.Mondays, starting March 5, 2006,
from 3:20-4:20 p.m., Room 7 Enrollment Form
Teacher: Mr. Johnson
Fee: $40.00 Enroll early in this popular class! Check payable to Colina ASB; bring to Student Store 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Course open to Colina GATE and UFO* students
*Unidentified Fantastic Offspring; in other words, everyone!
Must have 10 students for class to end up being offered.
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Fantasy Baseball is a math simulation using as its instructional vehicle
real baseball cards and their players' statistics.
Learn probability!
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Welcome to Fantasy Baseball—an integrated mathematics unit for the middle grades. This is a 5-8 week unit that blends the instruction and application of key mathematical concepts with an exciting, engaging real world context. During this unit, students become managers of their very own major league baseball team. They learn to analyze key statistical data, draft players, make trades, arrange lineups, play simulated games, etc., everything a major league manager has to do. With some strategic planning and a little luck, they might even lead their team to the Fantasy Baseball World Series.
Students use baseball cards to gather statistical data about major league baseball players. They learn to analyze the data in order to determine a player's offensive strengths and weaknesses. They then become co-managers of their own team, drafting and trading players to compile a final major league roster. A more detailed analysis is done of their players which leads to the creation of player wheels, proportionately accurate representations of a player's offensive statistics for a given year. These wheels are then used to play simulated games against other teams in the class. Statistics are consistently gathered, analyzed, compared and displayed by the students. A regular season schedule is created and carried out by the teams in the class. An optional League Championship Series and World Series is played to determine a class Fantasy Baseball champion.
This unit reflects the changes called for by national groups regarding the way mathematics is to be taught in our schools. It combines key mathematical content with an engaging context that provides students with the opportunity to solve problems, use reasoning skills and communicate mathematically.
This is a GATE-sponsored activity, so enrollment priority is given to GATE students;
other students' signing up is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Here are the members of the 1999-2000 Student Congress class; about 15 will be selected for the Student Congress team:
Bianca Badrinath, Samantha Bathauer, Lara Bledin, Lana Cox, Lisa Cox, Shannon DeBuiser, Arti Desai, Justin Dyer, Pardeese Ehya, Phyllis Fang, Graham Hallisey, Shalra Hameed, Brendon Hill, Josh Hill, An Hoang, Erum Iqbal, Lauren Kelsey, Lisa Kestenbaum, Kiki Kornblatt, Vanessa Kreger, Annita Kuo-Coates, Nasir Lakhani, Jason Lanlois, Shannon Lee, Kimberly Liu, Ashley Marcus, Danny Minnich, Roxanne Mooser, Emily Nelson, Jeremy Ouaknine, Michelle Ouaknine, Mel Pace, Laura Pagtano, Ceci Pesqueira, James Richmond Sharmita Samanta, Trevor Scheck, Robert Scherdinger, Mark Shankar, Heather Smith, Kristen Smith, Dani Weiss, Emon Yazdi.
