Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Olympics Content: Math and Science Behind Olympic Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This group of resources use interest in Olympic sports to teach math and physics concepts. Students learn about velocity, the role of gravity, the importance of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Aiming for the Basketball Hall of Fame

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video segment from TV 411, two Atlanta Hawks players plan a driving route to reach the Basketball Hall of Fame. They use map scales to estimate their travel distances.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Math Behind Michael Jordan's Legendary Hang Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the affect of gravitational acceleration by calculating what Michael Jordan's hang time would be if he played basketball elsewhere in the universe.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced, a Rei Basketball

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, two brothers track how many games they have each won. Students are asked to make calculations based on the percentage of games won. They set up a rational equation (and a rational inequality) in one variable, and then solve...
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Multiplying Decimals Basketball Game

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
A basketball themed online game where students can practice multiplying decimals.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Multi Digit Addition Basketball Game

For Students 1st - 3rd
Have fun adding multi-digit numbers with this interactive basketball game.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Subtracting Decimals Basketball Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students can practice subtracting decimal numbers in this basketball game.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Coordinate Plane Basketball Game

For Students 6th - 8th
A basketball game with multiple choice questions about the coordinate plane system.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions Basketball Game

For Students 6th - 8th
An online basketball game where students evaluate algebraic expressions with integers.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: One Digit Addition Basketball Game

For Students K - 1st
Students will practice their one-digit addition skills with this interactive basketball game.
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Doina Popovici

Math Play: One Digit Addition Basketball Game

For Students 1st - 3rd
Play a game of basketball while learning simple addition. Correctly answer the one-digit addition problem to score points!
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: One Digit by Two Digit Multiplication Basketball Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
An interactive online basketball game where students can try to score baskets by multiplying one-digit numbers by two-digit numbers.
Interactive
Topmarks Online

Topmarks: Place Value Basketball

For Students K - 1st Standards
Place Value Basketball is a fun, base ten blocks game which helps young children to know what each digit in a either a two or three digit number represents. Immediate feedback is given.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Ncaa Basketball Finals Bar Graphs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Site from University of Illinois contains a lesson plan that utilizes the NCAA Basketball Final Scores from 1939-1994. Students are instructed to analyze and interpret data displayed in bar graphs.
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Other

Desmos: Will It Hit the Hoop?

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore projectile motion in this activity as they look at videos and predict whether basketballs will land in the hoop. They then show their predictions in graphs of parabolic curves and compare their predictions to the actual...
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Other

Fuel the Brain: Math Madness

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Complete the addition, subtraction, or multiplication sentences in this basketball- themed game.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: System of Equations Basketball Game

For Students 7th - 9th
Solve equations with this online game that can be played alone or with others.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Slope Intercept Basketball Game

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
This online game includes slope-intercept problems for students to solve. Students must recognize which variables represent the slope, or rise-over-run, and the y-intercept.
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Two Step Equations Basketball Game

For Students 7th - 9th
Solve for the variable by playing this two-step equation game alone or with another student.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Basketball Picks

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A math challenge taken from the NBA that is sure to interest true basketball fans. Use your data collection, organization, and analysis skills to figure out which teams play each other. A one page NCTM Math Challenges for Families...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: What About That Jazz?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson provides a lesson that highlights NBA's Utah Jazz team. Teachers will demonstrate how to use a database, and then students will engage in exploring the database of the Utah Jazz.
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Other

Wake Forest University: Sports Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of WebQuests that require students to collect and analyze statistical data from several sports teams using the Internet. An interesting, real-world approach to statistics.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Place Value Review

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has a review game that focuses on place value. Our class used it to play basketball math. Move the black blob to uncover the answer.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Who Wins the Game?

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A math challenge for the basketball enthusiast. This NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity focuses on the concept of probability. Test your problem solving aptitude as you try to figure out who will probably win the game.

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