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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
Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant
Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant

Bats eat mosquitoes ... lots of mosquitoes. Students compare a bat's weight to how much he can consume in one night. They calculate how much they would need...

Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Grades 5–6
More eruptions on Hawai'i's Kilauea
More eruptions on Hawai'i's Kilauea

The Volcano Kilauea is continuing to spew molten lava and ash on the island of Hawai'i. This volcano is on the tip of the southern most Hawaiian Island....

Algebra Geometry Grades 3–7
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
Curling
Curling

Friction, score-keeping, trajectory and weirdness are the main concepts in this activity. Curling is not a well-understood sport but the science and strategy are easily understood and enjoyed....

Geometry Math and Science Grades 4–HS
Big Air snowboarding
Big Air snowboarding

Starting February 18 th a new Olympic sport will be televised ... Big Air Snowboarding. Some of your students may be officianados of snowboarding. Using this activity could...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–HS
How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?
How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?

Cincinnati Bengals serving their thank-you gift from the Buffalo Bills to the Autism High School at the Children's Home of Cincinnati On December 31st, 2017, the Cincinnati Bengals...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 4–6
The Olympic Torch trip in South Korea
The Olympic Torch trip in South Korea

On October 24, 2017, the Olympic flame was captured on Mount Olympus, Greece. That flame lit one of this year's Olympic Torches and the Torch relay was begun...

Math and Social Studies Sports Grades 4–HS
Is this promo a good deal?
Is this promo a good deal?

McDonald's was offering an "Arch Card" special deal. If you bought an Arch Card for $100 you were entitled to a free BigMac or EggMcMuffin every week for...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–6
Hands of Support
Hands of Support

Lorenzo Quinn, an Italian sculptor, created and temporarily installed this piece of art entitled "Support" in Venice. Quinn used his own children's hands to design this piece. His...

Math and Art Ratio and Proportion Grades 5–HS
Population Clock
Population Clock

How in the world does this clock conclude that there is a net gain in the United States of one person every 14 seconds? Have a little care...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–7