Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics
A Resource Guide for Teachers and Parents, Grades 5 and Up
Published on 5. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7879-9445-7 (ISBN)
Description
A great new way to getall kids excited about math!
Fantasy sports are a hit worldwide, and now teachers and parents can take advantage of this phenomenon to give students a reason to look forward to doing math. The games and activities in Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics will get kids excited about learning and practicing math, even if they're not big sports fans. With this fun-filled educational resource, you can teach one math concept or many and plan lessons that can last for a week or a whole season.
Here's how it works. Students create fantasy teams by picking real-life professional basketball players, following their players' statistics, and calculating their team's total points using algebraic or nonalgebraic methods specifically designed to complement the math skills they are learning. The instructions are easy to follow, and the dynamic hands-on games address all learning styles and abilities. The book includes more than 100 scoring systems that give you the flexibility to customize the content according to your students' skill levels.
In addition to the basic Fantasy Basketball game, the book contains easy-to-use lesson plans, reproducible worksheets for extra practice on 46 different math concepts, graphing activities, quizzes, a pre- and post- test, and an answer key. More than just a fun way to learn math, the book's activities also support the NCTM Math Standards.
"The beauty of the Fantasy Sports and Mathematics programs is that while all the students are busy having fun, enjoying the competition, and building better relationships with sports-minded parents, they are, much to their surprise, learning to love math."
--Ryan D. Verver, math teacher,Southwest Chicago Christian School
"Students were eager to be the first in their math class to tally their scores and begin working with their team's stats. It was great to see boys and girls who were working both above and below grade level fully engaged in using their math skills and learning new ones."
--Sara Suchman, Harvard Graduate School of Education, former middle school director
Also available in the Fantasy Sports and Mathematics series:
Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics | Fantasy Football and Mathematics | Fantasy Soccer and Mathematics
Fantasy sports are a hit worldwide, and now teachers and parents can take advantage of this phenomenon to give students a reason to look forward to doing math. The games and activities in Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics will get kids excited about learning and practicing math, even if they're not big sports fans. With this fun-filled educational resource, you can teach one math concept or many and plan lessons that can last for a week or a whole season.
Here's how it works. Students create fantasy teams by picking real-life professional basketball players, following their players' statistics, and calculating their team's total points using algebraic or nonalgebraic methods specifically designed to complement the math skills they are learning. The instructions are easy to follow, and the dynamic hands-on games address all learning styles and abilities. The book includes more than 100 scoring systems that give you the flexibility to customize the content according to your students' skill levels.
In addition to the basic Fantasy Basketball game, the book contains easy-to-use lesson plans, reproducible worksheets for extra practice on 46 different math concepts, graphing activities, quizzes, a pre- and post- test, and an answer key. More than just a fun way to learn math, the book's activities also support the NCTM Math Standards.
"The beauty of the Fantasy Sports and Mathematics programs is that while all the students are busy having fun, enjoying the competition, and building better relationships with sports-minded parents, they are, much to their surprise, learning to love math."
--Ryan D. Verver, math teacher,Southwest Chicago Christian School
"Students were eager to be the first in their math class to tally their scores and begin working with their team's stats. It was great to see boys and girls who were working both above and below grade level fully engaged in using their math skills and learning new ones."
--Sara Suchman, Harvard Graduate School of Education, former middle school director
Also available in the Fantasy Sports and Mathematics series:
Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics | Fantasy Football and Mathematics | Fantasy Soccer and Mathematics
Reviews / Votes
"Teachers who are seeking to find ways to engage and motivate their students through sports, particularly baseball, would be well served by this resource book." (Education Review, May 2007)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Drawings: 0 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 83 B&W, 0 Color; Graphs: 21 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-9445-7 (9780787994457)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Dan Flockhart, M.Ed., is a former middle school math teacher who incorporated fantasy sports into his math curriculum. He presents his innovative method of teaching at conventions and maintains a Web site for the series at http://www.fantasysportsmath.com.
