SAMPLE. Baseball. Intellego Unit Studies. Inspired by the multiple intelligences of every child

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2 Dedication This unit study is dedicated in loving memory to my father, the greatest dad to ever play the game. Copyright

3 Table of Contents How to use a unit study from 6 Important Notes to Parents 9 Quick Troubleshooting Guide 10 Objectives 12 Materials Needed for this Unit Study 13 Chapter One 17 Activity 1.1 Introduction to baseball 20 Activity 1.2 Define baseball 22 Extension Activity Watch a baseball game 23 Activity 1.3 Investigate the origins of baseball 24 Extension Activity Examine historical evidence 25 Activity 1.4 Compare baseball to cricket 26 Activity 1.5 Meet important people 27 Activity 1.6 Map this period in baseball 30 Extension Activity Examine sabermetrics 32 Activity 1.7 Examine baseball in the arts 33 Activity 1.8 Complete your KWL Chart 34 Activity 1.9 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter One 35 Chapter Two 37 Activity 2.1 The game of baseball: Activity 2.2 Understand this period of baseball: Extension Activity Examine the Civil War s impact on baseball 43 Activity 2.3 Meet important people 45 Activity 2.4 Map baseball in Activity 2.5 Examine baseball in literature 49 Activity 2.6 Explore baseball in arts and music 51 Activity 2.7 Learn more about pitching 52 Activity 2.8 Explore physics and math in baseball 53 Extension Activity Examine Statistics: Pitchers 54 Activity 2.9 Complete your KWL Chart 56 Activity 2.10 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter Two 57 Chapter Three 59 Activity 3.1 The game of baseball: Activity 3.2 Understand this period of baseball: Extension Activity Examine the opening of Ellis Island 65 Activity 3.3 Meet important people 67 Activity 3.4 Map baseball in Activity 3.5 Examine baseball in literature 73 Activity 3.6 Explore baseball in arts and music 74 Copyright

4 Activity 3.7 Learn more about batting 75 Extension Activity Meet the Louisville Slugger 76 Activity 3.8 Explore the physics of hitting 77 Extension Activity Examine Statistics: Hitters 78 Activity 3.9 Complete your KWL Chart 79 Activity 3.10 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter Three 80 Chapter Four 82 Activity 4.1 The game of baseball: Activity 4.2 Understand this period of baseball: Extension Activity Explore the impact of radio on baseball 88 Activity 4.3 Meet important people 89 Extension Activity Explore the 1919 World Series Scandal 96 Activity 4.4 Study the Negro Leagues 97 Activity 4.5 Map baseball in Activity 4.6 Examine baseball in literature 102 Activity 4.7 Explore baseball in arts and music 104 Activity 4.8 Learn more about throwing 105 Activity 4.9 Explore the Pythagorean Theorem 106 Activity 4.10 Examine the uniforms of the game 107 Activity 4.11 Complete your KWL Chart 108 Activity 4.12 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter Four 109 Chapter Five 111 Activity 5.1 The game of baseball: Activity 5.2 Understand this period of baseball: Extension Activity Explore the impact of World War II 117 Activity 5.3 Meet important people 118 Activity 5.4 Meet the All American Girls Professional Baseball 127 League Extension Activity Explore the Baseball Hall of Fame 128 Activity 5.5 Map baseball in Activity 5.6 Examine baseball in literature 130 Activity 5.7 Explore baseball in arts and music 131 Activity 5.8 Learn more about fielding: Grounders 133 Activity 5.9 Explore the science of elasticity 134 Activity 5.10 Study economics in baseball 135 Activity 5.11 Complete your KWL Chart 136 Activity 5.12 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter Five 137 Chapter Six 139 Activity 6.1 The game of baseball: Activity 6.2 Understand this period of baseball: Activity 6.3 Meet important people 145 Copyright

