning
  • Supports inclusive education by making STEAM concepts accessible and engaging

It can be used during lessons, workshops, sports classes, after-school activities, or independent learning.


Download the App

The game is available for free on Google Play. Click here to download it.