Content
About This Book: FAQs vii
About the Author viii
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction xv
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Expectations Addressed by Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics xvi
Part One: Computing Weekly Points 1
Chapter One: How to Play Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics 3
Step 1: Selecting Players 4
Option 1: Permanent Teams with Salary Cap 4
Option 2: Different Teams Each Week 5
Choosing Your Own Team 5
Trades 5
Injuries 6
Step 2: Reading Box Scores 6
Step 3: Collecting Data 7
Step 4: Computing Points 8
Default Total Points Equation 14
Additional Scoring Systems 15
Additional Scoring Systems (Total Points Equations) 17
Chapter Two: Explaining Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics to Students: Handouts 25
Handout 1: Description and Rules 27
Handout 2: Fantasy Team Roster 29
Handout 3: How to Read Box Scores 30
Handout 4: How to Collect Data 31
Handout 5: How to Compute Points 32
Handout 6: Practice in Computing Points, Using the Default Scoring System 35
Handout 7: Default Total Points Equation 38
Handout 8: Practice in Computing Points, Using the Default Total Points Equation 39
Handout 9: Weekly Scoring Worksheet 40
Handout 10: Weekly Scoring Worksheet Using a Total Points Equation 43
Handout 11: Total Points Week-by-Week 44
Part Two: Using Graphs 47
Chapter Three: Graphing Activities 49
Circle Graphs 49
Stacked-Bar and Multiple-Line Graphs 51
Handout 12: Stacked-Bar Graph 52
Multiple-Line Graph 53
Additional Options for Graphing Activities 54
Part Three: Using Practice Worksheets and Quizzes 55
Chapter Four: Practice Worksheets 57
Number Sense
Practice Worksheet 1: Rounding Whole Numbers and Expanded Notation 58
Practice Worksheet 2: Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor 59
Practice Worksheet 3: Operations with Whole Numbers 60
Practice Worksheet 4: Equivalent Fractions 61
Practice Worksheet 5: Patterns and Multiples 62
Practice Worksheet 6: Ordering Fractions and Decimals 63
Practice Worksheet 7: Rounding Decimals 64
Practice Worksheet 8: Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Reciprocals 65
Practice Worksheet 9: Adding and Subtracting Fractions 66
Practice Worksheet 10: Stacked-Bar Graph 67
Practice Worksheet 11: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 68
Practice Worksheet 12: Rounding Fractions 69
Practice Worksheet 13: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals 71
Practice Worksheet 14: Unit Rates 72
Practice Worksheet 15: Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages 73
Practice Worksheet 16: Ratios 74
Practice Worksheet 17: Percentage of Price Increase and Decrease 75
Practice Worksheet 18: Finding a Percentage of a Number 76
Practice Worksheet 19: Proportions 78
Practice Worksheet 20: Ratios and Proportions 80
Practice Worksheet 21: Factoring 81
Practice Worksheet 22: Interest, Depreciation, and Tax 82
Practice Worksheet 23: Prime Factorization 83
Practice Worksheet 24: Scientific Notation 84
Practice Worksheet 25: Ordering Integers, Fractions, and Decimals 85
Practice Worksheet 26: Operations with Integers 86
Practice Worksheet 27: Permutations and Combinations 88
Algebra and Functions
Practice Worksheet 28: Unit Conversions 89
Practice Worksheet 29: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions 90
Practice Worksheet 30: Properties of Mathematics 91
Practice Worksheet 31: Graphing on a Number Line 93
Practice Worksheet 32: Linear Equations (A) 94
Practice Worksheet 33: Linear Equations (B) 98
Measurement and Geometry
Practice Worksheet 34: Area and Perimeter of Rectangles 99
Practice Worksheet 35: Golden Rectangles 101
Practice Worksheet 36: Functions 102
Practice Worksheet 37: Area and Circumference of Circles 104
Practice Worksheet 38: Weight 105
Practice Worksheet 39: The Pythagorean Theorem 106
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
Practice Worksheet 40: Mean, Median, Mode, Range 107
Practice Worksheet 41: Probability 108
Practice Worksheet 42: Circle Graphs 110
Practice Worksheet 43: Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Histograms 111
Practice Worksheet 44: Scatter Plots 112
Practice Worksheet 45: Box-and-Whisker Plots 113
Mathematical Reasoning
Practice Worksheet 46: Statements Using Math Terminology 114
Extra Credit
Extra Credit Worksheet: Extra Credit Problems 115
