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College Costs Keep Going Up
College Costs Keep Going Up

College costs keep rising, and it can be hard for students to grasp just how much four years of school might add up to. This updated activity gives...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–8
This shoe is huge!
This shoe is huge!

Brian and his son were doing some shopping when he found this shoe. Egad! Could that be someone's real shoe? In this activity student use a shoe size...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Do teams that spend a lot win a lot?
Do teams that spend a lot win a lot?

In this activity students compare team wins with team salaries in the four major North American sports ... the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL. Students use data from...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Opening Weekend - Avengers: Endgame
Opening Weekend - Avengers: Endgame

Can you tell from its opening weekend how much the new movie, Avengers: Endgame , might earn in theaters? This activity can be used anytime and is especially...

Algebra Current events Grades 8–HS
Are baseball games getting longer?
Are baseball games getting longer?

March 28th, 2018 was opening day for this year's Major League Baseball season. It's a good time for some Major League Baseball math! In this activity students think...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Will the new iPhone sales be huge?
Will the new iPhone sales be huge?

Apple just announced their new, 10 th anniversary, iPhones, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. These phones will soon be in stores, the iPhone 8 comes out...

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Grades 8–HS
Saving Water Bottles
Saving Water Bottles

In my grocery store they now have these new water bottle refilling stations. You can simply refill your own container with water instead of buying a six-pack of...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 8–HS
How Much is a Tweet Worth?
How Much is a Tweet Worth?

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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
It sure is cold out ... or is it?
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,...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS