Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will learn about the science behind baseball and understand some interesting facts about the New York Yankees.

Materials and Prep

Materials needed: baseball, ruler, stopwatch, paper, pencil

No prior knowledge needed, just come ready to have fun!

Activities

• Measure how far you can throw a baseball and record the distances.

• Time how fast you can run from one base to another and compare it to baseball players' running speeds.

• Design your own baseball jersey with the New York Yankees logo.

Talking Points

• Baseball is a sport played with a bat and ball. The New York Yankees are a famous baseball team.

• Players need to throw the ball accurately and run fast to score points in baseball.

• Did you know that the New York Yankees have won the most World Series championships in history?