Chapter Five: Quizzes 117
Number Sense
Quiz 1: Rounding Whole Numbers and Expanded Notation 118
Quiz 2: Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor 119
Quiz 3: Operations with Whole Numbers 120
Quiz 4: Equivalent Fractions 121
Quiz 5: Patterns and Multiples 122
Quiz 6: Ordering Fractions and Decimals 123
Quiz 7: Rounding Decimals 124
Quiz 8: Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Reciprocals 125
Quiz 9: Adding and Subtracting Fractions 126
Quiz 10: Stacked-Bar Graph 127
Quiz 11: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 128
Quiz 12: Rounding Fractions 129
Quiz 13: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals 130
Quiz 14: Unit Rates 131
Quiz 15: Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages 132
Quiz 16: Ratios 133
Quiz 17: Percentage of Price Increase and Decrease 134
Quiz 18: Finding a Percentage of a Number 135
Quiz 19: Proportions 136
Quiz 20: Ratios and Proportions 137
Quiz 21: Factoring 138
Quiz 22: Interest, Depreciation, and Tax 139
Quiz 23: Prime Factorization 140
Quiz 24: Scientific Notation 141
Quiz 25: Ordering Integers, Fractions, and Decimals 142
Quiz 26: Operations with Integers 143
Quiz 27: Permutations and Combinations 145
Algebra and Functions
Quiz 28: Unit Conversions 146
Quiz 29: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions 147
Quiz 30: Properties of Mathematics 148
Quiz 31: Graphing on a Number Line 149
Quiz 32: Linear Equations (A) 150
Quiz 33: Linear Equations (B) 151
Measurement and Geometry
Quiz 34: Area of Rectangles 152
Quiz 35: Golden Rectangles 153
Quiz 36: Functions 154
Quiz 37: Area and Circumference of Circles 155
Quiz 38: Weight 156
Quiz 39: The Pythagorean Theorem 157
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
Quiz 40: Mean, Median, Mode, Range 158
Quiz 41: Probability 159
Quiz 42: Circle Graphs 161
Quiz 43: Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Histograms 162
Quiz 44: Scatter Plots 163
Quiz 45: Box-and-Whisker Plots 164
Mathematical Reasoning
Quiz 46: Statements Using Math Terminology 165
Chapter Six: Assessment 167
Pretest/Posttest 169
Chapter Seven: Answer Keys 173
Practice Worksheets 173
Quizzes 187
Pretest/Posttest 198
Appendix: Lesson Plans 199
About the Author viii
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction xv
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and Expectations Addressed by Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics xvi
Part One: Computing Weekly Points 1
Chapter One: How to Play Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics 3
Step 1: Selecting Players 4
Option 1: Permanent Teams with Salary Cap 4
Option 2: Different Teams Each Week 5
Choosing Your Own Team 5
Trades 5
Injuries 6
Step 2: Reading Box Scores 6
Step 3: Collecting Data 7
Step 4: Computing Points 8
Default Total Points Equation 14
Additional Scoring Systems 15
Additional Scoring Systems (Total Points Equations) 17
Chapter Two: Explaining Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics to Students: Handouts 25
Handout 1: Description and Rules 27
Handout 2: Fantasy Team Roster 29
Handout 3: How to Read Box Scores 30
Handout 4: How to Collect Data 31
Handout 5: How to Compute Points 32
Handout 6: Practice in Computing Points, Using the Default Scoring System 35
Handout 7: Default Total Points Equation 38
Handout 8: Practice in Computing Points, Using the Default Total Points Equation 39
Handout 9: Weekly Scoring Worksheet 40
Handout 10: Weekly Scoring Worksheet Using a Total Points Equation 43
Handout 11: Total Points Week-by-Week 44
Part Two: Using Graphs 47
Chapter Three: Graphing Activities 49
Circle Graphs 49
Stacked-Bar and Multiple-Line Graphs 51
Handout 12: Stacked-Bar Graph 52
Multiple-Line Graph 53
Additional Options for Graphing Activities 54
Part Three: Using Practice Worksheets and Quizzes 55
Chapter Four: Practice Worksheets 57
Number Sense
Practice Worksheet 1: Rounding Whole Numbers and Expanded Notation 58
Practice Worksheet 2: Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor 59
Practice Worksheet 3: Operations with Whole Numbers 60
Practice Worksheet 4: Equivalent Fractions 61
Practice Worksheet 5: Patterns and Multiples 62
Practice Worksheet 6: Ordering Fractions and Decimals 63
Practice Worksheet 7: Rounding Decimals 64
Practice Worksheet 8: Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Reciprocals 65
Practice Worksheet 9: Adding and Subtracting Fractions 66
