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Brian and his son were doing some shopping when he found this shoe. Egad! Could that be someone's real shoe? In this activity student use a shoe size...
This movie is supposed to be nostalgic, clever, funny, and wildly entertaining. We've written an activity that lets students express their excitement (or lack of) in seeing this...
Wildfires in Canada have been spreading dangerous smoke pollution throughout much of North America. What is a dangerous size of particles per cubic meter (PM)? How tiny is...
It's been really hot in many places on our Earth lately. Is some heat more bearable? What is the heat index measure? How does that affect our risks...
The MLE - M ajor L eague E ating is a World organization that oversees speed eating contests. Entrants to the various competitions must be members of the...
My friend and I were arguing about how long it would take me to double my investment amounts. How will your students figure this out? Are there any...
Sunrise on the summer solstice at Stonehenge June 21st, at 10:57 am EDT, the Earth's North Pole will be tilted as far towards the Sun as it will...
For Father's Day (Links to different activities) Thank you, mother and father, for all of those diapers - Students compare the cost of buying disposable versus cloth diapers....
Even though it is now Spring, here in New England we are still chilled and hope that some hot chocolate will warm us up. Clicking on the...
Brian has introduced systems of equations with easy, motivating problems that deal with the cost of stadium purchases for food and souvenirs. These systems of equations puzzles are...
How fast is the world's population growing? Will the world's population size increase indefinitely? Are all countries' populations increasing at the same rate? What are some of the...
Realizing that (X+Y)n can be expanded with the help of Pascal's Triangle offers some pretty and interesting math play. We love to bring a little fun and beauty...