There is yet another Oreo...
This activity builds off the work that Dan Anderson's math class revealed about Original Oreos and Double Stuff Oreos. Students begin by working with the weight of just...
These days it seems everyone is on social media. Are you? Famous athletes and entertainers are on social media and they can make a lot of money. In this activity students study how ...
This can't be right! If my flight cost $200 and I stayed for 10 days it would be free. Right? You can kick off this activity by asking students to think about where in the...
Cute little birds. Piping plovers are nesting on beaches along the Atlantic coast. Consequently beaches are often roped-off or closed to protect their nests and chicks. Is this conservatio...
Thank you Mother and Father for all of those diapers
Which is a better deal, cloth or disposable diapers? How much did you cost your parents in diapers? In the future how much could...
Facebook is so accepted in our world today that it is even part of nightly news broadcasts as people are noted for receiving huge numbers of likes in appreciation or interest. Mark Zuckerberg, the f...
Recently McDonald's announced that by 2016 they will use only chicken raised without the antibiotics that are used in human medicine. McDonald's plans to join Chick-fil-A, Pa...
How Much Will Movie Tickets Cost in the Future? - Updated!
In this investigation, Brian looks at the changes in movie ticket prices over the last 38 years. Using his scatter plot (or his data) studen...
Valentine's Day is a good excuse to explore parametric equations. First students figure the coordinates of this figure using trigonometric unit triangles. Then they simplify and accelerate...
Take a look at the infographic. What do you see? What do you think? What do you wonder?
[caption id="attachment_16099" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Image from West Coast Shaving. Clicking on ...