Social Studies
Baseball History: A Team-by-Team Look
We will trace the history of America’s pastime from its origins to the modern day, including discussion of each team's heritage, stadiums, notable players, and records of success or futility. Each student will create a “dream team”.
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11-16
year olds
3-14
learners per class
$80
Charged upfront
$10 per class
Meets 2x per week
Over 4 weeks
55 minutes per class
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Description
Class Experience
Students will learn about the origins of baseball and its evolution into the modern game that we see today. Students will be able to identify notable players and key events from baseball history. Students will be able to explain how Major League Baseball is currently structured and how a champion is determined.
Students will be tasked with developing their own “dream team” of historic players, which will entail compiling a list of candidates from each session discussion and reducing that list into a final starting lineup.
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In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
During the final session of the course, students will receive feedback from each other and from the instructor on the historic “dream team” they assembled.
1 hour 50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
If time permits, we will be watching a 5-6 minute YouTube video about the San Francisco earthquake that disrupted the 1989 World Series. This video includes some disturbing images of the destruction caused by the earthquake. All of the images are of the type and nature that could be included on a nightly news broadcast.
Teacher
Doug SmithMr. Smith goes to Washington....and lots of other places!
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About Me
For the first 22 years of my career, I worked in the field of transportation planning and traffic engineering. This work required a broad understanding of the historic, cultural, environmental, social and economic factors that influence the...
