Lesson Plan
Comparing Batting Averages: Subtracting to the Thousandths
Subtracting decimals to the thousandths can be fun when you are using actual statistics from Major League Baseball. Students will learn a little about how averages are calculated and then compare statistics of some of baseball's top players.
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Learning Objectives
Students will calculate differences using decimal numbers to the thousandths.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Ask students to raise their hand if they play baseball or softball.
- Ask students to raise their hand if they are a fan of baseball? Ask follow up questions such as, what teams are their favorites? Who do they think will win the World Series this year?
- Explain that they are going to examine one of the most popular statistics used in baseball - batting averages.