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Module 7: Webquest to Math and Sports

Finding New Hitters for the Akron Rubber
Ducks
For Educators
Designed by
Stephen Taylor, Summer Emich, Catie Hickin, Courtney White

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Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

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Introduction
Math is typically known as a hard and boring subject. People do not
realize that math is actually in everyday things that we do. Math can
be fun and very engaging. In this webquest you will see that math
and sports are related when looking to pick new players for the
Akron Rubber Ducks Team.
The Akron Rubber Ducks are looking to trade for consistent hitters.
To find these consistent hitters they are on the look out for high
Batting Averages. Batting averages are calculated by dividing the
number of hits a player has by the total number of at bats they have
had, this will then result in a decimal.
The teams the Akron Rubber Ducks have ability to tade with are the
Carolina Mud Cats, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and the Midland Rock
Hounds.
You will be examining and comparing the individual statistics for the
players on these teams to find one player from each team that the
Akron Rubber Ducks should make a trade for.

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The Task

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The Akron Rubber Ducks are looking for some new top hitters for their
next season! Your job is to look at what three different minor league
teams including: The Carolina Mud Cats, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and
the Midland Rock Hounds and find the player with the highest batting
average and compare to the rest of the teams to see which one you
would trade for the Akron Rubber Ducks!
During This WebQuest you will:
1) Research and find the three minor league baseball teams listed
above
2) Compare the statistics, look for and list the player from each team
with the highest batting average.
3) Finally, out of those three pick the player with the highest batting
average to be traded onto the Akron Rubber Ducks.

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The Process
Follow these steps carefully to complete the task.
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Know the basic Formula of how to calculate the batting average

Find one Player from the Carolina Mud Cats with the highest batting average
Find one player from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos with the highest batting average
Find one player from the Midland Rock Hounds with the highest batting average
List these players out and compare their statistics
Finally determine who would be the best player to trade onto the Akron Rubber Ducks
team!
Write a one paragraph response summarizing what you learned about averaging
statistics and what player you thought would be best for the Akron Rubber Ducks. Also
include a list that ranks the three players based on their batting averages.

Check out this Mud Cat link for your stats!

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=249&stn=true&sid=t249
Check out this Blue Wahoo link for their stats!
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?cid=4124&sid=t4124&stn=true&t=t_ib
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Check out this Midland RockHounds link for their stats!
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=237&stn=true&sid=t237

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Conclusion
Thanks for your time in helping the Akron Rubber Ducks! By completing this activity you
were able to find the player with the highest batting average on each of the three teams.
Thanks to all your help, the Akron Rubber Ducks manager is now able to figure out which
players they want to go after in the trade!
Dont forget, batting averages for players are always changing! Keep a look out on the same
players throughout the next couple of weeks to see if their still in the same high ranking
position. Feel free to watch a baseball game and see if you can figure out who is doing well
and who isnt! Have fun!

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Credits

http://didthetribewinlastnight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dotfducks-logo.jpg
http://blog.psprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/midlandrockhounds-logo.jpg
http://corelaborate.psesd.org/thank-bloggers-readers/
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=249&stn=true
&sid=t249
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=237&stn=true
&sid=t237
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?cid=4124&sid=t4124&stn=
true&t=t_ibp