Calva (sport)

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/calva-sport

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the sport classification?Outdoor throwing sport with target-based objectives
2. What is Calva?Calva is a Basque sport where you throw a heavy ball to knock down wooden pins, similar to bowling but played outdoors.
3. Where is Calva played?It is played on grassy or dirt fields in the Basque Country, which is located in parts of Spain and France.

Basque Country: A historical and cultural region situated in the western Pyrenees, encompassing parts of northeastern Spain and southwestern France.
Calva Ball: The distinctive, heavy, spherical projectile central to the sport of Calva, requiring significant force to propel.
Intangible Cultural Heritage: Practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills that communities recognize as part of their cultural heritage.
Trajectory: The path followed by a projectile (like the calva ball) moving under the action of given forces.