Baseball field becomes classroom for 2000 kids

Kids in Florida learn lessons in math, science, & everything else from baseball. They learn how to calculate park factors!

• An elementary and middle school baseball curriculum, revised this year, uses the game as a backdrop for lessons in science, mathematics, language arts and social studies.
• Teachers use the curriculum before and after their visit to the ballpark. But Wednesday's outing was just to enjoy the game.

Before the field trip, second-grade teacher Jillian Price of Heritage Elementary in Greenacres had her class pretend to operate a concession stand by selecting foods and setting prices. Fifth-grade teacher Mark Golzbein of Grassy Waters Elementary in West Palm Beach asked his students to conduct online research on how weather can affect the game. "We looked at how the ball travels at different fields depending on the temperature," said Golzbein, helping to chaperone 140 fifth-graders, including Joseph Lippi. Man, is this great or what!

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