Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping Baseball

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research how climate, distance, population shifts and immigration have influenced American baseball. They also consider how players from other countries have made their mark on American baseball.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigating Motion

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students determine velocity using the slope of a time distance graph. They investigate a motion cart using a CBR unit and a TI 83 calculator setup. Using the graph generated, they calculate velocity.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Sports

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about the history and present state of both amateur and professional sports in Texas, including the 'Negro Leagues' professional baseball.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Women's Tennis Club at University of Texas, 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a brief article on the history of women's sports in the U.S. along with photos from the women's tennis club at the University of Texas. Part of a larger exhibit on the history of women's rights and voting.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway:linear Momentum & Collision: Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define inelastic collision, explain perfectly inelastic collisions, apply an understanding of collisions to sports, and determine recoil velocity and loss in kinetic energy given mass and...
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Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Early Texas Baseball

For Students 4th - 8th
Some wonderful early history of baseball in Texas in the last half of the 19th century, where teams even traveled by stagecoach to get to a game. Describes the beginning stages of the Texas League, which still exists today.
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Other

Enfoque Deportivo

For Students 9th - 10th
Semi-monthly sports newspaper printed in Spanish in Houston, Texas. Commentaries are offered on local, national, and international sports. It caters to soccer, baseball, boxing, and basketball.
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Other

The Dallas Morning News

For Students 9th - 10th
The Morning News is the daily newspaper publication for the city of Dallas, Texas. The Morning Star features sections in sports, metro news, regional news, local news, business, technology, politics, lifestyles, entertainment, and...