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HowStuffWorks: March Madness :
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/march-madness.htm
Everything you ever wanted to know about March Madness.
Bracketology :
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology?lpos=spotlight&lid=tab6pos1
Click 2008-09 FAQ for more information about this process.
Figure This! Activities for Students and Families
Who Played the Raptors? :
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c20/challenge.htm
I've Got to Win How Many Games? :
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c31/challenge.htm
Who Wins the Game? :
http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/c19/challenge.htm
March Madness Webquest :
http://www.madison.k12.ky.us/district/projects/WebQuest/MarchMadness/mmwebquest.html
Webquest that integrates math into March Madness.
Fear of Physics :
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Proj/proj.html
This site claims that you can make a jumpshot every time using the laws of
physics.
America's Story: First College Basketball Game :
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/progress/basketball_1
Information from the Library of Congress about the first game in 1896.
The History of Women's Basketball :
http://www.womensbasketballmuseum.com/
Information, photos, and other documents describing the early days of
women's basketball.
Basketball Hall of Fame :
http://www.hoophall.com/
Read about the most recent inductees and take an online tour on this site.
Vocabulary.com: Basketball :
http://www.vocabulary.com//index.php?dir=theme&file=theme_list&theme_id=53
Puzzles, word searches, and more.
A Poem of Possibilities: Thinking About the Future :
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=943
Inspired by John Updike*s poem *Ex-Basketball Player,* each
student creates a poem presenting a vivid picture of who he or she will
be and the life he or she will lead five years in the future. (Grades
9-12)
To Keep the Strike Going or to End It? That Was the
Question :
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lesson=EM134&page=teacher
An economics lesson that looks at the NBA players union strike in July
1998.
Comparing Statistics :
http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM00/amy.html
Students work in small groups to collect data about five teams from the
Atlantic Coast Conference college basketball conference.
Julius Irving :
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/erv0int-1
Learn about this basketball great through an interview transcript.
A Sense of Emptiness in the House That Michael Built
:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990114thursday.html
Students investigate different journalistic techniques used to add color
and new dimension to fact-based news stories.
Basketball 101 :
http://www.btinternet.com/~jets/bbframes.html
Jargon, ref moves, everything you need to follow the game. Also includes a
list of movies with a basketball theme.
Tips and Drills :
http://www.eteamz.com/basketball/instruction/tips/ Improve your
game with this site.
NCAA.com :
http://www.ncaa.com/ Get the latest information on the men's and
women's championships.
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