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 ...
Math and Social Studies
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Cost of light bulbs - updated!
Algebra
Number Sense
Math and Science
Math and Social Studies
Ratio and Proportion
Data and probability
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the cost to consumers of CFL and LED bulbs and the savings in energy and money that could be realized.
Let your students "do the math" and realiz...
The tallest structure made of Legos
Number Sense
Math and Social Studies
Math and Art
Ratio and Proportion
3-act tasks
Data and probability
Act One:
The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea. Check out this video on youtube!
What other questions do you have?
Act T...
The Euro and the international debt crisis
Lately the news is filled with talk of the Euro, US foreign debt, the fragility of European monetary systems, and the interdependence of all of these crisis.
In this activity students become fami...