Quick take on math in spring and summer sports

URL: http://msteacher.org/epubs/math/QuickTakes/spring.aspx

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In the springtime, some middle school students enjoy outdoor sports much more than they enjoy their math classes. Why not use two of these popular sports to our advantage in the classroom? The following problems with baseball and track themes challenge students to exercise some of the skills they learn in the middle school curriculum.

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Subject keyword(s)	Curriculum, Education, Engineering mathematics, Mathematics for biology, Mathematics for the physical science, Real world applications, Teaching strategies
Grade level	Middle School, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	text, text/html
Rights	Copyright April 2007 - The Ohio State University.

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Home Math Pathway Science Pathway Project Partners Search Entire Site Math Pathway Science Pathway for Quick Take on ... Math in Spring and Summer Sports In the springtime, some middle school students enjoy outdoor sports much more than they enjoy their math classes. Why not use two of these popular sports to our advantage in the classroom? The following problems with baseball and track themes challenge students to exercise some of the skills they learn in the middle school curriculum. What Is Round, Hard and Sold for $3 Million? http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c11/challenge.htm This activity challenges students to determine which is worth more today: Babe Ruth's 1927 home-run record-breaking ball or Mark McGwire's 70th home-run ball that sold in 1999 for $3 million. Compound interest is the main topic.   Who’s On First Today? http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c14/challenge.htm In this activity, students use hits and at-bat statistics to determine which of two baseball players has a better batting average.   Fun with Baseball Stats http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L257 In this lesson plan, students use baseball cards to convert statistics to decimals, fractions and percentages. Then, they use their statistics in playing a game. Activity sheets can be downloaded.   Can You Run As Fast As a Car? http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c34/challenge.htm This activity asks the student to determine if Florence Griffith-Joyner moved faster than a car traveling 15 miles per hour when she ran 10 meters at a record-breaking 0.91 seconds during the Seoul Olympics. Along with the answer, students will find a description of how to make unit conversions and other problems related to conversions of units of measure for volume, distance, currency, and temperature. Brought to you by the staff at the NSDL Middle School Portal - http://msteacher.org. Copyright April 2007 - The Ohio State University. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0424671. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Copyright April 2007 - The Ohio State University - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0424671. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. About | Funded by NSF | Contact This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.