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28 BOY SCout <strong>NOVA</strong> AWARDS GUIDEBOOK C. Attend a soccer, baseball, softball, or basketball game. Then choose two players. Keep track of their efforts during the game. (Make sure you record your data and calculations.) Calculate their statistics using the following as examples: (1) Soccer—Goals, assists, corner kicks, keeper saves, fouls, offsides (2) Baseball or softball—Batting average, runs batted in, fielding statistics, pitching statistics (3) Basketball—Points, baskets attempted, rebounds, steals, turnovers, and blocked shots Share your calculations with your counselor, and discuss your conclusions about the players’ strengths and weaknesses. D. Attend a football game or watch one on TV. (This is a fun activity to do with a parent or friend.) Keep track of the efforts of your favorite team during the game. (Make sure you record your data and calculations.) Then calculate your team’s statistics using the following as examples: (1) Kicks/punts (a) Kickoff—Kick return yards (b) Punt—Number, yards (c) Field goals—Attempted, percent completed, yards (d) Extra points—Attempted, percent completed (2) Offense (a) Number of first downs (b) Forward passes—Attempted, percent completed, total length of passes, longest pass, number and length of passes caught by each receiver, yardage gained by each receiver after catching a pass (c) Running plays—Number, yards gained or lost for each run, longest run from scrimmage line, total yards gained or lost, and number of touchdowns
(3) Defense—Number of quarterback sacks, interceptions, turnovers, and safeties Share your calculations with your counselor, and discuss your conclusions about your team’s strengths and weaknesses. E. How starry are your nights? Participate in a star count to find out. This may be done alone but is more fun with a group. Afterward, share and discuss your results with your counselor. (1) Visit NASA’s Student Observation Network website at http://www.nasa.gov/audience/ foreducators/son/energy/starcount/ for instructions on performing a star count. (2) Do a star count on five clear nights at the same time each night. (3) Report your results on NASA’s Student Observation Network website and see how your data compares to others. 4. Do ALL of the following: A. Investigate your calculator and explore the different functions. B. Discuss the functions, abilities, and limitations of your calculator with your counselor. Talk about how these affect what you can and cannot do with a calculator. (See your counselor for some ideas to consider.) 5. Discuss with your counselor how math affects your everyday life. Designed to Crunch BOY SCout <strong>NOVA</strong> AWARDS GUIDEBOOK 29
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