How much does the biggest Lego set ever cost?
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Note: This is a remake of our 2014 "How Much Does a Lego Cost" activity
How much could the...
Data and probability
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Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
The crack in Antarctica's Larson C ice shelf has been growing for years. Has the speed of the rift's growth stayed about the same? increased? decreased? Do the math and discuss the...
Measuring sea level
What does this gizmo do?
We've given students a diagram of what the interior of this mechanism contains and asked them to try to decide what its purpose must be.
Then we've...
Pokémon GO! I should have invested
Pikachu
Pokémon GO is all the rage. News reports show people glued to their smart phones as they travel to nearby landmarks where virtual critters appear and need to be caught ...
Will college be affordable?
Whether you or one of your siblings is going off to college next fall, it is useful to know how much colleges cost. Not going to college this fall? No worries, we can use the informa...
Giant chocolate bunnies
Number Sense
Geometry
Math and Food
Holidays and Annual Events
Ratio and Proportion
Data and probability
What can you deduce about these bunnies from their descriptions ... solid? hollow? cost per pound? cost per height? Anything else?
For Adventurer members we have an editable Word d...
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 this activity students study how ...
What's with the plovers?
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...
Growth of Facebook update
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...
How much does a Lego cost?
This is a three act task, with an activity guide. Show students the act one video. What questions do they have? How much could the Star Wars kit cost? Follow the activi...