Play Ball

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Introduction

This is a webquest designed for students to find information on Major League Baseball statistics. The students will find information pertaining to the the most homeruns by a player, the highest batting average by a player, most wins by a pitcher, the lowest ERA by a pitcher, and the most hits by a player. The students will graph their information and create a Power Point presentation with the information they find. The teacher will begin this lesson brief overview of Major League Baseball teams. Each student will be given a map and the teacher will show a map of the United States via the scan converter. The students will be given 45 seconds to identify as many major league teams as they can in the time allotted. The student with the most teams listed will win a prize.

Task

Day 1

The students will divide into groups of five by counting off. Each group will be assigned Major League Baseball division. Their task is to decide who is going to be responsible for each job.

All researchers are encouraged to write down any interesting facts about their particular area.

After the students have filled out their fact gathering form they will share the information with their group. Each group will create a graph using the information they found. They will use the graphing function of the Microsoft Excel software program.

Day 2

Beginning on day two the students will break into their groups and create a PowerPoint presentation using the fact gathering forms from Day 1. Upon all groups completing the presentations, the teacher will show each group's presentation via the scan converter. Each student will have a fact gathering form to document the information given from each presentation. At the end of the presentations the students will have a reflection time where they will document which baseball team they liked the best, why they liked it, what teams they have seen play and which team they would like to see.

Evaluation

The teacher will assess the students’ PowerPoint presentation using a rubric. The students will also fill out a rubric designed to assess the group presentation.

Major League Baseball Teams

AL East

Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Toronto Blue Jays

AL Central

Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins

AL West

Anaheim Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers

NL East

Altanta Braves
Florida Marlins
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies

NL Central

Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals

NL West