Nike's latest bet
Nike has just chosen a surprising person to represent the 30th anniversary of their slogan, "Just Do It". Colin Kaepernick, past quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has been a subjec...
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Immigration numbers
Here's an opportunity to work with calculating percents and the percent changes in the U.S. immigrant population. Students can reflect on what those changes demonstrate.
Start your class with this ...
Saving Water Bottles
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 95% confidence in the poll results mean?
There have been a lot of polls about who will win the Presidential election.
I get so confused when polling results are reported. What is a 95% confidence measure? What's the margin of ...
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 ...
Ebola updated
Ebola has continued to gain strength and devastate regions of West Africa. WHO (World Health Organization) updates their data frequently and the progress and lack of control of...
Lifespan of a meme, the Harlem Shake
Five friends who skateboard and video tape made up a strange dance one afternoon and filmed it on February 2nd (look it up on youtube!). Now the whole world knows them and their da...