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How much did the tooth fairy give you when you lost a tooth?
How much did the tooth fairy give you when you lost a tooth?

Think back to when you were loosing your baby teeth. What was the going tooth rate in your house? Do you think that, on average, you were paid...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–5
It's tick time again ... and Lyme disease
It's tick time again ... and Lyme disease

With the start of summer and wonderful outdoor activities, it might be good to examine the growth of Lyme disease and to recognize its carrier, the deer tick....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6
Shoprite's solar energy goals on the African continent
Shoprite's solar energy goals on the African continent

Shoprite is the largest supermarket chain in Africa. The company is presently engaged in increasing their use of solar power to harness the abundant natural resource of solar...

Algebra Geometry Grades 3–6
Will our U.S. flag change yet again?
Will our U.S. flag change yet again?

How many stripes are in our present flag? (The bottom right flag that has been in use since 1960; See the PowerPoint) How many stars? What do the...

Algebra Geometry Grades 2–5
Man paid in 500 pounds of greasy pennies!
Man paid in 500 pounds of greasy pennies!

A man from Georgia, Andreas Flaten, finally received his last paycheck from his disgruntled employer. He had been owed that last check for several months and was having...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6
John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician
John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician

John Urschel is a young man with several seemingly disparate characteristics and talents. He is an athlete and a mathematician and he is a black man and a...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 2–HS
How should I spend my rewards?
How should I spend my rewards?

There's a new way to earn rewards at many grocery stores. For every dollar that you spend, you accumulate points. Then there are special rewards where you earn...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
Ravensburger huge puzzle
Ravensburger huge puzzle

 This puzzle is gorgeous and HUGE! Ravensburger says that if you spent 2 hours every day putting this puzzle together it would take you a year to...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–7
Is the Electoral College fair?
Is the Electoral College fair?

Show your students this really cute segment comparing how the Electoral College functions in our elections to what students think is fair and just. From the New York...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
USPS needs help!
USPS needs help!

The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news lately. Does it seem like your mail takes longer to reach where you have sent it now? Do you...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics
String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics

Here's a different and somewhat artistic way to encourage understanding of a conic section. Participants physically build an ellipse by choosing two foci and sketching the figure through...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 6–HS
Coronavirus trends
Coronavirus trends

Johns Hopkins University of Medicine has a team that maintains current maps and data about the Coronavirus. They record changes and show trends of the virus activity throughout...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 6–HS