Showing 264 activities

Results

Choosing the NBA All-Star team
Choosing the NBA All-Star team

The weekend of February 14 - 16 will be all about the NBA All-Stars. The two team captains are Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) and LeBron James (Los Angeles...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6
V-o-r-t-e-x
V-o-r-t-e-x

Weather temp eratures have been extreme in the World lately. Australia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is experiencing a Polar Vortex. Let your students...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 4–6
Bowling Deals
Bowling Deals

Is there a general way to figure how much its going to cost you (and your friends) to go bowling? Should you pay per game? Or bowl per...

Algebra Number Sense
Checking in on LeBron
Checking in on LeBron

Now the that season is underway let’s check in on how Cleveland and the Lakers are doing since LeBron changed teams. LeBron is arguably the best player in...

Number Sense Sports Grades 5–HS
Huge diamond found in Canada
Huge diamond found in Canada

552-carat diamond found in Diavik Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada Can you tell just how big this gem is? Do you know how big a carat is? What would...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–HS
New Horizons spacecraft just flew by a really distant asteroid
New Horizons spacecraft just flew by a really distant asteroid

Brian May, the lead guitarist of the rock band, Queen, is also an astrophysicist and one of the science team collaborators of the New Horizons space program. The...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Fine
Fine

TJ Watt was fined for roughing the passer. Check out the tweet from Darren Rovell and engage your students in a familiar context for a classic percent problem...

Algebra Sports Grades 5–HS
Extra point or 2-point conversion - Updated
Extra point or 2-point conversion - Updated

In 2015 the NFL changed the extra point kick distance to 33 yards and now teams have a tough decision to make, go for one or two points?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Fantasy Football
Fantasy Football

In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are then challenged...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Sol LeWitt's pyramid - How might you count those blocks?
Sol LeWitt's pyramid - How might you count those blocks?

Sol LeWitt, Four Sided Pyramid, 1999, Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, Washington DC Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) was a an American artist involved in Conceptual art and Minimalism....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Nike's latest bet
Nike's latest bet

Nike has just chosen a surprising person to represent the 30th anniversary of their slogan, "Just Do It". Colin Kaepernick, past quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Madden Glitch
Madden Glitch

It's the talk of the town. Madden video games have had some issues. Check this one out. Here's one that has Le'Veon Bell seeming to fly from the...

Algebra Sports Grades 7–HS