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Infographics: Shape of the Game

From the Set Sports-Graphics Jr.

Infographics: Shape of the Game covers the basic geometry of sports, the geometric designs and three-dimensional spaces of sports, and examples of real-world sports geometry. Uses engaging infographics to break down the STEM concepts behind a range of popular sports for developing readers.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Dewey 796.02/1
Lexile 660L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level M
Language English
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781668937907), Paperback (9781668938942), PDF (9781668941638), ePub (9781668940280), Hosted ebook (9781668944332), Kindle (9781668942987)
Copyright 2024
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions 8.25 x 8.25
Graphics Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs

Booklist - Shape of the Game

The Sports-Graphics Jr. series presents STEM concepts in a winning combination of high-interest sports topics and infographics that promote visual literacy. Each volume breaks down into four or five sections that feature short explanatory text passages and a range of complementary graphs, charts, models, maps, and other infographics that display spores faces and figures in crisp, boldly colored digital designs. Angles of Achievement investigates types of angles and arcs and how they make up sporting equipment as well as how they play an integral role in sport techniques, such as sprinters’ acceleration angles and launch angles in baseball batting. Every Second Counts spotlights time in sports, from timed segments in games to the importance of speed and velocity to training for victory and setting records. Shape of the Game looks at basic shapes in sporting equipment, different shapes and dimensions of sports fields and courts, and how shifting shapes in sports creates different kinds of games, such as pickleball versus tennis. Strategic Statistics explains how sports data are studied and how their resulting statistics are used by sports analysts to assign team rankings, predict player performance, set ticket prices, and make more sports-industry decisions. A related activity concludes each book in this appealing, real-world series.

School Library Journal - Infographics: Shape of the Game

Gr 2-4–These well-crafted books use diagrams, charts, and maps to illustrate STEM concepts in sports, such as shapes, statistics, and forms of measurement. ­Angles and arcs can be seen in sports equipment and playing fields. In Shape of the Game, a clearly labeled diagram asks readers to discern “how many polygons are on a baseball field.” Innovative advances in equipment, such as football helmets, can make sports safer. A colorful map in Engineering a Win locates the “top six loudest stadiums” in the U.S. Each book includes a follow-up activity. Every Second Counts suggests readers time themselves in an activity they enjoy, such as running, and chart their times over five days. VERDICT This series is sure to win fans among teachers and young readers alike!

Activities for further learning
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Infographics
Informative sidebars
Sources for further research
Table of contents
Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs