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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore careers in their community and compare the average salaries for men and women working in those careers. They explore a variety of careers available in their community through participating in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss scenarios about unfairness and retaliation in school sports. They read about a recent Supreme Court ruling about Title IX, and research, conduct polls and write articles about public opinions on gender issues in sports. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the role Jackie Robinson played in breaking down the color barriers in major-league baseball. They write short biographies of athletes focusing on one incident in their lives, and essays that discuss the role of sports in society. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students watch videos and hear lectures detailing some of the great Canadian athletes and parathletes of the past and current world of sports. They write essays about their own experiences with sports. They create their own athletic game. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students identify emotions that are expressed at sporting events. They read an article about the death of Cory Lildle and collect photographs that have a strong emotion attached to them. They write short stories that are connected to the photographs. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the salaries of professional sports players. Using the baseball strike, they identify the repercussions of the event to the sport. They complete an interactive activity to determine if baseball players are overpaid. They apply economic concepts to answer questions at the end of the activity. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how interactive Web sites support live sports programming, and then design Internet sites that provide interactive support for a favorite television program. They present their mock ups to the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students read from their textbooks about Lisa Leslie, the famous American women's basketball star. They discuss the overall disparity of attention and salaries in women's sports compared to men's. They write facts and opinions found in the reading. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students research the salaries of professional players in four sport venues in this lesson. They discuss the differences between the salaries the professional athletes earn compared to other professions. They discuss the possible impact the increasing salaries has on the sport itself. Full Review »
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