5 Activity 6.4 Examine Cuban baseball 155 Extension Activity Explore the impact of commercial jets 157 Activity 6.5 Map baseball in Activity 6.6 Examine baseball in literature 159 Activity 6.7 Explore baseball in arts and music 160 Activity 6.8 Learn more about fielding: Fly balls 161 Extension Activity Explore economics through baseball 162 Extension Activity Explore the House that Babe built 163 Activity 6.9 Explore the science of domes 164 Activity 6.10 Explore a baseball occupation 165 Activity 6.11 Complete your KWL Chart 166 Activity 6.12 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter Six 167 Chapter Seven 169 Activity 7.1 The game of baseball: Activity 7.2 Understand this period of baseball: Activity 7.3 Meet important people 175 Activity 7.4 Examine Japanese baseball 181 Activity 7.5 Map baseball in Extension Activity Explore the impact of an event on baseball 183 Activity 7.6 Examine baseball in literature 184 Activity 7.7 Explore baseball in arts and music 185 Activity 7.8 Learn more about base running 186 Activity 7.9 Explore a baseball occupation 187 Activity 7.10 Put it all together with fantasy baseball 189 Extension Activity Play official scorekeeper 190 Activity 7.11 Complete your KWL Chart 191 Activity 7.12 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter Seven 192 Final Activity Put your portfolio together! 194 Appendix Answer Key 195 Copyright

6 How to use a unit study from 1. The PDF file containing this unit study is graphic intensive and full color. In addition, the PDF contains all of the links needed for the Internet activities. Therefore, it is not necessary to print the entire PDF. Instead, view the PDF on your computer, printing the specific pages your children will need to complete the written activities. You may also wish to print the Table of Contents and use it as a checklist to monitor your child s progress. 2. This unit study contains internal links for ease of navigation within the PDF. Each time you open the PDF, you can scroll to the Table of Contents and click on the appropriate link to take you to your next activity. 3. Of course, you can always jump in and get started immediately, but we recommend reviewing the Materials Inventory lists and gathering your supplies before you begin with the first activity in Chapter One. Although additional books and library materials are not required to complete a unit study from, we recommend a quick stop at the local library before beginning your unit study. Intellego Unit Studies does not recommend specific book titles (due to availability variables in local libraries across the country), but many parents find that printing the Table of Contents and taking that to the library helps them gather any additional resources on the topics that their children might desire. 4. We recommend that children create a portfolio notebook for this unit study. This provides a handy place to keep the child s expressive work. Photos of children s art work and hands-on activities should also be included in the portfolio, along with their Vocabulary Journal that they will begin building in Chapter One. The portfolio notebook can be as simple as a plain file folder with your child s illustrations on the cover or as elaborate as an entire scrapbook, complete with all of the bells and whistles. Either way (or everything in between) is fine.it all depends on the child! 5. Each unit study is organized by chapter. Each chapter begins with a materials list, a vocabulary introduction, and an activities list. Each chapter unfolds with a wide variety of engaging multi-sensory activities. Most activities contain an introduction followed by a web link. Have your children read the information (or read it to them) and then Copyright

7 double click on the link (make sure your Internet browser is open). After you have finished with the web link, return to this PDF file to continue on. Each chapter also includes Extension Activities, set apart in yellow text boxes for easy identification. The extension activities are not required, but they are essential to the unit study concept because they create the bridge between different curriculum areas or skills. For example, the extension activity may offer a related science experiment or art project that connects to the theme of the unit study. Each chapter concludes with a reflection and exploration activity. This activity presents your children with the opportunity to evaluate and synthesize what they have learned in each chapter before moving on to the next. There is no set time limit for this activity. Follow their lead and allow them to spend additional time exploring related topics of interest. 6. Our unit studies are meant to serve the K-12 population of students, although subject matter does dictate age appropriateness. If you are using this unit study with children of varying ages, rest assured that this unit study is easily adaptable. Possible adaptations: Any required reading within the unit study or through a web link may be completed by the student or with the parent s help. Discussion questions can be discussed orally or adapted into writing exercises. Writing assignments can be dictated to the parent and then used for copy work by the student to encourage writing fluency. Vocabulary lists may be used to build decoding, sight word recognition, or spelling skills. Topics may be further explored or researched according to interest and ability. All activities can be adapted into expository writing exercises. You are the best judge of your children s abilities, skills, and educational needs. Therefore, there is no right way or wrong way to adapt the activities within this unit study. This allows you to make adaptations while still providing the structure, research, preparation and web links to make it easy on you, the parent! 7. Each unit study incorporates as many areas of curriculum as possible and as relevant. However, many parents who use incorporate separate mathematics and language arts programs in their children s study. Copyright

