29. BASEBALL (Collaboration, Questioning)
Description: This activity/game resembles baseball except the “ball” is replaced by “questions” and there is no bat.
Application: Use this protocol as a review activity for tests.
Process: Prepare questions ahead of the game. Create the “baseball diamond” and “bases:” first base should be one wall; second another; third another; and home plate should be the whiteboard. Divide the class into two groups and remind students that they will be physically moving from one base to the other. Assign team captains and emphasize that there is a no-talking rule when students are “at bat.” Direct a question to player number one on Team A. Remind all that this student cannot receive assistance from other team members. (If the student answers correctly, tell him to go to first base. If the student fails to answer, direct the question to the opposing team captain. If the captain answers correctly, the student at bat is “out.” If the captain does not answer correctly, pose another question to the next student; correct answer advances all players. Repeat until there are three strikes at which time switch “at bat” teams. Remember, correct answers by four students equal one run!)
Description: This activity/game resembles baseball except the “ball” is replaced by “questions” and there is no bat.
Application: Use this protocol as a review activity for tests.
Process: Prepare questions ahead of the game. Create the “baseball diamond” and “bases:” first base should be one wall; second another; third another; and home plate should be the whiteboard. Divide the class into two groups and remind students that they will be physically moving from one base to the other. Assign team captains and emphasize that there is a no-talking rule when students are “at bat.” Direct a question to player number one on Team A. Remind all that this student cannot receive assistance from other team members. (If the student answers correctly, tell him to go to first base. If the student fails to answer, direct the question to the opposing team captain. If the captain answers correctly, the student at bat is “out.” If the captain does not answer correctly, pose another question to the next student; correct answer advances all players. Repeat until there are three strikes at which time switch “at bat” teams. Remember, correct answers by four students equal one run!)
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29. Baseball
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp306-03.shtml
29. Baseball
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/03/lp306-03.shtml