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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Any Win for Tennis?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
What are the probabilities of winning at tennis? This challenging activity is designed to be accessible to students of A-Level Maths (grades 10, 11, and 12).
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Home Advantage

For Students 10th - 12th
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics the UK finished 4th in the total medal count. How might we do in 2012, and does the country hosting the Olympics have an edge?
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: The Olympic Torch Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you find the best route for the Olympic Torch relay to take? This more challenging activity is designed to be accessible to GCSE maths students (grades 8, 9, and 10).
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth page covering the nature, training, qualifications, and working conditions of musicians.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Coaches and Scouts

For Students 9th - 10th
This resourcec provides career information about coaches and scouts.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Archery

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Use our interactivity to simulate picking up a bow and some arrows and trying to hit the target a few times. Can you work out the best settings for the sight? This activity gives an opportunity to gather and collate data, and to test...
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Other

Cnn Sports Illustrated: Wnba

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN and Sports Illustrated combine online to present the best WNBA news and information available. Content includes headline news, scores, a television schedule, standings, statistics, matchups, player profiles, and more.
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CBS

Cbs Sports line.com: Nba

For Students 9th - 10th
CBS SportsLine.com covers the latest news, events, and issues in men's professional basketball. Content includes the day's top stories, key dates to remember, rankings, coach profiles, injuries, statistics, and more.
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CBS

Cbs Sports line.com: Ncaa Basketball

For Students 9th - 10th
CBS SportsLine.com covers the latest news, events, and issues in men's college basketball. Content includes the day's top stories, standings, schedules, statistics, team and player profiles, injuries, and more.
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Other

Fox sports.com: Mlb

For Students 9th - 10th
FOXSports covers all the basics regarding major league baseball such as up-to-date news, box scores and recaps of games, statistics, standings, and player bios.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physical Therapist

For Students 9th - 10th
What does a physical therapist do? What are the working conditions, training, employment outlook, and earnings? Find out if this jobs for you.
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USA Today

Usa Today: Sports: San Diego Padres

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the San Diego Padres team statistics, notes on the team, team schedule, and links to box scores of every game of the 2002 season.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sports Goals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart lists goals and outlines scholarship opportunities for baseball players. Students are given an opportunity to calculate statistics for hypothetical players.
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MLB Advanced Media

Chicago Cubs: Sammy Sosa

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles the life and career of Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa. It has current statistics and links to other resource information.
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Other

Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th
Lists national polls, players of the week, standings and more.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Baseball for Kids: Statistics

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about statistics in baseball like ERA, RBI, and batting average. What do all these stats mean?
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Basketball for Kids: Statistics

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about statistics in basketball such as assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, and shooting percentage.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Baseball Bat Debate: What's Better, Wood or Aluminum?

For Students 9th - 10th
Science and math abound in baseball. In this project, you can produce some interesting baseball statistics of your own and perhaps settle a long-standing debate. You'll set up experiments at your local playing field to find out which...
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Other

Serena Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
The official homepage of Serena Williams contains pictures, news, statistics and interviews, for fans of tennis great Serena Williams. You can find out where she's playing next and read her comments on individual matches. Includes video.
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National Basketball Association

Nba.com

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website of the National Basketball Association (NBA) delivers the latest sports news, information, statistics, schedules and scores in men's basketball.
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ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Golf News, Scores, Players

For Students 9th - 10th
Leaderboard, schedules, results, statistics, players, player news, golf digest, and much more on your latest golf issues.
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MLB Advanced Media

Miami Marlins

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of the Miami Marlins contains up-to-date news, player profiles, scores, statistics, a history of the team, a profile of Pro Player Stadium, audio/video clips, and much more.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Ncaa Basketball Finals Bar Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Site from University of Illinois contains a lesson plan that utilizes the NCAA Basketball Final Scores from 1939-1994. Students are instructed to analyze and interpret data displayed in bar graphs.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: What About That Jazz?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This instructional activity provides a instructional activity that highlights NBA's Utah Jazz team. Teachers will demonstrate how to use a database, and then students will engage in exploring the database of the Utah Jazz.