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The distribution of a population's age and gender data can tell you a lot about a society's history, current situation, and future. What do you see happening here?
For Valentine's Day, bake a cake! Students calculate base area or volume of cakes made from 2 cake pan sizes and observe how the volume of the cake...
This activity is scheduled to be updated.. stay tuned! (Before Super Bowl LXI, February 14, 2027) In this activity students study historical Super Bowl data to reflect on...
Updated! See the new post here "Mega Millions" Adventurer members can access the older version by clicking the "Solutions & supporting material"
This year, Buffalo, New York, has had more than 100 inches of snow this winter. We imagine that the height of the tunnel to people's homes is getting...
Interesting map! Why median? What are the implications? https://statisticstimes.com/demographics/countries-by-median-age.php Demography is the study of populations. Scientists try to look at the big pictures of our world, its populations,...
On 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?...
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...
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...
On the morning of November 8, 2022, many of us will be able to see the last full lunar eclipse until March 2025. Luckily, many of us will...
Will the November 8 th 2022 election bring record number of voters to the polls? Students get a chance to understand what the usual percentage of voters is,...
Brian has spent too much time thinking about his leaves. He's worried about raking them alone and thinking about how long the job would take if people helped....