Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Visualizing Magnetic Field Lines

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this activity, students take the age old concept of etch-a-sketch a step further. Using iron filings, students begin visualizing magnetic field lines. To do so, students use a compass to read the direction of the magnet's magnetic...
Website
MLB Advanced Media

Mlb: Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides history, information, historical facts and FAQ's concerning Wrigley Field.
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Baseball for Kids: The Field

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the baseball field dimensions and areas such as infield, outfield, batter's box, and the bases.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Fellows in the Field: Skylar Tibbits

For Students 9th - 10th
Skylar Tibbits and his team at MIT's Self Assembly Lab are working on materials to create 4-D printing. What exactly is 4-D printing? The Self Assembly Lab works to create physical objects that can self-construct from stored memory...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Baseball Stadium Dimensions Affect Batting Statistics?

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a fun project that combines baseball and math. Major League baseball is played in ballparks that have their own individual quirks when it comes to the exact layout of the field. Fenway Park in Boston has the famous "Green Monster"...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Soccer for Kids: The Soccer Field

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the soccer field. The dimensions, areas such as penalty and the goal, and the touch lines and goal lines.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Football for Kids: The Field

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the field for football. Dimensions, yard and markers, and areas of the football field.
Activity
Other

Spirit of St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers "general dimensions, specifications, weight characteristics, and man hours required to build the aircraft." Also gives individual thumbnail images "of the technical preparation of the airplane."
Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Lacrosse Field Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
This lacrosse field diagram labels important areas such as the defensive, attack and wing areas. It also gives detailed measurements of the correct dimensions that apply to the sport of lacrosse.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 10 Long Gone Mlb Ballparks With Quirky Features

For Students 9th - 10th
Houston's Colt Stadium was plagued by mosquitoes and brutal heat. Other ballparks, such as Cleveland's cavernous 'Mistake by the Lake,' had bizarre dimensions.