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Baseball - America's Pastime

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Learners 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.

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the internet, baseball

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baseball, internet resources, college and career readiness
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Physical Education
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
21 days
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