What is my best gasoline option?
Jason Kibbe, 6-8 Gifted Support Teacher in Chambersburg, PA, sent us this timely investigation.
Should I pay the membership fee and get BJ's gasoline? Should I just buy the ch...
Ratio and Proportion
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Shrinkflation
Shrinkflation! What do you think this word means?
Inflation in the cost of living (2021) was estimated to be about a 7% rise.
If "shrinkflation" is happening at the same time, is t...
Mardi Gras, 2023
Updated for 2023!
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, will be the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the season of Lent. Mardi Gras is a last hoorah and is celebrated throughout the world ...
The LUGE
This is one of the fastest Olympic sports. Lugers, on tiny sleds, zoom down a solid ice track at fantastic speeds, hold their bodies in an aerodynamically optimized position while fighting extre...
Spider-Man continues
Spider-Man: No Way Home opened on December 17, 2021.
How much did it cost to make?
How much will it gross?
Is the Spider-Man phenomena a guarantee for success?
How would yo...
Home team advantage?
Updated!
Even before your students check out the graphic below, ask them whether they think a game played at home gives their team an advantage. If so, how much of an advantage? Enjoy t...
The James Webb telescope
After launch, the telescope deployed on its 30-day, million-mile journey out to the second Lagrange point (L2). This video shows the deployment procedure, timeline, and location of the sate...
Will one roll be enough?
Students can use the man or the basket as a reference as they try to approximate the size of these gifts and how much wrapping paper will actually be needed. Approximation, surface are...
Holiday shipping
Now that the shopping season has begun, it's time to get the packages to your homes. Two big companies take care of a lot of that shipping. How do they manage that?
The mechanis...
2 New Macy's Parade balloons
As the Macy's Parade returns to public viewing, here are two balloons that Macy's artists have added. Can you figure out their dimensions? Macy's give their dimensions in bicycle lengths, taxi w...