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Activities about HSM

How can Nike give away so much great stuff?
How can Nike give away so much great stuff?

Worldwide Nike supports many teams and athletes. They design, manufacture, and supply gear for almost every sport imaginable. How much are those give-aways worth? Is the company going...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
How does the pay for women's soccer compare to that of men's?
How does the pay for women's soccer compare to that of men's?

All soccer players on a team aren't paid the same. The best players are paid more than the simply great players. And in Women's soccer those same differences...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies
Sol LeWitt's pyramid - How might you count those blocks?
Sol LeWitt's pyramid - How might you count those blocks?

Sol LeWitt, Four Sided Pyramid, 1999, Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, Washington DC Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) was a an American artist involved in Conceptual art and Minimalism....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Now that LeBron James is becoming an L. A. Laker, will this company go broke?
Now that LeBron James is becoming an L. A. Laker, will this company go broke?

Fanatics is an online sportswear retailer that has promised to accept jersey returns if your chosen player makes a team switch. In this activity student try to calculate...

Number Sense Sports Grades 6–HS
New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?
New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?

The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie opened on Friday, May 26 th ,2017. Your students might be looking forward to seeing this movie and motivated to understand...

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–HS
Fidget spinners - fad or lasting trend?
Fidget spinners - fad or lasting trend?

Do you recognize what these are? Are you noticing students with these gadgets? Is this a forever toy or just the newest thing? Can you tell by looking...

Current events Data and probability Grades 6–HS
Proposed southern border wall
Proposed southern border wall

You have probably heard about the proposed border wall that may go up along the U.S./Mexico border. How much wall needs to be built? How much will that...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–7
Civil rights marches, how do you count a crowd?
Civil rights marches, how do you count a crowd?

On October 16, 1995, perhaps a million black men gathered for the Million Man March on Washington. This was 32 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–HS
David Price, big bucks per ...
David Price, big bucks per ...

David Price, a 30-year old pitcher from Toronto's Blue Jays, was hired with a 7 year contract to be the Red Sox's new ace pitcher for $217 million...

Number Sense Sports Grades 6–HS