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1 Dow invites you your family to explore the connection between science sports with The Discover Dow & Sports ART Competition Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow )

2 About the ART Competition how to get involved The Discover Dow & Sports Art Competition provides children of all ages with the opportunity to showcase their artistic creative sides while also connecting to the science behind some of their favorite activities. Watch for local announcements with details about how you your family can get involved in the contest at your site.

The Science Behind Sports Ever wonder why some athletes can jump so high or throw a ball so far or run so fast? Sure, talent practice play a big part but so does science!

3 The Science Behind Sports Ever wonder why some athletes can jump so high or throw a ball so far or run so fast? Sure, talent practice play a big part but so does science! Finding the sweet spot on a baseball bat, achieving the perfect arc on your jump shot or getting your corner kick to curve just right all rely on elements of science to make them possible. Scientific principles like momentum, friction the laws of gravity impact the performance level of athletes. Technology can also make a big difference by enabling cutting-edge equipment, clothing venues. While you ll likely lose track trying to count all the ways science contributes to sports (we tried!), there is one thing you can always count on Dow getting into the game. From football to golf to hockey more, solutions from Dow help improve performance increase safety for athletes out on the playing field. Solutions from Dow also help improve the quality sustainability of athletic venues playing surfaces. By using the elements of science, Dow is helping athletes at all levels all over the world play their best!

4 Fun Facts about Dow Solutions & Sports Are you a fan of American football? If so, you may know the statistics on your favorite players, but do you know about Dow s football stats? That s right solutions from Dow play an integral part in each every game. From helmets to cleats to the ball itself, Dow technology is designed to withst hits tackles, game after game. PRIMACOR Copolymers, high-performance sealant adhesive coatings from Dow, are used on every helmet face mask in the National Football League (NFL). With a number of people skating around an ice rink creating friction, do you ever wonder how ice rinks stay frozen don t melt? Solutions from Dow, like DOWFROST HD DOWTHERM SR-1 heat transfer fluids, help ice rinks avoid turning into ponds. Heat transfer fluids from Dow help remove heat from the surface keeping the ice temperature consistent, as much as within one degree. In addition to golf attire, what s another part of the game golfers like to keep nice neat? Golfers know how important the quality conditions of the course are to helping keep their scores low. A technology from Dow called DIMENSION herbicide helps courses stay in top condition by protecting against insects, crabgrass other weeds. Have you ever played football or soccer on natural grass? What about after it has rained? If so, you probably looked like you d been dipped in mud by the time the game ended! It can also be expensive time-consuming to maintain natural grass turfs, so many professional clubs are switching to artificial turfs. A variety of solutions from Dow can be used in artificial turfs to help improve softness, resiliency shock absorption giving the turfs playing characteristics similar to natural grass but without all the hassles. Ever wonder how a tiny golf ball can be hit so far so hard, without shattering to bits? Golf balls are made of very strong materials such as AMPLIFY IO Functional Polymers from Dow. These polymers help make golf balls more resistant to cuts, scratches, abrasions moisture. Think of it this way: The Dow polymers in golf balls are like the calcium in your bones. Just as calcium keeps bones strong active; polymers from Dow keep golf balls sturdy intact.

5 Name Age Hometown Dow Employee Name Dow Employee location Did you know? Rigid polyurethane technologies from Dow are used as insulation in refrigerator freezer panels which help keep ice cold so it can soothe aches pains after a tough day on the football field!

6 Name Age Hometown Dow Employee Name Dow Employee location Did you know? AMPLIFY Functional Polymers from Dow give golf ball covers the strength need to flexibility last 18 holes or they need as to long last as 18 you holes or can keep as long them as out you of can s keep traps them out the of s water! traps the water! Did you know? AMPLIFY Functional Polymers from Dow give golf ball covers the strength flexibility they

7 Name Age Hometown Dow Employee Name Dow Employee location Did you know? High-performance yarns from Dow are used in turfs for field hockey, soccer football Did you know? High-performance yarns from Dow are used in turfs for field hockey, soccer to make up the individual football to artificial make up blades the individual of grass. artificial Try counting blades all of grass. of those! Try counting all of those!

8 Name Age Hometown Dow Employee Name Dow Employee location Did you know? Wire cable solutions from Dow help sports fans catch all the action of their favorite teams athletes athletes by reliably by reliably efficiently efficiently transmitting transmitting distributing distributing signals signals around around the the world. world. Did you know? Wire cable solutions from Dow help sports fans catch all the action of their favorite teams

9 Name Age Hometown Dow Employee Name Dow Employee location Did you know? Epoxy resins from Dow can be used in multi-sport flooring systems to provide tough, durable more more slip-resistant slip-resistant surfaces surfaces for for athletes which athletes which can can help help improve improve overall overall safety safety levels. levels. Did you know? Epoxy resins from Dow can be used in multi-sport flooring systems to provide tough, durable

10 Name Age Hometown Dow Employee Name Dow Employee location Did you know? Dow solutions are used in flexible food packaging for a variety of items from cereal to juice Did you know? Dow solutions are used in flexible food packaging for a variety of items from cereal to juice pouches pouches to trail to mix providing trail mix providing athletes athletes with easy with ways easy to ways keep up to their keep energy up their levels energy even levels on-the-go. even on-the-go.

12 The Discover Dow & Sports ART Competition Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ( Dow ) or an affiliated company of Dow

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