As teachers we must assist the other disciplines to achieve their set of standards whenever possible. We must teach students in general and share the responsibility whenever possible. By expanding the focus of what we teach just a little bit and by using our creativity, we can teach across the disciplines instead of just one subject. This concept can fit in to this unit of Pittsburgh Sports very easily Sports rely heavily on Math and Physics. Keeping complex statistics that help the team and coach adjust their strategy when they are less that successful requires basic computational skills.
Students too can use math to explore sports.
They can calculate a player's batting average, slugging percentage or on base percentage. They can examine the Physics of wind resistance and spin rate to see how to throw a curve is able to break down and away from hitters. Students can practice and develop their literacy skills by reading and writing compositions about then moral issues behind sports. Nearly all students love to hear and to tell a great story. Therefore, one way to encourage students to become curious about the facts of the city in which they live is to tell them interesting stories about the city and then ask them to create interesting stories based on facts.