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What does 95% confidence in the poll results mean?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Data and probability
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 ...

Alarming ice cracks on Brunt Ice Sheet in Antarctica

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Science
  A new, fast-growing ice crack is forcing the Halley VI British research station in Antarctica (shown above) to be moved.  Fear of a huge break-off from the ice sheet is alarming no...

Have a heart

Number Sense Geometry Math and Social Studies Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art 3-act tasks
Clicking on the image above will show the heart larger in a new window. Canstruction® is an event hosted in more than 150 countries throughout the world to demonstrate "innovation, hunger ...

Civil rights marches, how do you count a crowd?

Number Sense Geometry Math and Social Studies Holidays and Annual Events
  On October 16, 1995, perhaps a million black men gathered for the Million Man March on Washington.  This was 32 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his histo...

$10,000 a week or $10 million all at once?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Wow factor
This activity is accessible to student elementary through high school with varying depth of study. Would you rather have $10,000 a week or $10 million all at once? What kinds of things do we nee...

3 winners on the Price is Right - what are the chances?

Algebra Number Sense Data and probability
  Act One: Show this clip of the Price is Right program.  What questions do your students have? We were wondering what the chances are of 3 contestants in a row, eac...

Cubs bury curse !

Number Sense Sports
  Wow!  It's been a long time coming.  The Chicago Cubs just won the World Series! The last time they won the World Series was in 1908 (For some perspective, that is the same time ...

Cheap-otle?

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Math and Food
mage from Chipotle. One of my favorite foods is a burrito.  One of my favorite places to get a burrito is Chipotle. Their food is delicious and environmentally friendly. For Hallow...

Pascal's Triangle coloring and Probability

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Art Data and probability
Pascal's Triangle and Probability - This activity could be used to explore the probability of coin tossing results.  When the combinations get too complicated to list, students can u...

Another year of Never Ending Pasta

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Wow factor
On September 15, 2016, Olive Garden again offered a $100 pass for never-ending pasta, bread sticks, salad and coca cola soft drinks.  The 21,000 patrons who quickly (in less than a minute) ...
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