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Past and Present: Using baseball statistics to teach math
Students use baseball cards to add up batting average and reinforce math skills. In this batting averages lesson plan, students use old baseball cards to practice different math skills and look at other baseball statistics.
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6-8 Baseball Fun: Percentages, Decimals, and Fractions
Students practice the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics on baseball cards. In this baseball math lesson plan, students use fractions and estimation to calculate statistics. Students calculate...
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Batting the Unknown
Students use batting averages to provide a measure of a player's past success. They use Algebra to calculate required performance to improve the average. Students compare baseball batting statistics early in the season and late in the...
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The Race of Baseball All-Stars
Collect and analyze data. Pupils graph their data and model with it to solve real life problems. They use logic and deductive reasoning to draw conclusions.
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Not Just an Average Class
Fourth graders work together to find the median, mode, and mean of their first and last names using a numerical code in this fun, interactive lesson. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain...
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Balancing the Scales: Understanding Ratios
Students are introduced to the concept of ratios. In groups, they convert sets of numbers into a ratio. After practicing, they use the ratios and proportions to solve story problems. They also calculate map distances and discover map...