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The curriculum web that I would like my students to work on is that they will work in groups to compare and contrast the statistics of players throughout an assigned Major League Baseball team’s history to create their ultimate all-star team, all while staying under the team’s payroll budget, which will be $250 million. Students will look through the player’s statistics of their Major League Baseball team, both past and present, to determine who was the best of the best at each of the team’s positions. Baseball has changed considerably decade to decade so the statistics of certain players have to be taken into consideration. Players from before 1950 will have their contract worth $10 million, 1951 - 1990 players will have their contract worth $20 million, and 1991 - 2009 players will have their contract worth $30 million. Students will develop research, decision making, and mathematics skills as they compile a competitive, cost effective pitching rotation and batting order for their team’s ultimate all-star team.

I like this idea because it is really original and I definately think the students would love it. I just have some questions, will you be giving the students guidelines for how many players they can have and how many for each position? Also, how will they be presenting their teams (i.e. power point presentations, mock magazine/newspaper)? Also, will they be required to explain through using the statistics as to why they chose each player? Also, it might be fun to make them create a team name, mascot and uniform for this all-star team. - Laura

(I posted this in the discussion area, so you can look at either.) I like your activity because the web will definitely be a resource for research. Your curriculum web also provides analysis and evaluation for the creation of the ultimate team. I just have a couple questions: Will you have your students create a checklist/rubric to judge each position by to help student agreement? Also, what is your goal of motivation? -Kathryn