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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science of Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
An incredible site regarding the history and science of baseball. Discover the reaction time of a fastball, what it takes to make a home run, baseball in Japan, and historical references to how the game has evolved over time. Activities...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Negro League Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore Negro League Baseball.
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Baseball Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th
An almanac on baseball facts.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Historic Baseball Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of manuscripts, pamphlets, books, audio and visual files, and images that tells the story of the history of baseball.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: The Science of Baseball

For Students 3rd - 8th
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...
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PBS

Pbs: Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides this site as a companion to the film, "Baseball." Enjoy "The Wisdom of Yogi Berra," vintage pictures of players, video clips, and more on America's pastime.
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Kansas State

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Profile Henry 'Hank' Aaron

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical look at baseball great Hank Aaron. Included are vital stats, records made and broken, career highlights, and personal and professional accomplishments.
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MLB Advanced Media

The Cleveland Indians: Team History

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the official web site of the Cleveland Indians to find out about their history. Links will show past and present rosters, statistics, team records, and more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Baseball as American as Apple Pie

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource surveys the early years of baseball and includes historical documents, such as letters from Jackie Robinson and digitized early basball cards.
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Negro Baseball Leagues

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource explains the history behind African American baseball leagues. Provides context to help visitors understand why these leagues came about and why they ended.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: America at Play: How Baseball Began

For Students 3rd - 8th
Illustrated overview of baseball's roots in the English game known as "rounders" or "four-old-cat."
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State Library-Florida

Florida Memory: Florida Photographic Collection: History of Baseball in Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Visual exhibit that highlights the history of baseball in Florida starting in the early 1920s and includes information on its teams, players, and women in baseball.
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A&E Television

History.com: How the Only Woman in Baseball Hall of Fame Challenged Convention and Mlb

For Students 9th - 10th
Sports executive and civil rights champion Effa Manley was a passionate advocate for baseball players from the Negro leagues.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Drawing the Color Line, 1860s 1890s

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress offers a timeline of the history of baseball from the 1860s through the 1890s. See how teams were developed and trace the eventual segregation of African-Americans to all black teams by the end of the 19th century.
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Michael Bein's Home Plate: Graphical History of Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a graphical review of the history of baseball including batting, pitching, and fielding statistics.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Sports and Leisure

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the options for leisure time in the Gilded Age for the typical American. Baseball, vaudeville, and bicycling all came into their own in the 1890s.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Pterosaurs O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about ancient flying reptiles called pterosaurs. See if you can answer a few questions when you're done reading.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Coelacanth O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Coelacanth and it contains information about the habitat, evolutionary importance, and other ecological information. See if you can...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Issac Newton O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about Sir Isaac Newton. See if you can answer a few questions when you're done reading.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Field Journal O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about collecting data in a field journal. There's a great example of how a field journal was used to discover an extinct species! See if you can...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Hellbender O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about a salamander called the hellbender and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information. See if you can...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Humpback Whale O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one is about the Humpback Whale and it contains information about the habitat, diet, and other ecological information. See if you can answer a few...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Kagu O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This one about the Australian kagu contains information about habitat, diet, and other ecological information. See if you can answer a few questions when...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Solar Power O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
OLogy cards are like virtual baseball cards about all kinds of science topics. This card contains essential facts about solar power.

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