8 Our unit studies provide concrete examples and applications of the skills your children are learning in their separate math and language arts studies. For example, if your children are currently learning about parts of speech, encourage them to apply that knowledge to reading and writing activities within the unit study. You may wish to print a page from one of the web links they found particularly engaging. Ask them to identify parts of speech after they have read for content. In addition, any writing activities that they complete can also be used to show them how they are using the various parts of speech in their own writing. This type of application can be incorporated with any language arts curriculum or concept, from nouns and verbs to multi-page expository writing. All of our unit studies provide opportunities for children to practice and apply reading skills. For reluctant readers, you may want to encourage their reading by reading along with them as you progress through the various activities and web links. Add challenging words to their vocabulary journal. Check their comprehension by allowing them to read the directions for activities, experiments, and crafts. Regardless of your child s reading level, this unit study provides the opportunity to explore the written word and practice decoding and encoding skills. In the area of mathematics, encourage your children to identify patterns, look for classifications, or apply their math skills to the activities within the unit study. For example, any experiments or activities that require measuring can easily be used to demonstrate new mathematical concepts or reinforce acquired knowledge with practical applications. Ratios, fractions, decimals, and other concepts can be brought into any activity that requires children to sort information, compile lists, compare and contrast, measure, create, or build. There is no right or wrong way to incorporate your language arts and math curriculums into this unit study. The key is to look for areas where there is a natural connection between what your child is working on in language arts and math and what your child is doing within a unit study. Experiment, try some new things, and enjoy the integrative process! 8. An answer key is located in the Appendix, which can be found at the end of the file or by clicking on the Chapter Answers link in the bookmarks. Copyright

9 *Important Notes to parents: tests and verifies all Internet links in our unit studies continually and we make changes accordingly. To provide you with corrected links, uses a link redirection database. When you click on an external link in the unit study, your internet browser will access the link database for the actual current link. Any corrections to the page of the unit study may also be displayed. If your browser does not allow for the redirections, you will need to cut and paste the link into your browser s address bar. If you should discover an expired link, please report it here. This unit study contains links to Internet sites. Although we make every effort to link only to child-safe websites, Internet content can change rapidly. Please supervise your children at all times when they are online. If you encounter material unsuitable for children, please notify us here. Many of the activities in this unit study require parent supervision and assistance. Please use common sense and supervise your children when they are using tools or sharp instruments. Experiments and hands-on activities should be completed ONLY under the supervision of a responsible adult. Many of the activities in this unit study utilize videos available on cannot control the content available to children on YouTube. We strongly recommend that parents open the YouTube videos for their children and then enlarge the video window to full screen. That way, your children will not be distracted by competing images while watching their video, and they will not be exposed to possible inappropriate material loaded by other users of YouTube. Copyright

10 Quick Troubleshooting Guide: Problem: Videos/interactive web sites play slowly or with interruptions Solution: This is due to your connection speed and/or the speed of your computer. Verify your Internet connections and verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for an Intellego Unit Study by clicking here. Problem: Nothing happens when you click on a link to go to a web site Solution: This problem is associated with the settings for PDFs on your computer. To resolve this issue, you will need to know what version of Adobe Reader/Acrobat is on your computer. Follow the steps below: How to find the version of Adobe Acrobat or Reader 1. Open Adobe on your computer 2. Click on the Help tab 3. Click on About Adobe Reader/Acrobat The window that appears will detail which Adobe product and version is on your computer. Click on the window to close it. If you are using Adobe Reader/Acrobat 9: PDF documents may open with a message bar across the top indicating that you are viewing the document in PDF/A mode. This is an ISO standard for PDFs. Links will not work in PDF/A mode. To access the links, perform the following steps: 1. Load the CD and open the unit study. 2. For Windows: a. Click on Edit on the top toolbar b. Click on Preferences from the drop down menu For Mac OS: Click on Acrobat > Preferences Copyright

11 3. Click on the Documents option under Categories 4. Choose Never under View Documents in PDF/A mode 5. Click on the OK button to exit this window If you are using Adobe Reader/ Acrobat 8 or an older version: 1. Load the CD and open the unit study 2. Click on Edit on the top menu bar 3. Click on Preferences from the drop down menu 4. Click on Trust Manager 5. Select allow all for Internet access from PDF Problem: The first time you open a link in one of the unit studies, you receive a Security Warning Solution: 1. Check the box for Remember my action for this site 2. Click on the Allow button Copyright