Practice Worksheet 10: Stacked-Bar Graph 67
Practice Worksheet 11: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 68
Practice Worksheet 12: Rounding Fractions 69
Practice Worksheet 13: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals 71
Practice Worksheet 14: Unit Rates 72
Practice Worksheet 15: Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages 73
Practice Worksheet 16: Ratios 74
Practice Worksheet 17: Percentage of Price Increase and Decrease 75
Practice Worksheet 18: Finding a Percentage of a Number 76
Practice Worksheet 19: Proportions 78
Practice Worksheet 20: Ratios and Proportions 80
Practice Worksheet 21: Factoring 81
Practice Worksheet 22: Interest, Depreciation, and Tax 82
Practice Worksheet 23: Prime Factorization 83
Practice Worksheet 24: Scientific Notation 84
Practice Worksheet 25: Ordering Integers, Fractions, and Decimals 85
Practice Worksheet 26: Operations with Integers 86
Practice Worksheet 27: Permutations and Combinations 88
Algebra and Functions
Practice Worksheet 28: Unit Conversions 89
Practice Worksheet 29: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions 90
Practice Worksheet 30: Properties of Mathematics 91
Practice Worksheet 31: Graphing on a Number Line 93
Practice Worksheet 32: Linear Equations (A) 94
Practice Worksheet 33: Linear Equations (B) 98
Measurement and Geometry
Practice Worksheet 34: Area and Perimeter of Rectangles 99
Practice Worksheet 35: Golden Rectangles 101
Practice Worksheet 36: Functions 102
Practice Worksheet 37: Area and Circumference of Circles 104
Practice Worksheet 38: Weight 105
Practice Worksheet 39: The Pythagorean Theorem 106
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
Practice Worksheet 40: Mean, Median, Mode, Range 107
Practice Worksheet 41: Probability 108
Practice Worksheet 42: Circle Graphs 110
Practice Worksheet 43: Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Histograms 111
Practice Worksheet 44: Scatter Plots 112
Practice Worksheet 45: Box-and-Whisker Plots 113
Mathematical Reasoning
Practice Worksheet 46: Statements Using Math Terminology 114
Extra Credit
Extra Credit Worksheet: Extra Credit Problems 115
Chapter Five: Quizzes 117
Number Sense
Quiz 1: Rounding Whole Numbers and Expanded Notation 118
Quiz 2: Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor 119
Quiz 3: Operations with Whole Numbers 120
Quiz 4: Equivalent Fractions 121
Quiz 5: Patterns and Multiples 122
Quiz 6: Ordering Fractions and Decimals 123
Quiz 7: Rounding Decimals 124
Quiz 8: Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Reciprocals 125
Quiz 9: Adding and Subtracting Fractions 126
Quiz 10: Stacked-Bar Graph 127
Quiz 11: Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 128
Quiz 12: Rounding Fractions 129
Quiz 13: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals 130
Quiz 14: Unit Rates 131
Quiz 15: Converting Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages 132
Quiz 16: Ratios 133
Quiz 17: Percentage of Price Increase and Decrease 134
Quiz 18: Finding a Percentage of a Number 135
Quiz 19: Proportions 136
Quiz 20: Ratios and Proportions 137
Quiz 21: Factoring 138
Quiz 22: Interest, Depreciation, and Tax 139
Quiz 23: Prime Factorization 140
Quiz 24: Scientific Notation 141
Quiz 25: Ordering Integers, Fractions, and Decimals 142
Quiz 26: Operations with Integers 143
Quiz 27: Permutations and Combinations 145
Algebra and Functions
Quiz 28: Unit Conversions 146
Quiz 29: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions 147
Quiz 30: Properties of Mathematics 148
Quiz 31: Graphing on a Number Line 149
Quiz 32: Linear Equations (A) 150
Quiz 33: Linear Equations (B) 151
Measurement and Geometry
Quiz 34: Area of Rectangles 152
Quiz 35: Golden Rectangles 153
Quiz 36: Functions 154
Quiz 37: Area and Circumference of Circles 155
Quiz 38: Weight 156
Quiz 39: The Pythagorean Theorem 157
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
Quiz 40: Mean, Median, Mode, Range 158
Quiz 41: Probability 159
Quiz 42: Circle Graphs 161
Quiz 43: Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Histograms 162
Quiz 44: Scatter Plots 163
Quiz 45: Box-and-Whisker Plots 164
Mathematical Reasoning
Quiz 46: Statements Using Math Terminology 165
Chapter Six: Assessment 167
Pretest/Posttest 169
Chapter Seven: Answer Keys 173
Practice Worksheets 173
Quizzes 187
Pretest/Posttest 198
Appendix: Lesson Plans 199