Introduction
Steroids and performance enhancing drugs have taken over the world of professional baseball. You will learn about the history of these drugs in the game, names involved, and the MLB's drug policy.
Task
Many people have been leaning toward allowing PHD's in the game of baseball, do you think this would help the game?
If not, what is your reasoning for not allowing drugs?
Process
In this webquest, students are asked to work together as a group. Using the links below for help on the topic, each student is not only asked to understand the topic as a whole, but answer questions based on the webquest title.
Before starting the actual research, students are asked to get together and discuss what they might know about this specific topic beforehand. This can help by introducing things to the other students.
Evaluation
PHASE I : BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The sites listed below give a good idea on this topic and should help better understand the students needs:
http://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/05/29/baseball-steroids
http://nyulocal.com/national/2013/02/18/juicin-in-the-majors-a-history-…
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=steroids
PHASE II : DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
1. Members from the group will explore the different roles listed below.
2. Read throught listed websites.
3. Remember to mark down the URL of the sites you used for proper citation.
PLAYER
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/hall-of-fame-steroid-debate-difficul…
http://www.chiroeco.com/chiropractic/news/2646/571/Help%20teenagers%20s…
1. What are some of the side effects of taking performance enhancing drugs?
2. What are good ways of avoiding steroids?
COACH
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/news/inthenews/archives/2005/05/052305baseb…
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/preps/2005-06-08-sports-weekly-st…
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/9661655/high-school-athlete-says-coaches-…
1. What are techniques that can help prevent steroid usage?
2. What would be the first step for a coach who found out one of their players was "juicing"?
3. Why is it that ,many coaches are FOR steroids?
MLB
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/03/27/mlb-drug-policy-inc…
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-steroid-rules-for-baseball/
1. When does testing occur in the MLB?
2. What are ways that the association can help discourage the use of PED's?
3. What happens to a player who is caught with their third offense?
PHASE III : REACHING CONSENSUS
You and your group have learned about what steroids can do to the body, how they are used, and what the consequences can be in the sports they are used for.
Using the information you read, the group needs to answer the main question: Should performance enhancing drugs be allowed in the game of baseball?
The information on the websites should be used toward showing the group why your input is important and should be included in the group response.
PHASE IV : FEEDBACK
If you or your group members would like to find out more about the topic from an expert, feel free to send an e-mail to Tim Kurkijan of ESPN and Baseball Tonight.
Conclusion
CONCLUSION
Learning about this is very important, especially for people who play sports. The information above proves the negative aspects towards steroids.
How can you use what you have learned to answer the controversial questions based on PED's?
Are there any other performance enhancing "things" that could be compared to steroids?
Credits
CREATED BY: ANDREW LEE