Title: The
Big Business of Basketball
Grade Level(s):
6,7,8
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Vocational/Technical Skills, Social Studies, Technology
Learner Outcomes:
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Students will be able to compute
the cost of a weekend trip to a professional basketball game.
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Students will be able to compare
and contrast salaries of professional basketball players.
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Students will be able to select
search engines on the Internet to access information.
Duration of Lesson:
one
to two 45 minute class periods
Materials:
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pencil and paper
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graphing calculator
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linking cables for graphing
calculator
Technology Tools/Courseware:
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Graphing calculators
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Computers with internet access
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Power point
Teacher Notes:
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Students will need to pick
a professional team using the NBA web
site and find the cost of the tickets.
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Students will find lodging
and restaurants in the city of their professional team.
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Students will pick a minimum
of five professional basketball players and compare/contrast salaries.
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Students will need to answer
all questions.
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Students need to know the
terms mean, median, mode and range.
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Teachers need to preview all
sites and answer all questions before the lesson.
Procedures:
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Go to the NBA
web site and pick a team.
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Find the cost of the tickets.
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In the city of the selected
team, find a hotel/motel for the "family" to stay in for the weekend.
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Calculate costs of the weekend.
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Go to the salary sites.
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Pick a minimum of 5 professional
basketball players.
Answer the following questions:
1. In relation to
other sports, professional basketball players appear to earn much more
money. Please explain why?
2. In light of the
rising salaries of professional basketball players, why do the fans continue
to support the sport?
3. Are professional
basketball players worth the salaries they are paid?
4. What impact does
professional basketball have on the economy of the cities they play in?
5. How does the
salary of a professional basketball player today differ from a professional
basketball player of 30 years ago?
6. Using the five
basketball players you have chosen, find the mean, median, mode and range
of their salaries.
Modifications:
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comply with IEP
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cooperative learning in groups
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peer tutoring
Enrichment Activities:
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Have students rate web sites
on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being poor, 10 being superior. Sites will
be rated on: information, ease of browsing, creativity, useful links.
Evaluation/Assessment:
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Class room observation
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Class participation
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Designed rubric
State and National Standards:
West
Virginia IGO's
Mathematics:
8.8 solve consumer
application problems including tips, discounts, sales tax, and simple interest
using mental math, paper/pencil, or calculator
8.28(
5,6,7,9,10,11) determine measures of central tendency (mean,
median, mode, range), and dispersion from data, graphs, tables, and experiments
8.51 use a calculator
to determine measures of central tendency, range, and dispersion from data,
graphs, tables, and experiments. (8.22)
6.25(
5,7,8) create and solve problems involving the mean, median,
mode, and range of a set of data
Economics
E.17 analyze a public
issue from an economic perspective and propose a socially desirable solution
Vocational/Technical---Consumer
and Economics
CAE3 Examine how individuals
and families make choices to satisfy needs and wants.
National
Standards
These standards are from
the Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning organization(McRel)
Mathematics
1 .Uses a variety of strategies
in the problem solving process
6. Understands and applies
basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis
Job/Career Clusters:
Business, Management and Computer Technology
References:
Resources cited:
Created By Timmie
Korczyk
Karen Bennett
Ivan Smith
Beckley-Stratton Junior High
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