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Sporting Sizes Activity Sheet
McGraw-Hill Mathematics: Grade 3, Chapter 11
Name: Date:

Sporting Sizes
Sports Equipment
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112710/Baseball_Equipment.html
What sports do you play or watch? Learn more about baseball and soccer here!
- If necessary, click to enter the site. Click the baseball. Then click Equipment.
- Read about baseball equipment.
- Answer questions 1–4 on your activity sheet.
- Scroll down and click Home. Click the soccer ball. Then click Equipment.
- Complete your activity sheet.

Use the measurements at the Web site. Then circle the best estimate of length or weight.
Baseball
- What is the length of a baseball bat?
more than 1 yd less than 1 yd
- What is the diameter (thickness) of a baseball bat?
about 2 in. about 2 ft
- What is the measurement around a baseball?
more than 1 ft less than 1 ft
- What is the weight of a baseball?
less than 1 lb more than 1 lb
Soccer
- What is the measurement around a soccer ball?
more than 2 ft less than 2 ft
- What is the weight of a soccer ball?
about 1 lb about 10 lb
- The weight of a balloon is
more than a soccer ball. less than a soccer ball.
- The soccer goal is 8 feet tall. The goal is
taller than you. shorter than you.

Math at Home
Today I explored a Web site that featured fun facts about sports. I found out that a baseball weighs about ounces.

You can find out more about this topic by asking your teacher or parents to show you other Web sites.
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