The Stephen and Mary Birch Health, Fitness, & Education Center is an educational learning center designed to emphasize the core values of physical fitness, nutrition, cardiovascular health and drug awareness. Therefore, it is imperative to instruct students from as early as possible on these themes, so that they may be adopted as values for a lifetime.
Interactive exhibits and educational curriculum / tours are available for the different problems outlined previously. The curriculum is based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards to allow us to market our field trip experience to school educators statewide.
Interactive exhibits and educational curriculum / tours are available for the different problems outlined previously. The curriculum is based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards to allow us to market our field trip experience to school educators statewide.
Major League Math
LEVEL - 4th Grade thru 8th
$6 dollars per student; teachers free
Group Size - minimum 20 / maximum 60
Each student will receive one pack of baseball cards
This program makes use of math calculations to figure mean, median to calculate the following baseball statistics - Batting Average, Total Bases & Slugging Percentage
Major League Math takes 1 hour per group - 30 minutes of extra time may be required for quick tour & gift shop
$6 dollars per student; teachers free
Group Size - minimum 20 / maximum 60
Each student will receive one pack of baseball cards
This program makes use of math calculations to figure mean, median to calculate the following baseball statistics - Batting Average, Total Bases & Slugging Percentage
Major League Math takes 1 hour per group - 30 minutes of extra time may be required for quick tour & gift shop
Mean, Median, Mode and Range
LEVEL - 4th & 5th Grade thru High School
$5 dollars per student; teachers free
Group Size - minimum 15 / maximum 40
In this lesson, the students will be educated on calculating mean, median, mode and range. After, students will be divided into teams and allowed to pitch a baseball or softball using our new state of the art Visual Sports Simulator. The VSS has a radar gun that displays how fast each pitch is thrown. Students record their mph for each pitch then calculate the Mean, Median, Mode and Range. The team with the highest mean receives a prize!
This program takes 2 hours per group
$5 dollars per student; teachers free
Group Size - minimum 15 / maximum 40
In this lesson, the students will be educated on calculating mean, median, mode and range. After, students will be divided into teams and allowed to pitch a baseball or softball using our new state of the art Visual Sports Simulator. The VSS has a radar gun that displays how fast each pitch is thrown. Students record their mph for each pitch then calculate the Mean, Median, Mode and Range. The team with the highest mean receives a prize!
This program takes 2 hours per group
