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Barcodes and QR codes
Barcodes and QR codes

In this updated activity, students will be introduced to permutations and investigate how the math behind barcodes and QR codes creates endless possibilities for product identification by finding...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–8
Downside Up
Downside Up

In this updated activity, students will explore patterns and formulate mathematical relationships through the Canstruction ® exhibit ‘Downside Up.’ Begin with the starter slides for initial estimation attempts...

Algebra Social Studies Grades 7–HS
A geodesic icosahedron, the Times Square New Year's eve ball
A geodesic icosahedron, the Times Square New Year's eve ball

Image by kjpargeter on Freepik It's a gorgeous ball, covered with Waterford Crystal triangles, shaped as a geodesic icosahedron. Every New Year's Eve it descends in Times Square...

Geometry Math and Science
What is a quantum dot?
What is a quantum dot?

In this activity, students work through the nomenclature to understand the possibilities of nano science and quantum dots. Questions that are answered; How many nanometers are in a...

Algebra Number Sense High School
Veterans Day, 2023
Veterans Day, 2023

This activity will be updated before October, 2026. Stay tuned! On Veterans Day we honor the men and women that have served in the Armed Forces of the...

Algebra Social Studies Grades 5–HS
DST ends November 5th, 2023 - strange happenings
DST ends November 5th, 2023 - strange happenings

In this activity students try to figure out how time settings will change as they move from place to place and in the serious weirdness of Arizona and...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Will this be an El Niño winter?
Will this be an El Niño winter?

The Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) started to show changes to the Pacific Ocean surface temperatures in April and May of this year. Those temperatures are still rising which...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 4–HS
Huge Alaskan Vegetables
Huge Alaskan Vegetables

The annual Alaskan State Fair has just been completed. As usual, there were some amazingly big vegetables that won the agriculture prizes. Evidently, even though the growing season...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–8
Lego Fireman +
Lego Fireman +

At the Toys R Us store, we saw an amazing LEGO creation. He was a life-sized LEGO fireman with a walkie-talkie, an oxygen tank and even an oxygen...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 6–HS
The Moroccan Earthquake and the Richter scale
The Moroccan Earthquake and the Richter scale

Friday evening, September 8 th , a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco southwest of Marrakech. What does a 6.8 magnitude earthquake mean? How powerful was that? What...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Little Amal walks across the United States
Little Amal walks across the United States

With our world in so much turmoil and refugees trying to survive hardships by traveling away from their homes, the story of Little Amal is powerful, timely, and...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Will the Barbie movie out-perform Avatar at the box office?
Will the Barbie movie out-perform Avatar at the box office?

The Barbie Movie is still doing well in the theaters. It has only been 6 1/2 weeks since its debut. Do you think that it can out-earn Avatar?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS