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Cost of light bulbs (Updated)

Social Studies Ratio and Proportion

With incandescent and halogen bulbs banned since 2023, students compare CFL, LED, and Smart LED bulbs, calculate energy use in kilowatt-hours, and determine which bulb is the better deal over time.&nb...

Will this be an El Niño winter?

Number Sense Science Social Studies Holidays Current events

The Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) started to show changes to the Pacific Ocean surface temperatures in April and May of this year. Those temperatures are still rising which is a marker for the ...

Father's Day and Juneteenth; 3 Activities

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics

For Father's Day (Links to different activities) Thank you, mother and father, for all of those diapers - Students compare the cost of buying disposable versus cloth diape...

Inflation and the cost of gasoline

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Ratio and Proportion

In 1980, one gallon of gasoline costs $1.22. Today's prices are a lot higher. Is that because the price has gone up or because in 1980 you could buy a lot more than you can buy today...

Federal debt and deficit - What are they?

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics

What's the big deal with our national debt? Do we actually borrow money to cover our debt? If we do, imagine the interest charges? Help your students (and their families) understa...

Chuck E. Cheese needed to shred

Number Sense Social Studies Food Current events Probability and Statistics

Restaurants have been having a hard time and Chuck E. Cheese, with their arcade games and hands on everything, needed to declare bankruptcy during the pandemic. 7 BILLION previously printed tickets ...

How much did the tooth fairy give you when you lost a tooth?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics

Think back to when you were loosing your baby teeth. What was the going tooth rate in your house? Do you think that, on average, you were paid well or were you disappointed? &nbs...

USPS needs help!

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics

The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news lately. Does it seem like your mail takes longer to reach where you have sent it now? Do you wonder why there are delays and whether things w...

Does it pay to get educated?

Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics

This activity is currently being updated…stay tuned! (May 2026) Why should students do well in school, graduate high school, or go on to college? In this activity median e...

So just print some more money!