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- 9th - 12th
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Students read an article by Scott Menscher comparing and contrasting American and Japanese games. They analyze the connection that today's baseball is an international game incorporating Japanese philosophy. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students complete Internet research about baseball and baseball players. They complete a variety of activities including writing an epitaph for Jackie Robinson, a news article about him, and make graphs displaying salaries of a number of players. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students view video and conduct research on how baseball has reflected the social context of American history. They work in groups to investigate outstanding minority baseball players, including racial minorities and women, and develop dramatic monologues to present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students act as historians by, first, reading and analyzing oral histories of professional baseball players to become familiar with baseball figures. Then, they proceed to interview family members, relatives, or neighbors who have attended baseball games in the past. Students share their recorded interviews with the entire class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students research how climate, distance, population shifts and immigration have influenced American baseball. They also consider how players from other countries have made their mark on American baseball. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students explore the development of women's baseball during the 20th century. They "role play" women who participated in some form of baseball (amateur, semi-professional, or professional) as well as other advocates of women's sports as guests on a modern day talk show. Students will choose their roles by researching specific characters using examples and resources listed in the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop the ability to research individuals and summarize the basic information on that person's life. They design a logo and graphic setting for a particular set of cards and create a set of trading cards of Negro League baseball players. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students use the internet to take a virtual field trip. After reading a book on baseball, they discuss the difference between facts and opinions and how to fill out the internet log sheet. They share the information they gathered with the class to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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This lesson is designed to raise awareness of women's importance and contributions to society and to the preservation of history. Women played, coached watched, and supported the game of baseball. Students research players, coaches, and wives that supported baseball and their impact on the Negro League Baseball League. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students solve baseball-themed addition problems. Working in pairs, students drill each other on simple addition facts using baseballs. At the completion of group time, students introduce their partner and share their experience with the class. Full Review »