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CK-12 Foundation

Geometric Sequences and Exponential Functions: Bouncing Ball

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Explore a geometric sequence model through a simulation. Learners change the starting drop height of a ball and watch how the heights of following bounces change. They consider the ratio of the consecutive bounces as they analyze the...
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ReadWriteThink

"Three Stones Back": Using Informational Text to Enhance Understanding of Ball Don't Lie

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
"Three Stones Back," a passage from Matt de la Pena's best-seller, Ball Don't Lie, allows readers to practice their close reading skills as they compare the passage to an information text about wealth inequality. 
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Curated OER

Ball/Barrel Attack

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore throwing skills. In this physical education instructional activity, students participate in a two team game in which every person continues to throw a ball at a barrel or box in the middle of the playing field. The...
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Curated OER

Apache Ball

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students play a game of dodge ball in which the object of the game is to eliminate the other team.
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Curated OER

Pre-School Ball Run

For Teachers Pre-K
Students demonstrate force and motion by rolling a ball through a tube. In this motion lesson students explore what happens to the ball when it is rolled with other balls of various sizes, weights, and textures.
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Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to examine how different types of balls react to colliding with different surfaces. They discover the difference between elastic and inelastic collisions. They practice calculating momentum as well.
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Curated OER

Multiply and Complete Balls Exercise

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this multiplication worksheet, learners complete the number sentence about multiplying a certain number of balls. Students complete 1 number sentence.
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Curated OER

First Word: Ball

For Students K - 2nd
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word ball, write it independently, and identify it in a group of other words.
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Curated OER

Comprehension: "The Great Ball Game"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students cut out 5 bookmarks. Each has a skill- focused question about The Great Ball Game by Joseph Bruchac. Students answer the question on each bookmark.
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Curated OER

Golden Birthday Ball

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover that cultures celebrate birthdays in different ways with unique customs. They demonstrate a Swiss birthday custom by creating a birthday cloth and golden ball and use the cloth and ball to celebrate a classroom...
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Ball Attack

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students demonstrate how to throw balls. In this physical education lesson plan, students throw a ball into a barrel. Students work in teams to earn points.
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Atha-Baska-Ball

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a game of two teams trying to score as many points as possible by throwing or bopping a large beach ball toward the opposing team's backboard. Team members must follow specific guidelines for the game as well as...
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Curated OER

Ball and Triangle Game

For Teachers K - 8th
Students view and discuss pictures of the Ball and Triangle Game the Penobscot Indian students in New England played. They construct cardboard versions of the game, and practice the game and keep score using beans.
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Throw A Tennis Ball Into The Service Court

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are engaged in the introductory skills of playing tennis and develop the ability to overhead serve. They practice serving a ball over the net without a return being made. This is done to work on technique and speed of serving...
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2 Ball Bop

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Use this creative activity to get your young athletes moving! Many baseball and softball coaches use this type of skill drill at practice. It improves hand-eye coordination and timing. If you are planning to use it in your PE class, use...
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Penn Museum

Maya Ball

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Sure the ancient Mayan civilization had an advanced calendar and mathematical system, but did you know that they also played a great team sport like basketball? Invite your learners to discover the great ballcourt at Chichen Itza and...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Bowling Alley

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Sometimes it appears that a bowling ball slides down the alley rather than rolling, while other times it appears to switch rolling directions at some point. Scholars control the bowling ball size, initial rotation, initial speed, and...
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PhysEdGames

Dinosaur Prowl

For Students 2nd - 5th
Prowl like a dinosaur! Choose several students to be the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs with dodge balls are the taggers, and the Triceratops on the scooters are the freers. As the other players are tagged with balls, the Triceratops scoot...
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Curated OER

Mummy Ball

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity.  For this physical education lesson, students participate in a game where they sit in a circle and throw to each other only once until everyone has had a...
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Curated OER

"The Golden Ball"-Drama Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners read "The Golden Ball" and discuss plot and story elements. In this drama lesson plan, students review script vs. story writing and presentation. Learners take turns reading parts of the play and discuss, make paper crowns and...
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Curated OER

Balls In a Container

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this probability word problem worksheet, students read a passage about the number of balls of each color and apply the information to solve the problems. Students solve six problems. 
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Curated OER

Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this literary response activity, students complete a variety of vocabulary activities to demonstrate their understanding of the Peggy Parish book Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia.
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Organizer
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Weighing and Determining the Average Density of the Earth

For Students 11th
Some background information about density and Newton's Laws of gravitation and motion assist pupils in the following experiment. The procedure will help them further their understanding of gravity, pendulums, and a drop-ball experiment....
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Thinking Skills: Which Ball Is Right?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this logic worksheet, students read a description of what kind of game a boy wants to play outside. From three picture choices, students circle the kind of ball that is the right one to fit his needs.

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