School Days. Lower Elementary

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1 2013 School Days Lower Elementary

2 Box Scores: Fill in the missing number of runs for both teams. Circle the team that won each game. The first game has been done for you. Inning Total Runs Whitecaps Lugnuts Solution: =6 Solution: 5-3-1=1 1. Inning Total Runs Whitecaps ? Loons 0 0? Inning Total Runs Whitecaps ? Dragons ? 1. If all of the fans at today s ballgame buy a slice of pepperoni pizza ($3.00), how much money would the concessions stands collect? (Watch the scoreboard in the 8 th inning for today s attendance.)

3 4. Double: When a batter hits the ball and makes it to second base without stopping at 1 st base. In 2006, outfielder Cameron Maybin had one double in April, five doubles in May, eight doubles in June, three doubles in July, seven doubles in August and zero doubles in September. How many total doubles did Cameron have for the 2006 regular season? 5. The attendance at Fifth Third Ballpark for each year is as follows: Year Attendance , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,554 How many total people have attended a game at Fifth Third Ballpark since it has opened in 1994 through the 2012 season? 6. At Bats: Any time a batter goes up to the plate and he gets a hit or gets out (thrown out at first, strikes out, or fly ball caught) it counts for an at bat. In 2007, the Whitecaps outfielder Brennan Boesch became 5 th on the Whitecaps all-time at bats leader board. He had 104 singles, 19 doubles, 4 triples, 10 home runs, 81 strikeouts and was out 295 times. How many at-bats did he have?

4 7. Batting Average: A player s batting average is a measure of how often they reach a base with a safe hit (a single, double, triple or home run.) To calculate a player s batting average, divide the number of safe hits by the total number of at bats. Example: Cameron Maybin has 87 hits in 293 at bats for a.297 batting average =.297 Given the numbers in problem #6, what was Brennan Boesch s batting average for 1997?

5 Go to the big map of the United States behind the lawn section on the first base side to do this activity. 1. Put a star where the Whitecaps play. 2. Color in and label the only states that have no Major League or Minor League baseball teams. 3. The Toledo Mud Hens are the Detroit Tigers Triple A Team. Put an X on Toledo, Ohio where they play. 4. Circle the state located on the west border of Ohio. 5. Put a triangle in the state where your favorite Major League Baseball team plays. 6. Draw stripes in any states that share borders with the state with a triangle.

6 Answer the following questions. The answers are on the timeline poster located on the lawn area behind right field. 1) a) When was the first officially recorded baseball game? b) Which teams played in that game? 2) In 1880, what was the population of the U.S.? 3) Why was Game 3 of the World Series postponed in 1989? 4) Where was the first baseball game played on artificial turf? 5) What is the name of the world s first satellite? 6) As of January 1998, approximately how many web sites were there? 7) Who invented the telephone and in what year? 8) Who was the first Detroit Tigers player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? 9) Who was the first female secretary of state? 10) What curse did the Boston Red Sox break by winning the World Series?

7 You should always try to be safe when using a computer and surfing the internet. Go to the display located behind the lawn area on the 1st base side to see some hints and tips to be safe. 1) What is the number one rule about internet safety? 2) Whose permission do you need to use the internet? 3) Name 3 good sites where you can go on the internet to have fun? 4) What is your favorite website?

8 Have you ever wondered how light bulbs work? Go to the demonstration located behind the first base lawn section to find out and answer the following questions. Refer to the Electricity Safety Rules to answer the following questions. 1) What should you do if something is marked "Danger", "High Voltage", or "Keep Out"? 2) While you are wet, you should not touch anything electrical. True or False 3) Which safety rule do you think is the most important? Why? 4) A household light bulb has a power of about 60 watts. How many watts do you think the stadium light bulbs are? 5) Label the parts of the light bulb.

9 Does the angle a ball is hit affect the distance it goes? We will find out prior to the game. We are going to shoot off three balls at the same speed, but different angles. Go to the table behind the first base lawn section. Then answer the questions that follow. Angle (in Degrees) Trial #1 (in inches) Trial #2 (in inches) Trial #3 (in inches) Avg. Distance (in inches) ) At which angle did the ball go the farthest? Which Trial was it? 2) Which angle had the highest average distance? 3) Why do you think this is the case? 4) What other factors may contribute to the distance the ball goes when it is hit?

10 What is a simple machine? Find out at the display behind the lawn area on the 1st base side. 1) Name the six types of simple machines. 2) For each of the following examples, name the type of simple machine it is: a) Hammer: b) Tent Stake: c) Crane: d) Bolt: e) Flag Pole: f) Ramp: g) Light Bulb: h) Baseball Bat: i) Nail: h) Bicycle Wheel: 3) Name at least one more example for each type of simple machine.

11 Answer the following questions using the display located behind the first base lawn section. 1. What is a pitching mound made from? 2. On a baseball infield, the material on top of the dirt is just like what material that about 1/3 of all Americans have in their home? 3. Name one common grass insect: 4. Name one common grass disease: 5. Fill in the names for each part of the Kentucky Bluegrass plant:

12 Look at the biology display located in the lawn behind right field and answer the questions about earthworms below. 1.) Name two benefits of earthworms. 2.) Name two predators of earthworms. 3.) How does the earthworm take in oxygen? 4) Approximately how many earthworms are there per acre of moist soil?

13 They say that you are what you eat. That s why athletes need to watch their diet and eat healthy. Check out the nutrition booth to answer the following questions. 1) Look at the food pyramid and name the seven groups and a favorite of yours from each group. 2) Which food group is your favorite? Why? How well do you know your food? Stick your hand in each bucket and guess what the players had to eat the night before. What s in: Bucket #1 Bucket #2 Bucket #3 Bucket #4 Bucket #5

14 Go behind the lawn area in right field to test some elements of your physical fitness. You can check your scores by looking at the charts posted on the deck. 1) Test yourself in the following areas and record your score after one minute. Pushups: Curl-ups (sit-ups): 2) List 5 activities or exercises you can do to stay physically fit. 3) Other than to play sports, why do you think it is important to get fit and stay fit?

15 Whitecaps Mathletes Directions: Each Whitecaps player represents the number on their jersey. Solve the math equations and get the autograph of the player who is the answer. The team roster with jersey numbers can be found on the back of this sheet. The game is based on the April 8 th, 2012 roster. 1. Bennet Pickar Reina Adolfo = 2. Lance Durham David Gonzalez = 3. Austin Schotts x Jared Reaves = 4. Brennan Smith Hudson Randall = 5. Lance Durham Jake Stewart = 6. Chad Smith + Hudson Randall = 7. Angel Nesbitt + Jared Reaves = 8. Edgar De La Rosa / Austin Schotts= 9. (Matt Perry Jared Reaves) + Chad Smith = 10. Angel Nesbitt + Hudson Randall =

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17 References: Play Ball: Sports Math. Time Life for Children Series ISBN The History of the Tigers. By Richard Rambeck ISBN Goodstein, M. (1999). Sports Science Projects: The Physics of Balls in Motion. Berkeley Hts. NJ: Enslow Publishers Special thanks to: Charlene Beckmann, Professor of Mathematics at Grand Valley State University. Sandra Springer, Kent County MSU Cooperative Extension Office MVP Sports Club