12 Objectives Welcome to Baseball from! After completing this unit study, your children should be able to: 1. Define and describe baseball. 2. Compare baseball to the English game of cricket. 3. Summarize the evolution of baseball in the United States. 4. Identify key people and their contributions to the game. 5. Apply principles of physics to the game of baseball. 6. Describe and evaluate mathematical principles as they apply to baseball. 7. Evaluate the effect of historical events on the game of baseball. 8. Analyze literary and artistic references to baseball. Copyright

13 Materials Needed for this Unit Study Materials for every chapter: Vocabulary journal Atlas or globe Writing and drawing materials Paper Chapter One Activity 1.2 Drawing and painting materials Extension Activity Activity 1.4 Drawing and painting materials Activity 1.5 Activity 1.6 Markers Chapter Two Extension Activity Painting or writing materials Activity 2.3 Activity 2.4 Markers Activity 2.5 Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Activity 2.6 Keyboard, guitar or other musical instruments Activity 2.7 Styrofoam ball the size of a baseball Copyright

14 Activity 2.8 Sheet Fresh egg Plastic bag Golf ball Baseball Basketball Chapter Three Extension Activity Writing materials World atlas or map Activity 3.3 Activity 3.4 Markers Activity 3.5 Paint, diorama materials, or collage materials Activity 3.6 Magazine Activity 3.7 Poser board Collage materials Extension Activity Activity 3.8 Bat, baseball, and hammer Extension Activity Calculator Chapter Four Extension Activity Activity 4.3 Copyright

15 Extension Activity Eight Men Out Activity 4.4 Materials vary based on activity selected Activity 4.5 Markers Activity 4.8 Baseball Activity 4.10 Sketching materials Chapter Five Extension Activity Drawing and painting materials, collage materials Activity 5.3 Pride of the Yankees Activity 5.4 Materials vary depending on selected activity A League of Their Own Activity 5.5 Markers Activity 5.8 Baseball Baseball glove Activity 5.9 Baseball and golf balls Freezer Chapter Six Activity 6.3 Calculator Copyright

16 Activity 6.4 World atlas or globe Activity 6.5 US Map Activity 6.6 The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway Activity 6.7 Painting or drawing materials Activity 6.8 Baseball and glove Extension Activity Calculator Activity toothpicks 11 gumdrops Chapter Seven Activity 7.3 Activity 7.4 Atlas or globe Activity 7.5 Markers Activity 7.6 Field of Dreams Extension Activity Painting and drawing materials Activity 7.10 Calculator Tag board Copyright

17 Chapter One The Origin of the Game Materials for Chapter One Vocabulary journal Writing and drawing materials Paper Activity 1.2 Drawing and painting materials Extension Activity Activity 1.4 Drawing and painting materials Activity 1.5 Activity 1.6 Markers Copyright

18 Chapter One Vocabulary Help your children build vocabulary while having fun! The vocabulary of children is diverse and dynamic. Therefore, we have not included a vocabulary list as each child s vocabulary is at a different stage of development. Instead, encourages children to build their own vocabulary lists. We recommend starting a Vocabulary Journal in Chapter One that your children can add to in each lesson. Below are some ideas for helping your children build vocabulary while having fun! 1. Have your children identify all unfamiliar words as they encounter them in this chapter. 2. Use the link below, if you choose, for the online children s dictionary. Or help your children develop dictionary skills by using a dictionary in your home Copy the unfamiliar words into their Vocabulary Journal (a notebook will do just fine!) and then illustrate the word. 4. Use the new word in a sentence. Encourage them to come up with rhymes, either real words or nonsense words, and include those as well. 5. Write the new words in the air with their fingers, making huge sweeping motions as they write. 6. Write the words on the floor with their toes! 7. Clap out the syllables in each new word. 8. Examine the new word. Identify if it plays by the rules phonetically, so that it can be sounded out for spelling, or if it is a rule breaker that must be memorized. 9. The objective here is to help them use as many senses as possible so that retention of the new words is increased. Copyright

19 Activity List for Chapter One Activity 1.1 Introduction to baseball Activity 1.2 Define baseball Extension Activity Watch a baseball game Activity 1.3 Investigate the origins of baseball Extension Activity Examine historical evidence Activity 1.4 Compare baseball to cricket Activity 1.5 Meet important people Activity 1.6 Map this period in baseball Extension Activity Examine sabermetrics Activity 1.7 Examine baseball in the arts Activity 1.8 Complete your KWL Chart Activity 1.9 Reflect on and explore the topics in Chapter One Copyright

