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Jock tax 2023
Jock tax 2023

Great professional athletes make a lot of money. Did you know that professional athletes have to pay an amazing amount of federal, state, and sometimes even city tax?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Will sending you back to school this year cost a fortune?
Will sending you back to school this year cost a fortune?

This activity is scheduled to be updated in August 2026. Stay tuned! With high inflation rates, supply shortages, and rethinking what is essential spending, back to school spending...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
Women's World Cup - How many matches are left?
Women's World Cup - How many matches are left?

The first round of Group play has finished and now the remaining teams start the second round of play. The teams have already played a lot of matches....

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–HS
Lionel Messi, soccer star and influencer
Lionel Messi, soccer star and influencer

Lionel Messi is possibly the best soccer player in the world. How much influence does he have? Messi just shared an Apple TV link on his Instagram account....

Algebra Sports Grades 4–HS
How many baseballs are in this truck?
How many baseballs are in this truck?

In 2017, Old Dominion Freight Line offered 2 free tickets to the next 3 World Series to the person who guesses closest to "How many baseballs are in...

Algebra Geometry Grades 7–HS
Can Joey and Miki do it again?
Can Joey and Miki do it again?

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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Summer Solstice, the longest day
Summer Solstice, the longest day

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...

Algebra Science Grades 5–HS
Father's Day and Juneteenth; 3 Activities
Father's Day and Juneteenth; 3 Activities

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....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
Souvenirs and concessions
Souvenirs and concessions

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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Triple Crown hopefuls at the Preakness
Triple Crown hopefuls at the Preakness

Credit: AP Photo/Garry Jones Saturday, May 20th 2023, will be the running of the Preakness Stakes thoroughbred horse race in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness is the second major...

Sports Holidays and Annual Events Grades 5–HS
Effects of new MLB rules
Effects of new MLB rules

This year new rules have been added to Major League Baseball. Pitchers and batters are no longer allowed to "dawdle" or delay the game. The bases are larger....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6
Guacamole for Cinco de Mayo
Guacamole for Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is an annual celebration of the 1862 Mexican victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. It has now evolved into...

Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Grades 4–HS