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Students look into a plant that doubles in height every month and work out a rule for its height at any point, then run that rule backwards to...
The video game world is constantly changing and improving. With the fairly new products like the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, we wondered what are the...
The history of the Dairy Queen franchise began with this ad in Illinois in 1938: All the ice cream that you can eat for only 10 cents! We...
Friday, June 5th, is National Donut Day . We have 2 activities to support this silly holiday. How much have doughnuts changed? Students become familiar with the word...
Memorial Day is a US holiday observed on the last Monday in May. Who are we honoring? How did the holiday come about? Isn't Memorial Day usually on...
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and that means big business for the greeting card, flower, and restaurant industries. In this activity, students calculate the average Mother's...
Which is a better deal, cloth or disposable diapers? How much did you cost your parents in diapers? In the future, how much could your kid's diapers cost?...
Gas prices are up, EVs are everywhere, and hybrid technology keeps improving! So which car is better? Which car would you/your family choose? Students compare the latest prices...
A live-action remake of Disney's Tangled is now in the works! In this updated activity, students use ratios and proportional reasoning to estimate the weight of Rapunzel's magical...
Animated films are a billion-dollar industry. The two biggest producers of animated films are DreamWorks and Pixar. The two have been going head-to-head for more than ten years...
"How many Peeps do you think are sold for Easter in the U.S.?" In this updated activity, students start by making their own guesses for the number of...
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual event in which mushers and teams of 12-16 dogs race across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome, in the cold...