Library of Congress
Loc: Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work Is Done
Through a photograph investigation, students examine leisure activities of the twentieth century and answer a list of questions.
Other
Frozen Ropes: Baseball and Softball Training
This site contains information on a baseball/softball training camp. Read up on the style of the training and how it has been successful in the past.
Other
The Sporting News: See a Different Game
The online version of the magazine, "The Sporting News" covers the top stories, news, and events in all of today's sports. Content also includes Sporting News radio, sports history, trivia, customizable features, and much more.
Other
This Great Game
Excellent resource for all you baseball fans. Indulge yourself by reading yearly summaries from 1900 to the present, learning the history of the game, browsing team statistics, and even reading interviews with some colorful baseball...
Library of Congress
Loc: Web Guides: Baseball Resources at the Library of Congress
Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd. Get the scoop on the history of baseball provided by the Library of Congress. View old baseball cards, historical baseball moments, and bibliographies for baseball researchers are...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Do Baseball Stadium Dimensions Affect Batting Statistics?
Here's a fun project that combines baseball and math. Major League baseball is played in ballparks that have their own individual quirks when it comes to the exact layout of the field. Fenway Park in Boston has the famous "Green Monster"...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: The Physics of Cheating in Baseball
This week-long project asks you to examine the density of certain materials, such as "corked" baseball bats and regular baseball bats, and whether they can cause a ball to travel different distances.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Healthy Me: Championship Game
A picture book about the final championship baseball game of the season. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
MLB Advanced Media
Major League Baseball
Anything and everything you need to know about the major leagues.
PBS
P.o.v.: The Japanese Concept of "Wa"
Part of a larger P.O.V. site about high-school-level baseball in Japan, this page delves into the meaning of "wa," a code of behavior that underscores the Japanese sense of group harmony, especially as it applies to the team sport of...
Other
The Official Web Site of Usa Baseball
Official site for USA Baseball including the Olympic team. It offers a variety of information and links to other information resources.
Kansas State
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Satchel Paige
An excellent biography of legendary baseball player Satchel Paige. It traces his career through the Negro Leagues as a professional baseball player.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Negro League Baseball
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Negro League Baseball.
Other
Nlbpa: Negro Leagues Baseball History
Find out about the history of early Negro baseball beginnings in the late 19th century before reading about the advent of the Negro National League in the 1920s. Baseball was the American pastime for everyone in the 1920s and 1930s.
Read Works
Read Works: Play Ball!
[Free Registration/Login Required] A descriptive essay about women playing baseball during World War II. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: The Science of Baseball
Site provides very interesting information about the science behind baseball. Learn about the history and some necessary tools that you need to be a super baseball player. Send players back in time and compute their statistics relevant...
Library of Congress
Loc: Historic Baseball Resources: Personalities: Jackie Robinson
Biographical sketch of baseball great Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues.
Read Works
Read Works: A Museum of Their Own
[Free Registration/Login Required] This infomrationa text piece discusses the accomplishments of several African-American baseball players from the days of segregation and the museum that has been built to honor their accomplishments....
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science of Baseball: Biological Baseball
Younger students learn that hitting a baseball requires the use of various brain to body reaction activities and how those compare to the instincts and actions of animals.
Read Works
Read Works: Pitcher Perfect
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Katie Brownell, a female Little League pitcher who threw a perfect game. A question sheet is available to help students build reading comprehension skills.
Read Works
Read Works: Juiced
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about steroid use in Major League Baseball. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: The Motion of Baseball
[Free Registration/Login Required] A descriptive text about playing baseball. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: A Funny Old Ballpark
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a unique baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.