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Oreo Stuffiness

Number Sense Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
There is yet another Oreo... This activity builds off the work that Dan Anderson's math class revealed about Original Oreos and Double Stuff Oreos. Students begin by working with the weight of just...

How Much is a Tweet Worth?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Sports Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
These days it seems everyone is on social media. Are you? Famous athletes and entertainers are on social media and they can make a lot of money.  In this activity students study how ...

Free Flights?

Algebra Number Sense
This can't be right!  If my flight cost $200 and I stayed for 10 days it would be free.  Right?  You can kick off this activity by asking students to think about where in the...

What's with the plovers?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Cute little birds.  Piping plovers are nesting on beaches along the Atlantic coast. Consequently beaches are often roped-off or closed to protect their nests and chicks. Is this conservatio...

Thank you, mother and father, for all of those diapers

Algebra Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events
Thank you Mother and Father for all of those diapers  Which is a better deal, cloth or disposable diapers?  How much did you cost your parents in diapers?  In the future how much could...

Growth of Facebook update

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Facebook is so accepted in our world today that it is even part of nightly news broadcasts as people are noted for receiving huge numbers of likes in appreciation or interest. Mark Zuckerberg, the f...

McDonalds moves towards antibiotic-free chicken

Number Sense Geometry Math and Science Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
   Recently McDonald's announced that by 2016 they will use only chicken raised without the antibiotics that are used in human medicine.  McDonald's plans to join Chick-fil-A, Pa...

Movie tickets over time

Algebra Movies and Entertainment Data and probability
How Much Will Movie Tickets Cost in the Future? - Updated! In this investigation, Brian looks at the changes in movie ticket prices over the last 38 years. Using his scatter plot (or his data) studen...

A parametric heart ... with love

Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art
Valentine's Day is a good excuse to explore parametric equations. First students figure the coordinates of this figure using trigonometric unit triangles. Then they simplify and accelerate...

Clean Close Shave

Algebra
Take a look at the infographic.  What do you see? What do you think?  What do you wonder? [caption id="attachment_16099" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Image from West Coast Shaving. Clicking on ...
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