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The tallest structure made of Legos
Number Sense Math and Social Studies Math and Art Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Data and probability
Act One: The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea.  Check out this video on youtube! What other questions do you have? Act T...
Data and Probability problem solving Unit rate data analysis estimation average 6.RP.3 7.NS.3 5.NBT.5 4.OA.4 6.NS.2 6th 7th 5th 4th 3-act task

Storm cleanup
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion
This activity could be used as an introduction to trig ratios.  Students figure out the approximate length of the huge branch that I have to fell for safety and firewood. After approximating ...
Data and Probability measurement estimation trigonometry 7.RP G-SRT 7th 8th HS 8-RP weather HSG-MG.A HSG.SRT.C

It sure is cold out ... or is it?
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Data and probability
Students ponder the relationship between place latitudes and average January temperatures while they try to discover a correlation. Is this a linear or near linear relationship? … averaging, mis...
line of best fit range linear equations mean slope Data average graph linear 6.SP.5 8.SP.2 8.SP.3 HSS-ID.B.6 A-CED 8.SP.1 8.EE.5 HSA-CED.A.2 6.SP 8.F 6th 8th S-ID F-LE HSF.LE.A.1 HSS.ID.C.7 weather HS modeling

Linsanity
Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion
Jeremy Lin is the New York Knicks most startling player.  His story is exciting in that he graduated from Harvard in 2010 and was not immediately drafted into the NBA.  At first he was...
Data and Probability proportion ratio percent Unit rate sports 6.RP 7.RP 7.SP 6th 7th data analysis

When is Tebow Time?
Algebra Sports Data and probability
Tim Tebow is the talk of the sporting world.  This Saturday he goes up against Tom Brady and the Patriots in the Playoffs.  I keep hearing about "Tebow Time" and I wonder at what point in ...
data analysis analyzing data 7th 8th

The Euro and the international debt crisis
Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Lately the news is filled with talk of the Euro, US foreign debt, the fragility of European monetary systems, and the interdependence of all of these crisis. In this activity students become fami...
proportion ratio estimation Data conversion 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 7.RP.1 7.RP.2 currency Europe 6.RP.1 6th 7th currency conversion debt

Launch of the next ISS crew
Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
If all goes well, the next crew of the International Space Station (the ISS) will launch on Sunday, Novemeber 13, 2011 from the  Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Keep your student ...
Data 6.RP.3 4.MD 6th 5th 4th 5.MD.3 astronomy

Occupy Wall Street protest is growing
Number Sense Math and Social Studies
   The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has grown since it began on September 17th.  Students can look at charts that show percent mentions of the demonstrations and calculate the p...
Data and Probability percent circle graph bar graph pattern trend 6th 7th 8th percent change

QR codes
Algebra Number Sense
   Your students have probably seen these images around and might not know why they are becoming popular for smart phone scanning ... and possibly dangerous.  Students figure out the n...
Data and Probability permutation combination 8th HS HSS-CP.B.9 HSA.CED.A S-CP.9

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011
Number Sense
   "Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."... Apple CEO Tim Cook in a memo to Apple employees. Student...
Data and Probability measurement scale timeline interval MP1 MP3 6th 7th 5th MP5 MP6 5.MD1
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