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What is an atmospheric river(AR)?
What is an atmospheric river(AR)?

North America from space. Elements furnished by NASA - https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers How are they ranked? Students become familiar with this weather phenomena and learn how the different ARs are...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 4–HS
March Equinox - big deal? ... and 5 more Spring activities
March Equinox - big deal? ... and 5 more Spring activities

What's with the March Equinox? Does it really affect our lives? Is it just some astronomical occurrence? Students calculate the daylight hours at the March Equinox by time...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 2–6
How hard is it to find a 4 leaf clover? (3 Saint Patrick's Day activities)
How hard is it to find a 4 leaf clover? (3 Saint Patrick's Day activities)

Shamrocks in Ireland are actually 3-leafed white clover, trifolium repens . If you are lucky , you can sometimes find a four-leafed clover. How rare is finding a...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 2–HS
Daylight savings time
Daylight savings time

Updated and improved! Is Daylight savings time helpful? How does it make you feel? "Spring forward, fall back" Early Sunday morning, March 12 th at 2 am ,...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Population Pyramids - What can you surmise?
Population Pyramids - What can you surmise?

The distribution of a population's age and gender data can tell you a lot about a society's history, current situation, and future. What do you see happening here?

Math and Social Studies Data and probability Grades 5–HS
Powerball, Mega Millions, and probability
Powerball, Mega Millions, and probability

Updated! See the new post by searching "Mega Millions" Adventurer members can access the older version by clicking the "Solutions & supporting material"

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Throwing Up
Throwing Up

This year, Buffalo, New York, has had more than 100 inches of snow this winter. We imagine that the height of the tunnel to people's homes is getting...

Algebra Geometry Grades 6–7
Median age of country populations
Median age of country populations

Interesting map! Why median? What are the implications? https://statisticstimes.com/demographics/countries-by-median-age.php Demography is the study of populations. Scientists try to look at the big pictures of our world, its populations,...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
Earth's perihelion with the Sun
Earth's perihelion with the Sun

On January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year?...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 4–HS
Winter Solstice 2023
Winter Solstice 2023

It is really dark out now. Why is that? Students appreciate how their latitude effects the darkness of their late afternoon location as they study the earth's tilt...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–HS
Wind chill
Wind chill

The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Total lunar eclipse
Total lunar eclipse

On the morning of November 8, 2022, many of us will be able to see the last full lunar eclipse until March 2025. Luckily, many of us will...

Geometry Math and Science Grades 3–HS