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Mathalicious

Been Caught Stealing

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
You're safe, when calculating the odds of stealing second base! Learners compare the rate of a runner to the distance the ball travels, in a lesson that explores right triangles and measurement. Full of discussion questions and fun...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Fighting for a Cause Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

For Teachers 2nd Standards
A read-aloud anthology highlights the essential contributions of activists Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McLeod Bethune, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez. Scholars listen to stories,...
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Curated OER

Take Me Out of the Ballgame

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their own views on cheating. They explore the history of cheating in baseball by reading and discussing the article "Cheating Matters (Sometimes)." They create proposals for an exhibit that documents and explains the...
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Curated OER

Culture Clash

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students watch the movie, Mr. Baseball, and discuss the difference between Japanese and American cultures.
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Field of Dreams

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study several of Marc Chagall's paintings with an emphasis on his use of symbolic color and of space. They explore learn basic techniques for using Scholar colored pencils, and create an artwork using a baseball theme.
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Curated OER

Aftermath for the Freedom Seekers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the Internet to find examples of Black organizations that existed during the first half of the 20th Century (1900-1950), including Negro Leagues baseball and identify the roles of Black organizations that existed both...
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Only the Ball Was White

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze how government policies on segregation effected the game of baseball. They evaluate how baseball and sports became a microcosm of the United States. They evaluate court decisions that lead to the segregation laws in...
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New Kids in The Hall

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars assess the role of statistics in determining those athletes chosen to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. They work in small groups to calculate, chart, and graph various statistics for different Hall of Fame members.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Exploring the Ares 1-X Launch-Energy Changes

For Students 8th - 11th
For this energy changes worksheet, students solve 5 problems using the formulas for potential and kinetic energy related to baseball energy, coasting rocket energy and the energy of falling stones.
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Projectile Motion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe projectile motion and calculate the speed of a baseball based on the time and distance traveled. They record the time, measure the distance, and draw the path of the ball's travel on a data table.
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Able Am I

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars read the article "Disabled Skier Designs His Way to Be a Daredevil." They discuss using the questions on the lesson plan. Students create large sized baseball cards featuring competitive, disabled athletes.
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Diplomatic Field of Dreams

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore past U.S.-Cuban relations, by researching key events in the past century and creating a class timeline, in order to evaluate restrictions in policy on Cuba and the potential for exhibition baseball games.
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Curated OER

That's Exercise?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine a variety of ways to exercise and keep their bodies strong. They make letters of the alphabet with their bodies and listen to the book Baseball Brothers. Students watch a video clip from the PBS show Teletubbies, and...
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National First Ladies' Library

History of Women in Sports

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine online or hard copy timelines of athletics, discuss what they like and dislike about time tables they have reviewed, research in small groups history of basketball, baseball, gymnastics, or track and field, and create...
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Black History Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students rotate between 6 activity stations and discover important facts about famous African Americans. Students find their heart rate, dribble, throw baseballs, jump hurdles and complete a long jump activity while becoming familiar...
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Heroes

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners demonstrate racial awareness. In this diversity lesson, students read the book Heroes by Ken Mochizuki. Learners participate in a discussion about how the character was discriminated against. A follow-up reading of How Baseball...
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Follow the Directions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a confusing poem about baseball. In this clear writing lesson, students write a set of directions for a game.  Students rewrite their directions until they are clearly understood.   Students make a game and write...
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Decimals in the Dugout

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate place value and decimals during baseball related activities. In this place value lesson, students explore place value with decimals. Resources are included.
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Cartesian Baseball

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are told what a coordinate system is and also that it provides a way of uniquely describing each point on a plane or in space. They are given a practice problem along with the equation. Students solve the following problem:...
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Cone Baseball

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a game to improve fielding and hitting skills. In this physical education lesson, students play t-ball and practice the correct form for catching and hitting the ball.
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Word Search Puzzle: Let's Play Ball

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this baseball word search learning exercise, students analyze 20 words in a word bank that pertain to baseball. Students find each word in a word search. This is an online interactive learning exercise that could be printed.
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PPT
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Baseball Lesson: The Universe

For Teachers 6th
This PowerPoint provides a look at vocabulary associated with the structure of the solar system. Students review definitions for 8 solar system terms included as well as notes about the universe. 
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Dick Blick Art Materials

A.T.C. (Artist Trading Cards)

For Teachers K - 12th
Trade 'em, flip 'em, save 'em. Yes, it's trading cards! Kids design their own artist trading cards, complete with images and stats.
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Scholastic

Lesson 2: Values and Barriers

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Scholars investigate and discuss the importance of values and how they can be used to break barriers. Small groups work collaboratively to examine the text and draw inferences to answer questions. A writing assignment challenges pupils...

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