Need to rent some chaise lounges
Brian is in Crete and he took a picture of this sign. What do you suppose he's going to ask next?
Yep. "How much will 6 lounges and 2 umbrellas cost?" And more ...
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Ratio and Proportion
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Ranked Choice Voting in NYC
Algebra
Number Sense
Math and Social Studies
Current events
Ratio and Proportion
Data and probability
New York City is still tallying its election results for a new Mayor. This year they tried Ranked Choice Voting. What does that mean? How does that work? What are the ramificat...
How much is a trillion dollars?
U.S. Congress is now debating how much money to approve on spending for infrastructure. The numbers are between 1 and 3 trillion dollars. I can't even fathom that amount of money. Is the...
What is Juneteenth?
You can appreciate why this is such a great celebration when you look at the stages and some of the events and dates of America moving towards freedom from slavery.
In this activ...
Do caffeinated drinks have similar amounts of jolt?
We found this interesting caffeine infographic at visual.ly.
Wonderings?
How many McDonalds coffees do I need to get the same amount of caffeine that I would get i...
Payday loans - What are they?
When you need a loan, and you're desperate for help, is a Payday loan a good idea? What is a PayDay loan? How is it different from a bank loan or a credit card loan?
Students learn ...
Monopoly
In the board game, Monopoly, does a property’s distance from GO correlate to its rent when you land on it?
Using Brian’s spread sheet (list of properties, distance from GO, rent and rent with...
How much did the tooth fairy give you when you lost a tooth?
Think back to when you were loosing your baby teeth. What was the going tooth rate in your house? Do you think that, on average, you were paid well or were you disappointed? &nbs...
Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?
Updated!
This Thursday, April 27th, college football players will be awaiting knowing their futures in the NFL.Every spring, roughly 250 college football players are drafted by NFL teams throug...
Man paid in 500 pounds of greasy pennies!
Algebra
Number Sense
Math and Social Studies
Current events
Ratio and Proportion
3-act tasks
Data and probability
A man from Georgia, Andreas Flaten, finally received his last paycheck from his disgruntled employer. He had been owed that last check for several months and was having difficult...