Building The Basketball Court- The 3 Point Line

This week we built onto our basketball court. We added the 3 point line. This in and of itself was a great circumstance to ask questions. We talked about the standard of the measurement. We compared the pro line to the junior line measurement. We talked about how to make the arc and what tools we would need. We used the string line with a piece of chalk on one end and the line tied to the pole the basketball goal is attached to.
Questioning included what the rule was for shooting behind the 3 point line. We also asked the students to figure out why they should shoot three pointers, what would be the benefit and what is the risk to reward? We asked about the percentages from making it from beyond the 3 point line.
The kids then kept a record of how many shoots they made, 3’s and 2’s and they added up their score. We also worked backward. After they gave the total we figured out how many shots they made that were 3’s and 2’s.