Volleyball Web Activity
Grade 5
Web Drop-in #1:
There are over 46 million Americans and 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week. The volleyball link below will send you a volleyball website. The website contains the information you need on the rules and history of the game. You will read through the article and answer the following questions. The article has two pages. Click the continue reading arrow at the bottom of the page to access the second page. Write the answers to the questions in your journals.
1. Who invented the game of volleyball and in what year?
2. What is the height of a regulation volleyball net for men?
3. How many hits is each side allowed to return the ball over the net?
4. How can a team score a point? Explain your answer.
5. When is the game over?
6. What are the three hits called?