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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
One harrowing adventure
One harrowing adventure

Can you imagine being stuck in the dark for such a long time? How do all of the numbers play out? In this activity, students get a chance...

Number Sense Current events Grades 4–HS
Now that LeBron James is becoming an L. A. Laker, will this company go broke?
Now that LeBron James is becoming an L. A. Laker, will this company go broke?

Fanatics is an online sportswear retailer that has promised to accept jersey returns if your chosen player makes a team switch. In this activity student try to calculate...

Number Sense Sports Grades 5–HS
Fibonacci coloring
Fibonacci coloring

Let your students simply enjoy coloring our designs or artistically play with the whole creation of Φ designs. Simply coloring our Fibonacci patterns might allow students to ponder...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
Impress your parents at dinner
Impress your parents at dinner

This activity is the first in our series on mental math tricks. Let your students develop their own individual way of mentally multiplying by 0.5, 5, 50, 500,...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
What are the odds that Justify can win the Triple Crown?
What are the odds that Justify can win the Triple Crown?

Justify has won the Triple Crown. He's the 13th horse to ever win all three races ... Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. Amazing! Justify winner of...

Number Sense Sports Grades 6–HS
Will Damarious Randall have to pay big?
Will Damarious Randall have to pay big?

Warriors won the NBA Championships. Randall won't have to buy jerseys! The Cleveland Brown's safety player, Damarious Randall, posted this tweet. Its been very popular and retweeted a...

Number Sense Sports Grades 4–5
Boeing 787 draws an airplane over the United States
Boeing 787 draws an airplane over the United States

Recently, pilots of a Boeing 787 testing a new set of Rolls Royce engines, fulfilled their FAA required long-distance endurance requirement in an unusual way. The Boeing pilots...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–HS
How fast can you run?
How fast can you run?

Have you heard of The Six Million Dollar Man? He was the character in a science fiction show about an astronaut that was rebuilt, bionically, after his space...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7