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Twinkies
Number Sense Geometry Math and Science Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
Brian loves Twinkies and the news that Hostess is going out of business has upset him terribly.  He needs his Twinkies.  Twinkies last forever.  Right?  He's going ...
Data and Probability percents Unit rate area nutrition rates mark up 6.RP 7.RP 5.NF 6th 7th 5th 7.G.B food

Curiosity landed on Mars
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science
Keep your students up on what's happening in space while analyzing Curiosity the Mars Rover's speed, the speed of a radio transmission from Mars, and the deceleration involved in a "sky crane" lan...
Data and Probability ratio conversion rate 6.RP.3 deceleration 5.MD 7.RP 5.NF 6.NS.1 6th 7th 8th 5th

My Facebook IPO investment
Number Sense Math and Social Studies
What is an IPO?  Are they always good investments? Students analyze charts and data, learn a little about investing, calculate percent loss (unfortunately), and make some Facebook stock proj...
Data and Probability percent data analysis Business graph 7.RP 6.SP 7.SP 8.SP 6th 7th 8th HS S-ID

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

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

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

Rapunzel
Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
Disney's animated movie, Tangled, came out in 2010. We've shown students some of the Brothers Grimm's original fairy tale along with giving them a glimpse at the physics involved in the animation of R...
Data and Probability 6th 7th 8th HS 8-RP HSF 6.RP.A 7.RP.A HSN

Geometry of Flooding
Number Sense Geometry Math and Science
In 2010, March was so rainy that flooding was the topic of every newscast and many, many conversations. The picture shows how students went home from school in Wayland Mass. on Mar...
measurement percent flood flooding geometry Volume 5.MD 6.RP 6.G 7.RP 7.G 6.EE surface area 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSG HSF weather
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