Baseball: From Pitch to Hits

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The text describes the science behind baseball by analyzing an actual pitch that took place in a Royals vs. Tigers game. The text describes how Newton's First Law affects the pitch and then describes how energy is transferred from ball to bat. Finally, the text explains how scientists use several methods to analyze the physics of a pitch.

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Direct Link: https://student.societyforscience.org/article/baseball-pitch-hits

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science

Grade Level(s): 6

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: informational text, text complexity, Newton's First Law, physics, baseball, energy, motion, momentum, drag, gravity, force, pitch, hit

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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