Please print and distribute this call for collaboration to teachersyou know who may be interested in participating. Project:
National Basketball Association (NBA) Salary Generator Date:
Project will begin as soon as possible and will end on August1, 2001.
Purpose:
You will decide on the
most meaningful common statistics related to basketball players’ -scoring,
assists, rebounds, etc. You will need to create a rating system based on the
statistics that your group has chosen. For example, a very talented player
might be a 98 or whatever your own system might entail. Then, you will create a
pay scale for your athletes.
Subjects:
Math, Economics, English, Sociology Grade level:
This project is applicable to both Middle and Upper school level students. Summary:
The National Basketball Association in
coordination with the team owners have decided to do away with long term
contracts and have decided to pay the athletes according to their performance
in the previous year. This project on salaries will involve using
mathematical concepts to evaluate the players of N.B.A. teams.
Your project will be graded using an evaluation
rubric. The rubric will consist of the following criteria. Each member will
need to complete an evaluation for his or her participation in the project.
Next, you will need to submit a portfolio containing the following information:
the list of statistics, which you used to evaluate your NBA player(s), the
spreadsheet containing the recorded data and the answers to the conclusion
questions.
Number of participants:
Would like to work with at least 10 classes Project Coordinator: Jason BatesPine Crest SchoolFT. Lauderdale, FLjbates@pinecrest.edu
(954) 776-2132Visit the project web site: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/jwbates/NBAR.htm
How to register: By email, please provide the following: Your full name: Your email address: Your school: District: SCHOOL address: School voice phone: Home voice phone: Grade(s) taught: Subject(s): ********************************************************************