Have you heard of The Six Million Dollar Man? He was the character in a science fiction show about an astronaut that was rebuilt, bionically, after his space ship crashed. He could run a...
Friction, score-keeping, trajectory and weirdness are the main concepts in this activity. Curling is not a well-understood sport but the science and strategy are easily understoo...
Starting February 18th a new Olympic sport will be televised ... Big Air Snowboarding. Some of your students may be officianados of snowboarding. Using this activity could be an opportunity to l...
How much water is used? How much water could be saved?
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Where will the eclipse be seen? What if you are not in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse? What is apparent size? How can the moon seem to cover the sun complete...
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...
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 bottled water....
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...
Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUTERS
Over the past Easter weekend this giant iceberg drifted passed Ferryland, Newfoundland. Its hard to tell how large it actually is but...
At about 10:00 am, April 15th, April's calf was born. Everyone will be talking about it and smiling constantly.
Here's some fun math stuff to bring with you for Holiday gatherings.