Math Fun With Sports

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Math Fun With Sports

• By Cristofer William Mattern

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First off a little introduction on what we are
doing. We have 2 (two) teams competing against
each other in a a Sports Tournament. The teams
are playing 4 (four) sports basketball,
baseball, football, and soccer. But first before
we begin the tournament we need to learn some
sports definitions.
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Sports Definitions
SOCCER Goal - 1 point

• BASKETBALL
• 2 pointer - 2 points
• 3 pointer - 3 points
• Free throw - 1 point

• BASEBALL
• Single - 1 base
• Double - 2 bases
• Triple - 3 bases
• Homerun - 4 bases

FOOTBALL Touchdown - 6 points Field Goal - 3
points Extra Point - 1 point Safety - 2 points
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Now lets meet our 2 (two) teams.
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THE GREEN Team

• The GREEN Team consists of
• Blake, Lauren, and Andrea.

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THE RED Team

• The RED Team consists of
• Cristofer, Mia, and Archer.

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Slam Dunk!
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• The RED Team had 10 (ten) 2 (two) pointers, 7
  (seven) 3 (three) pointers, and 8 free
  throws.10 X 2 20 points7 X 3 21 points8 X
  1 8 points20 21 8
• 49 points

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• The GREEN Team had 12 (twelve) 2 (two) pointers,
  5 (five) 3 (three) pointers, and 11 free throws.
  12 X 2 24 points5 X 3 15 points11 X 1 11
  points24 15 11
• 50 points

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Which team had more points?

• The GREEN Team had more points!

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Batter Up!
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• The GREEN Team hit 6 (six) singles, 4 (four)
  doubles, 1 (one) triple, and 2 (two) homeruns.
  How many bases did they cross?
• 6 X 1 6 bases
• 4 X 2 8 bases
• 1 X 3 3 bases
• 2 X 4 8 bases
• 6 8 3 8
• 25 bases

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• The RED Team hit 9 (nine) singles, 2 (two)
  doubles, 0 (zero) triples, and 4 (four) homeruns.
  How many bases did they cross? 9 X 1 9
  bases2 X 2 4 bases0 X 3 0 bases4 X 4 16
  bases8 4 0 16
• 29 bases

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The RED Team had more bases!
Which team had more bases?
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Touchdown!
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• The RED Team had 6 (six) touchdowns, 4 (four)
  extra points, 2 (two) field goals, and 1 (one)
  safety. How many points did they score?
• 6 X 6 36 points
• 4 X 1 4 points
• 2 X 3 6 points
• 1 X 2 2 points
• 36 4 6 2
• 48 points

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• The GREEN Team had 5 (five) touchdowns, 5 (five)
  extra points, 4 (four) field goals, and 2 (two)
  safety. How many points did they score?
• 5 X 6 30 points
• 5 X 1 5 points
• 4 X 3 12 points
• 2 X 2 4 points
• 30 5 12 4
• 51 points

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The GREEN Team had more points!
Which team had more points?
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Goal!
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• The GREEN Team had 3 (three) goals in the first
  half and 4 (four) goals in the second half. How
  many goals did they score?
• 3 X 1 3 goals
• 4 X 1 4 goals
• 3 4 7 goals

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• The RED Team had 6 (six) goals in the first half
  and 2 (goals) goals in the second half. How many
  goals did they score?
• 6 X 1 6 goals
• 2 X 1 2 goals
• 6 2 8 goals

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The RED Team had more goals!
Which team had more goals?
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Which team won the tournament?The RED Team?
Or The GREEN Team?
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Both teams are winners, because they both had
Math Fun With Sports.
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THE END
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AUTHORS NOTE This book is appropriate for the
4th grade level. The TEKS that this book include
are the following 4.3 A Use addition and
subtraction to solve problems involving whole
numbers. 4.4 B Represent multiplication and
division situations in picture, word, and number
form. 4.4 C Recall and apply multiplication
facts through 12 x 12. 4.4 D Use multiplication
to solve problems involving two-digit numbers. 14
A Identify the mathematics in everyday
situations.