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May 27th launch from the U.S. again

Geometry Math and Science Math and Social Studies Current events

May 27 scrubbed because of weather. Successfully launched Saturday, May 30th, 3:22 pm EDT. Dragon is on the way to the ISS now. Wednesday, May 27th will be a momentous day for space tr...

Microns and Masks

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Math and Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion

How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles mentioned? Why are we wearing masks?

Stock Market headlines - Biggest losses since 2008

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

This year the Dow Jones Industrial Average made headlines as it dropped in March and April. The Dow is measured in points but this decline can also be measured in the percentage lost. W...

Hoarding stopped!

Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

A Danish market found an interesting way to limit hoarding of hand sanitizer. How much are these costs in your currency? What is the unit price on these bottles...

How many delegates does each state get to send to the Democratic Convention?

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

Texas gets to send a lot more delegates to the July National Democratic Convention than New Hampshire does. How do they figure out what each state's fair number of delegates ...

K-Pop and BTS, how much can they earn from Youtube and Spotify?

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Math and Art Current events Ratio and Proportion

Bring a little K-pop music to your class with this activity. Jason Kibbe, a terrific middle school math teacher in Chambersburg, PA, sent us an activity that he created for one of his stude...

So just print some more money!

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

What's the big deal with our deficit? Do we actually borrow money to cover our debt? If we do, imagine the interest charges? Help your students...

What's the answer?

Algebra Number Sense Current events

Image by Twitter user @pjmdoll. Math doesn't usually create a buzz on Twitter. This past week this post did just that. People argued online about whether the answer was 16 or...

Bears Ears revisited

Math and Social Studies Current events Data and probability

There is some beautiful land in Utah that was changed last year from federally protected land to Utah overseen land. The buttes of Bears Ears (shown above) and the surrounding territory cont...

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