What time is it in Cambodia?
I need help! My daughter is traveling in Cambodia and we are supposed to Skype just before her dinner time in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. What time is that here in Boston?Let you students ...
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My Facebook IPO investment
What is an IPO? Are they always good investments?
Students analyze charts and data, learn a little about investing, calculate percent loss (unfortunately), and make some Facebook stock proj...
The tallest structure made of Legos
Number Sense
Math and Social Studies
Math and Art
Ratio and Proportion
3-act tasks
Data and probability
Act One:
The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea. Check out this video on youtube!
What other questions do you have?
Act T...
Storm cleanup
This activity could be used as an introduction to trig ratios. Students figure out the approximate length of the huge branch that I have to fell for safety and firewood. After approximating ...
It sure is cold out ... or is it?
Students ponder the relationship between place latitudes and average January temperatures while they try to discover a correlation. Is this a linear or near linear relationship? … averaging, mis...
Linsanity
Jeremy Lin is the New York Knicks most startling player. His story is exciting in that he graduated from Harvard in 2010 and was not immediately drafted into the NBA. At first he was...
Valentine's Cardioid
WojciechSwiderski at the Polish language Wikipedia
Happy Valentine's Day!
This PDF contains four ways students can draw cardioids for Valentine's Day.
There is no solu...
Fast Growing Plant
This activity/post is a little different than our usual posts. We look at a particular math concept and consider how to use context, models and CCSS math practices to increase stud...
When is Tebow Time?
Tim Tebow is the talk of the sporting world. This Saturday he goes up against Tom Brady and the Patriots in the Playoffs. I keep hearing about "Tebow Time" and I wonder at what point in ...
The Euro and the international debt crisis
Lately the news is filled with talk of the Euro, US foreign debt, the fragility of European monetary systems, and the interdependence of all of these crisis.
In this activity students become fami...