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The Newspapers in Education (NIE) program strives to promote literacy and responsible citizenship in children and young adults through the inclusion of newspapers with regular classroom curricula.
NIE Contact InformationDayton Daily News
nie.daytondailynews.com
Springfi eld News-Sunnie.springfi eldnewssun.com
The Middletown Journalnie.middletownjournal.com
JournalNewsnie.journal-news.com
937-225-7364email: [email protected]
COMING ATTRACTIONSUpcoming kidsINK pagesDecember 16—Boston Tea Party
There will be no kidsINK page on Tuesday, December 30 due to Winter Break. The fi rst kidsINK page of the new year will run on January 13.
DON’T MISS OUT!Teachers! Don’t miss your opportunity to order commemorative postersfor your students! Cox Ohio Publishing is offering a special rate for teachers for the “Hail to the Chiefs” commemorative poster featuring President-elect Barack Obama and pictures of all past presidents. For more information, contact the NIE Coordinator at 937-225-7364 or [email protected].
STANDARDS SPOTLIGHT
PHOTO SOURCE: DREAMSTIME
MathematicsAnalyze and solve multi-step problems involving addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division of whole numbers
Interpret data by looking for patterns and relationships, raw and justify conclusions, and answer related questions.
Page development by Michelle Brown | Design by Susan Carroll
End zone: The area at the end of the football fi eld where the offensive team must have possession of the football to score a touchdown
Extra point: After a football team has scored a touchdown, they have the opportunity to score additional points. They can kick an extra point for 1 point or try a 2-point conversion for 2 points.
Field goal:A 3-point score, when the kicker kicks the football above the crossbar and between the uprights of the goalpost.
Fumble: When a player drops the football and it is available for any other player to gain possession for their team
Interception: A pass that is caught by a player on the defense
Line of scrimmage: The location on the fi eld where the football is spotted (placed) and the next play begins
Linemen: The offensive and defensive players who start each play at the line of scrimmage
Quarterback:The player that starts each play taking the snap (or hike) from the center and either runs with it, hands off the ball to another player, or passes it.
Tackle:When a player causes the player carrying the ball to touch the ground so that they are considered down ending the play.
Touchdown: A 6 point score. When a player has control of the football within the end zone
BY THE NUMBERSYou’ve probably never watched a football game and thought “Wow, this game involves a
lot of math!” But the truth of the matter is that math is used in football in every practice, camp, pre-season game and regular season game.
It is used to determine percentage of completions attempted and made, completion yards, distance, number of yards gained or lost and many other areas of the game. Math is an essential part of understanding the game of football.
Here are some examples (you may need to use the “Football Terms” to fi gure points):
A. The Bengals just gained 3 yards on its fi rst attempt on a fi rst down (a down is equal to 10 yards.) How many more yards do they need for the fi rst down?
Answer: The yards needed can be fi gured by subtracting the number of yards gained from the number of yards in a down. The Bengals need 7 more yards to make a fi rst down.
B. If each touchdown and extra point kicked is worth a total of 7 points, how many touchdowns has Ohio State scored if they have 21 points?
Answer: The total number of touchdowns scored can be fi gured by knowing that each touchdown is worth 6 points. Six goes into 21 three times to give you eighteen. 21 minus 18 equals 3, which is also the total extra points scored. The answer is 3 touchdowns.
NOW...YOU DO THE MATH!
1 Brett just completed a 15-yard pass from his
team’s 10-yard line. Where does the ref “spot” (place) the ball?
2 The Steelers have just scored 1 touchdown, 1 extra point,
and 2 fi eld goals. The Chargers have scored 3 touchdowns and 3
extra points. What’s the score?
3 The Chargers are at their own 20-yard line, and the entire fi eld is
100 yards long. What percentage of the fi eld have they covered?
The most important thing about these numbers is how they help or hurt the team. Coaches look at these numbers to fi gure out how well their team is doing — or not so well! If the players aren’t working as a team it will show up in the numbers for sure!
Are you READY
for some FOOTBALL ...MATH?
FOOTBALL TERMS
FUN FACTS• The 1967 game, played on
December 31 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., remains the coldest NFL game on record in terms of actual air temperature. It was called the Ice Bowl because of the temperature. The offi cial game-time temperature was −13°F / −25°C, with a wind chill around −48°F / −44°C.
• When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state’s third-largest city.
NEWSPAPER ACTIVITIES
1. Find a box score in the sports section of the newspaper for a football game (high school, college or professional). Can you identify what all the information means?
2. Compare the teams in the box score you chose. Which team has the most wins? Which team had the most points? By looking at these numbers, can you predict which teams will win their upcoming games?
3. What other interesting information can you fi nd in the box score?
4. Find other sports that are covered in the newspaper that use math to fi gure statistics?
Text sources:http://school.familyeducation.com/mathematics/family-
learning/37542.htmlwww.mathworksheetcenter.com/mathtips/profootballmath.htmlhttp://www.ducksters.com/sports/footballglossary.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Championship_Game,_1967
1. 25-yard line2. 13 to 213. 20% percent
ANSWERS TO YOU DO THE MATH:
