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Valentine's Cardioid
Valentine's Cardioid

WojciechSwiderski at the Polish language Wikipedia Happy Valentine's Day! This PDF contains four ways students can draw cardioids for Valentine's Day. There is no solution for this activity...

Geometry Holidays and Annual Events Grades 6–HS
The Euro and the international debt crisis
The Euro and the international debt crisis

Lately the news is filled with talk of the Euro, US foreign debt, the fragility of European monetary systems, and the interdependence of all of these crisis. In...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–6
Happy Birthday Statue of Liberty
Happy Birthday Statue of Liberty

Friday is the Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday. Student's can practice scaling with ratios, multiplication factors, or similar figures as they engage in the news of the day,...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 4–7
Occupy Wall Street protest is growing
Occupy Wall Street protest is growing

The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has grown since it began on September 17th. Students can look at charts that show percent mentions of the demonstrations and calculate...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–7
Bank of America Debit Card Fees
Bank of America Debit Card Fees

Millions of people and businesses use debit cards every day. Banks didn't charge customers for their use. Banks actually gave rewards and incentives to customers for using them....

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 4–6
Why Does it Stay in Orbit?
Why Does it Stay in Orbit?

Students will use their understanding of exponents and practice converting speed and distance from metrics to US customary units to complete this exercise ... and, they will learn...

Algebra Geometry Grades 7–HS
Geometry of Flooding
Geometry of Flooding

In 2010, March was so rainy that flooding was the topic of every newscast and many, many conversations. To this day, the March 2010 floods were described as...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–HS