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108 Education Drive
Schenectady, NY 12303
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National Baseball Hall of Fame
Transition Projects |
Index of
Projects
Team
Members
Objectives
Preparing
the Students
Presentation
Enrichment & Assessment
Additional
Resources
National
Learning Standards
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Baseball Grows Up
(Technology/Evolution of Equipment Grades 4 - 8)
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Bottom of the ninth, two men on, two out, the
score is tied. With the crack of the bat and
the soft thud of a hardball settling into a
leather glove, the games goes to extra innings
- just as the story of equipment never ends.
Have you ever tried catching a baseball
without a glove or hitting a pitch with a flat
bat? How about standing in against a
flame-throwing pitcher without the protection
of a batting helmet? The equipment makes the
game and mirrors important developments in
history and industry. As baseball grew up,
safety, technology, available resources and a
desire for greater effectiveness have led to
invention, change and standardization of
equipment. Students in grades four through
eight can slide home in this engaging unit
that encourages observation, estimation and
reasoning.
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