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Microns and Masks

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion
  How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles mentioned? Why are we wearing masks?

Stock Market headlines - Biggest losses since 2008

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
This year the Dow Jones Industrial Average made headlines as it dropped in March and April. The Dow is measured in points but this decline can also be measured in the percentage lost.  W...

Hoarding stopped!

Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  A Danish market found an interesting way to limit hoarding of hand sanitizer. How much are these costs in your currency? What is the unit price on these bottles...

Pascal coloring and modular math

Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Art
In this activity students have the opportunity to color as they investigate Pascal's triangle and the many useful patterns that it shows. The triangle is explored for patterns, coloring...

Data remaining ... tricky

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
I checked my data usage for the month.  What do you notice and wonder (see the activity)?   What could my data plan be? How much have I used? How much will...

Which gasoline is the cheapest?

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
When Brian traveled to Crete last summer with his wife and son on an Archaeological dig, buying gasoline for his small rental car got him wondering again. He was pretty g...

How many delegates does each state get to send to the Democratic Convention?

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  Texas gets to send a lot more delegates to the July National Democratic Convention than New Hampshire does.  How do they figure out what each state's fair number of delegates ...

Gonna be a Leap Year

Number Sense Science Probability and Statistics
  By George C. Baxley  This year we will add the 29th of February to our year?  Why do we do that?  How can you tell?  What if we didn't add a day every 4 years? Stud...

Wanna work for Uber?

Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
  I received two ads for working for Uber. What do you notice and wonder?  Why are the ads different?  Is it the same rate?  If not which is the best deal?  Why?  ...
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