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s a science teacher at Blueâ€" A}/ale, Paul Moffatt admits he ikes to illustrate some of his physics lessons using curling stones while drawing trajectories on the chalk board. If his students still don‘t get it, he‘ll plug in a video tape and show them some of the shots he‘s talking about. _ It‘s only then that some of his students will notice that one of those curlers throwing rocks is Moffatt himself as a past member of Canadian junior champ John Morris‘ crew, or as the lead rock with Pete Corner‘s team out of Brampton. Local teacher looking for perfect shot at Tankard He‘s even thinking about taking a few of his students on a field trip next week to the 2008 TSC Tankard at the Waterloo Memorial Recreâ€" ation Complex, where he will be throwing lead stone for the first time in the Ontario men‘s champiâ€" onship. How‘s that for taking eduâ€" cation out of the classroom and giving it some realâ€"world applicaâ€" tion. "I usually try to come back with a shot of the weekend," said Mofâ€" fatt, who was just participating in the Masters of Curling event in Calgary, Alta., last weekend. "I‘ll draw it up on the board, tell them this is the situation and what we Ravens unofficial party planner nominated for honour eople might not recognize Pher, but they certainly recogâ€" nize the work she does as the Waterloo Ravens unofficial party planner. Anyone who has received a miniâ€"hockey stick with their name on it, or still has a cutâ€"out of a raven centrepiece from one of their famous yearâ€"end parties, can thank Sharon Abel. Those yearâ€"end parties have become such an attraction that kids from other sports groups are asking for tickets to get into the Ravens event. That hip factor has a lot to do with Abel, who suggested doing something catchy to celebrate the Ravens girls‘ hockey players‘ accomplishments at the end of TANKARD WATERLOO By Bos VrBanac Chronicle Staff By Bos VRBANAC Chronicle Staff THE 2008 ONTARIO MEN‘S PROVINCIAL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FEBRUARY 4â€"10, 2008 WATERLOO MEMORIAL RECREATION CENTRE Full Event Package only * Tiebreakers/Playoffs ....... * Individual Tiebreaker ... . ». * Serniâ€"Final Game ... ... ... * Children 12 & Under, Accompanied by Adult ... .. * Round Robin Games .. ... .. * Page Playoff Game ......... * Final Game .......... .. * Students with ID (All Games) Bluevale science teacher Paul Moffatt will be taking his physics expertise to the ice at the 2008 TSC Tankard at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex starting Feb. 4. He uses some of the shots he makes on ice as examples in his classroom, and hopes to have some of his students out to the event. sos vasanac rHOto were trying to do." _ _=_____ were a couple of rocks frozen _ where they were directed. He‘s still excited about a shot his team recently made where there every season. Coupled with the innovative thinking of Ravens president Robert Hennig, they have made girls minor hockey about more than just the game. It‘s the values, the lessons and the lifelong friendships that are just as important as winning or losing. And the fun factor is always the first priority. Abel‘s finally getting the recogâ€" nition she deserves for all the behindâ€"theâ€"scenes work she does after being nominated for the RBC Local Hockey Leaders award by members of the sevenâ€"yearâ€"old organization. She was as surprised as anyone that she was nominated for the award, and was humbled to even be considered. That‘s just Abel, said Vickie Continued on page 26 $99 SPORTS FREE! $45 §$12 $15 $15 $15 . $5 were a couple of rocks frozen together. When you hit those stones they would usually go Waterloo Ravens supporter Sharon Abel was nominated for a RBC Local Hockey Leaders award for all the work she does for the local minor girls hockey association. sos vrsanac emoto Glenn Howard World Champion _ For more information visit our web site www.tsctankard2008.com o a a But there‘s a physics‘ concept known as drag, and if you hit the WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, January 30, 2008 + 23 rock an one side it would go off in a different way than you would normally hypothesize. While the mathematics of it worked in theoâ€" ry, the physical application had a lot of experienced curlers saying no way. "Everyone on the ice and on the sheet next to us said there was no shot," said Moffatt. "You‘re not getâ€" ting more than one point. "So we fired the rock down, and it was actually a little wide and wicked off the one rock, and changed direction. Because of that change of direction, it dragged it in a way that we never knew was there." "I‘m up at the front of the class beaming and almost shouting about how it was going on," said Moffatt. "My kids were like, ‘What‘s he talking about?" While it was a oneâ€"inâ€"aâ€"million shot, his students didn‘t quite understand what he was talking about, although they were impressed with their teacher‘s enthusiasm. "But it was all the physics of it that were really exciting." _ Moffatt will be in his laboratory again starting Feb. 4 and hoping to reach the finals Feb. 10. His team will face stiff competition with Glenn Howard, the defending world and Brier champion, who 519 742 4281 Continued on page 25