Try to find newspaper articles about this historic change in American history. Find out where your school and local colleges or universities meet or not meet the needs of women's sports. Research the origins of a sport commonly played in the United States. Students can script and videotape a sports report about the World Series in the language studied. Students can explore major league baseball team logos, focusing on the use of symbolism, subject, and color.
Students can also design a logo for the school team or a community team.
In addition, this lesson plan may be used to address the academic standards of a specific state. Links are provided where available from each McREL standard to the Achieve website containing state standards for over 40 states. History Standard 31- Understands economic, social, and cultural developments in the contemporary United States. Understands that various factors affect decisions that individuals make Behavioral Studies Standard 3- Understands that interactions among learning, inheritance, and physical development affect human behavior. Understands that the level of skill a person can reach in any particular activity depends on a variety of factors Behavioral Studies Standard 4- Understands conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals, groups, and institutions.