20 Activity 1.1 Introduction to baseball Welcome to America s pastime, the game of baseball! We begin our study of baseball with a brief activity to find out what your children already know as well as what they want to know. To begin, ask your children to describe baseball. When was it invented? Who invented it? What are the rules? What is the history of baseball? Have your children complete the first two sections of the following KWL worksheet before they complete the activities in Activity 1.2. They will complete the final section of the KWL chart in Activity 1.8. Copyright

21 What I already know about baseball What I want to know about baseball What I learned about baseball Copyright

22 Activity 1.2 Define baseball Discuss: For the beginning student of baseball, the place to start is with a definition. Even for the more advanced student of baseball, it s always helpful to have a nice neat definition of what this game is really about! Follow the link below for a basic introduction to our great national pastime What shape is the baseball field? 2. What is an inning in baseball? 3. How many innings in a game? 4. What is a baseball made of? 5. What are the stitches on a baseball for? 6. How many players are on a baseball team? 7. Which hitter is usually the faster player? In future chapters, we will explore the rules and strategies of the game in detail. But for now, let s begin with some introductory information on the basics of baseball. Watch the following interview with sports writer Tom Stanton as he answers questions about baseball basics What characteristics do you usually see in the second, third and fourth hitters? 9. What is a designated hitter? Next, have your children draw or paint a baseball field, including the defensive positions of pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base, left field, center field and right field. Copyright

23 Extension Activity Watch a baseball game We highly recommend watching a few baseball games while completing this unit study! If you are completing this unit study in late spring, summer, or early fall, professional baseball games may be available on network television. College baseball games are typically available on cable stations in the spring. Minor league, semi-pro teams and Little League play throughout the summer months. And of course, there is the World Series in the fall. Discuss the game as you watch it, looking for applications of what your children are learning about baseball, physics, history, math, statistics, teams, players, stadiums, uniforms, and more! It may also be helpful to watch the game with them and explain what is happening. If you do not know a lot about the game, invite a friend or family member who does! Sometimes the best way to learn about the game is to watch with a knowledgeable fan who can explain the game to you! Copyright

24 Activity 1.3 Investigate the origins of baseball Now that your children understand the basic idea behind the game of baseball, let s turn our attention to the origins of baseball. Where did baseball originate, and how did it make its way to the United States to become known as America s pastime? No one really knows where baseball began. Historians now agree that games played with a bat and ball have existed in many different cultures around the globe for hundreds if not thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians had a bat and ball game over 2000 years ago. Russia has a game called lapta that historians believe is over 700 years old. Romanians also have an old bat and ball game called oina, and the Germans have a similar game called schlagball. Whether these early influences helped create the game now known as baseball is a point of dispute among baseball historians. However, most agree that baseball as we know it was never invented. Instead, it evolved into its present form as a derivation of the English games of cricket and rounders, brought to the United States by early immigrants from England. We begin this activity with an exploration of the origins of baseball from the World Almanac for Kids. This article also provides information on the development of the game, which we will explore in more detail in future chapters. For now, focus on the origins of the game. =Baseball_Origins_and_History Next, let s watch another interview with our friend Tom Stanton to learn more about the origins of baseball. This video also provides information on the development of the game, which we will explore in more detail in future chapters. For now, focus on the origins of the game. Discuss: 1. What is the Abner Doubleday myth? 2. How did the game of baseball begin in the United States? Copyright

25 Extension Activity Examine historical evidence Although many historians place the origin of modern baseball in the United States in the 1830s, recent historical evidence suggests that a game very similar to baseball was played in the 1700s colonial America. Follow the link below to read a brief article about two recent discoveries that have baseball historians excited about the beginning of baseball in this country: ml Next, let s learn more about what historians do, whether they study ancient civilizations in Africa or the origins of baseball in North America! 1_04.pdf Discuss: 1. What was the Pittsfield Find? 2. How does it change what baseball historians believed about the origin of baseball? 3. How does the work of historians change our views of history? 4. How would our world be different if there were no historians? Next, have your children create their own timeline of the events in baseball. We will add to this timeline in upcoming activities and chapters. * Note: We recommend that children create a master timeline that they can use and add to in every unit study from. Copyright