Sweetheart candies
NECCO went bankrupt in 2018 and Sweetheart candies weren't the same after that. They are back now and made better (?) in Ohio instead of Boston.
How many dollars worth...
Ratio and Proportion
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Ground Hog day
On GroundHog Day (February 2nd), Punxsutawney Phil will again, with great ceremony, come out of his burrow and look for his shadow. Let your students check out the relative frequency of hi...
Powerball, Mega Millions, and probability
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Powerball and Mega Million jackpots are growing all the time. Having a chance of winning 1.6 BILLION dollars might be a good context that engages your students.
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Median age of country populations
Interesting map! Why median? What are the implications?
https://statisticstimes.com/demographics/countries-by-median-age.php
Demography is the study of populations. Scientist...
Big bucks 2023
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When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world. He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...
Earth's perihelion with the Sun
Today, Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year?
In this activity students become fam...
Winter Solstice 2023
It is really dark out now. Why is that?
Students appreciate how their latitude effects the darkness of their late afternoon location as they study the earth's tilt and the logic of da...
Wind chill
The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather System chart ...
Whole lot of cookies
This activity has been updated -- See the updated activity HERE
Lots of Cranberries
The harvest must be nearing completion now and growers are selling their product to make cranberry juice, jelly, sauce, and of course, fresh berries in time for Thanksgiving.
In this activit...