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Shoprite's solar energy goals on the African continent
Algebra Geometry Math and Science Math and Social Studies Current events Data and probability
  Shoprite is the largest supermarket chain in Africa.  The company is presently engaged in increasing their use of solar power to harness the abundant natural resource of solar potentia...
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How big is this hornet really?
Number Sense Geometry Math and Science Current events
Egad !!!!   Giant Asian hornets have now migrated to Washington state and British Columbia.  Even though they are sometimes called "murder hornets" their stings aren't fatal.  The...
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Hoarding stopped!
Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
  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...
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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...
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New Horizons spacecraft just flew by a really distant asteroid
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Brian May, the lead guitarist of the rock band, Queen, is also an astrophysicist and one of the science team collaborators of the New Horizons space program. The video below is the song that he wrot...
7.EE MP2 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.MD.A 6.RP.A proportional reasoning measurement conversion astronomy distance

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2019
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events
 As we get ready for next week's holiday, students can study a map of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, describe, measure and hypothesize why this route was chosen and then calculate...
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Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant
Math and Science Ratio and Proportion
Bats eat mosquitoes ... lots of mosquitoes. Students compare a bat's weight to how much he can consume in one night.  They calculate how much they would need to eat to consume a comparable prop...
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How fast can you run?
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Have you heard of The Six Million Dollar Man?  He was the character in a science fiction show about an astronaut that was rebuilt, bionically, after his space ship crashed.  He could run a...
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The Olympic Torch trip in South Korea
Math and Social Studies Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
On October 24, 2017, the Olympic flame was captured on Mount Olympus, Greece. That flame lit one of this year's Olympic Torches and the Torch relay was begun on its way to the opening Winter Olympic...
Unit rate 7.SP 6th 7th 8th HS 5th Olympics 6.SP.B 6.RP.A HSN.Q.A South Korea metric English conversion conversion

Shrinking Toblerone
Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Current events Ratio and Proportion
  New York Times photo - Credit Darren Staples/Reuters  They changed it.  That is so not fair ... or is it? You can check out a video news story on the delicious shrinking Toblero...
Data and Probability ratio Volume 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 5.MD 7.G.6 6th 7th HS 5th HSN.Q.A.1 Toblerone currency conversion Unit rate
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