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May 4, 2012. Karen Mena’s grade 7 classes learned how to use statistics to calculate batting averages of players with the Baseball Hall of Fame.

From the Baseball Hall of Fame web site:

“It’s the final day of the 1941 season and Ted Williams’ batting average is .39955. What will he do? Sit this one out and guarantee an historic .400 season or take a chance and aim for mathematic immortality? At the Rookie and Intermediate Levels, students will find the answer to this and other exciting stories in a unit full of whole numbers, fractions and decimals, percentages, proportions and problem solving. This thematic unit teaches fundamental concepts that connect the calculator and the clubhouse while using and interpreting the statistics of famous ballplayers. At the Advanced Level, this thematic unit covers some of the basic topics of a beginning statistics course using baseball as the primary source of applications. If your students are particularly interested in baseball statistics, this unit is a great starting point for further research and analysis.”
http://baseballhall.org/education/school-programs/curriculum/statistics

Karen Mena’s Grade 7 Math periods 7 and 8 participated in another round of Batter’s Up with the Baseball Hall of Fame. Today, our knowledgeable and very entertaining presenter was Tom Rhodes.  Our morning classes were unable to connect due to a unscheduled IP address change by our provider. That problem was resolved and we are now back on track. Chalk it up to another videoconferencing troubleshooting experience under the belt. We will attempt to reschedule the morning classes. June can be a tough month to reschedule, but BHF’s Katie Morris always goes the extra mile to accommodate our sometimes complicated scheduling needs!

OBJECTIVES – in completing this lesson, students will:
A. Examine how everyday mathematical concepts, such as addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, etc., apply to baseball and the real world.

B. Analyze baseball statistics and interpret data in terms of fundamental mathematic operations.

C. Understand the application of baseball statistics and how they are calculated using basic mathematical principles.

Pat Boswell’s Grade 7 Math periods 2 and 7 classes combined for a lively session of Batter’s Up with Baseball Hall of Fame’s Julie Wilson. The students were well prepared and made Ms. Boswell proud with their quick calculations!

OBJECTIVES – in completing this lesson, students will:
A. Examine how everyday mathematical concepts, such as addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, etc., apply to baseball and the real world.

B. Analyze baseball statistics and interpret data in terms of fundamental mathematic operations.

C. Understand the application of baseball statistics and how they are calculated using basic mathematical principles.

Pat Boswell’s grade 7 Team Sigma periods 2 & 8 math students participated in The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Batter Up program. See previous Batter Up programs for description. Thank you Bruce Markusen for another great session.

Mr. Morgan’s grade  8 participated in Batter’s Up with Emily Voss of the National Baseball Hall of Fame today. The students were treated to a virtual tour of the museum while learning about the history and what it takes to actually be inducted into the Hall of Fame.   The objectives of this session were to:

A. Examine how everyday mathematical concepts, such as addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, etc., apply to baseball and the real world.

B. Analyze baseball statistics and interpret data in terms of fundamental mathematic operations.

C. Understand the application of baseball statistics and how they are calculated using basic mathematical principles.

The session was both entertaining and informative. Many thanks to Emily Voss, Julie Wilson and Katie Morris for producing such high quality programs such as this one.

Jocelyn Rondina’s grade 7 Psi Team math students participated in The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Batter Up program. See May 11 posting for more details on program.

Karen Mena’s grade 7, Team Omega, again participated in The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Math program with two more classes today.  See previous posting on May 11.

Karen Mena’s grade 7, Team Omega, participated in The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Math program. The academic objectives of the class were to:

A. Examine how everyday mathematical concepts, such as addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, etc., apply to baseball and the real world.

B. Analyze baseball statistics and interpret data in terms of fundamental mathematic operations.

C. Understand the application of baseball statistics and how they are calculated using basic mathematical principles.

http://education.baseballhalloffame.org/experience/thematic_units/math.html

The Baseball Hall of Fame is one of our teacher’s favorite choices for videoconferencing. An excellent program in terms of delivery and content.