1. Word cloud
120 seconds
Name three positions in baseball
2. Slide
60 seconds
Baseball is a team sport played between two teams with nine players each. A game is composed of 9 innings, with each team taking turns batting and fielding. The object of the game is to score more runs than the other team by hitting the ball and running around the four bases.
Baseball 101
3. Slide
60 seconds
The Strike Zone: The area over home plate between the batter's knees and midsection that the umpire determines is the area in which a pitch must be thrown for it to be called a strike. Infield Fly Rule: A rule that states that when there are runners on first and second and the batter hits a fly ball that is not a line drive, the batter is automatically out regardless of whether the ball is caught or not. Double Play: When a defensive player fields a batted ball and throws the ball to another defensive player in time to get two batters out on one play.
Concepts:
4. Slide
60 seconds
The first professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings, founded in 1869. Baseball umpires wear black shirts and are nicknamed 'blue'. The oldest baseball stadium still in use is Fenway Park in Boston, which was built in 1912.
Did you know?
5. Open question
300 seconds
What are the different ways to get on base in a baseball game?
6. Open question
300 seconds
What is the most important fielding position and why?
7. Open question
300 seconds
What is the best position in the hitting line up (1-9)?
8. Open question
300 seconds
What did you learn that was new to you today?
9. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a pizza with wings flying in the air
10. Drawings
1260 seconds
Question: You and your partner have been asked to teach a baseball player 101 class. How would you go about it? Clues: • Research the current legends of the game In pairs: Select and solve one of the tasks: A. Create a presentation to teach your class one of the coolest current players. B. Make it interactive.
11. Poll
60 seconds
How many players are there on a baseball team?
- 9
- 11
- 7
- 12
12. Poll
60 seconds
What is the distance between each base in baseball?
- 100 yards
- 50 meters
- 90 feet
- 80 feet
13. Poll
60 seconds
What is the maximum number of strikes a batter can have before being called out?
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 2
14. Poll
60 seconds
Which position is known as the 'shortstop' in baseball?
- 6th position
- 5th position
- 4th position
- 7th position
15. Poll
60 seconds
What happens when a pitcher throws three strikes to a batter?
- The batter gets another chance.
- A run scores.
- The batter is out.
- The pitcher gets replaced.
16. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What is the difference between a 'strike out' and a 'dropped third strike'?
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