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Kansas State

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Satchel Paige

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent biography of legendary baseball player Satchel Paige. It traces his career through the Negro Leagues as a professional baseball player.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Newton's Triple Play: Baseball Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students watch a video and animations that relate Isaac Newton's three laws of motion to baseball and apply what they've learned about these laws to another sport or other real-life situation.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Historic Baseball Resources: Personalities: Jackie Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketch of baseball great Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do Baseball Stadium Dimensions Affect Batting Statistics?

For Students 9th - 10th
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"...
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Kansas State

Negro Leagues Baseball E Museum: Jackie Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Designed for educators and students, the Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum presents this brief history of famed baseball player Jackie Robinson. An introductory video provides a snapshot of information about Jackie Robinson.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: American Imperialism: Negro League Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
In this primary source set, students will view original photographs, listen to oral history recordings, and read historical texts to gain a better understanding of the lives and experiences of Negro League baseball players. Includes...
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A&E Television

History.com: How Did Baseball's Seventh Inning Stretch Originate?

For Students 9th - 10th
The American tradition might date to President William Howard Taft in 1910, but it could have started in 1869. The seventh-inning stretch, when fans rise from their seats for a brief break after the top of that inning is complete, is as...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Baseball Is a Field of Dreams and Dashed Hopes for Dominicans

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Baseball is a Field of Dreams - and Dashed Hopes - for Dominicans" by David Lagesse, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as...
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Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source on Line: 10 Health Tips Every Youth Baseball Coach Should Know

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses ten basic safety and health tips every youth baseball player, parent, and coach should be aware of.
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A&E Television

History.com: 7 of the Most Memorable World Series in Baseball History

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1956, the New York Yankees' Don Larsen, an 'imperfect man,' pitched a perfect game -- the only one in World Series history. Major League Baseball history is filled with memorable World Series, from the first in 1903 to the 21st...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Baseball: Learn All About the Sport Baseball

For Students 1st - 9th
Find out about baseball player positions, rules, terms, and strategy of the game on this webpage.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.f Baseball Cards

For Teachers 8th Standards
This task has the context of a baseball card collection. Students are shown four equations that might represent the number of cards in the collection where the total is a function of time. They are asked to explain what we can learn...
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Nlbpa: Negro Leagues Baseball History

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Deutscher Baseball Und Softball Verband

For Students 9th - 10th
In German. Resource offers interesting information on German baseball, softball, rules in German, European contests, youth promotions and a link to the German Baseball Federation Home Page. There are also Photo and Video Archives under...
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Other

Vernon "Lefty" Gomez

For Students 3rd - 8th
This biography of "Lefty" Gomez, one of the greatest Latino baseball pitchers of all time features key events and achievements in the life of this Hall of Famer.
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Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Ozzie Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
Ozzie Smith is featured in this brief biography highlighting his career as a Hall of Fame major league baseball player for the St.Louis Cardinals.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Invention of the Week: Alexander J. Cartwright

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the man who invented the modern-day sport of baseball, Alexander Joy Cartwright. This article talks about the history and development of the sport and gives example the rules in other "versions" of baseball.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Pitching the Biomechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
The fate of baseball teams valued at millions of dollars and followed by millions of rabid fans can come down to the elbow and shoulders of their pitchers. What can biomechanics contribute to the team?
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A&E Television

History.com: What Was the Curse of the Bambino and How Was Baseball's Greatest Hex Broken?

For Students 9th - 10th
Weeks after a foul ball bloodied a teen who lived in Babe Ruth's former farmhouse, the Boston Red Sox ended an 86-year title drought. Before gaining his greatest fame with the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth was a star with the rival Boston...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Yogi Berra

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Lawrence Peter Berra. Known to most as Yogi Berra, he was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Intl Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Henry "Hank" Aaron

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Park Services provides a succinct biography of the famed baseball player, Hank Aaron.
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PBS

P.o.v.: The Japanese Concept of "Wa"

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

O'malley Seidler Partners: Hall of Famers: Jackie Robinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the challenges Jackie Robinson had to deal with while being the first African-American to play major league baseball.
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Other

Latino Sports Legends: Roberto Clemente

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent recount of Roberto Clemente's (1934-1972 CE) life work in baseball and his humanitarian accomplishments.

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