Fine
TJ Watt was fined for roughing the passer. Check out the tweet from Darren Rovell and engage your students in a familiar context for a classic percent problem - solving for the "whole....
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Consumer spending 2018
Graph from Wolfram Alpha
Consumers in the U.S. spend a lot of money. In this activity we look at historical data to see if there are any patterns in our spending. How does our holida...
Extra point or 2-point conversion - Updated
In 2015 the NFL changed the extra point kick distance to 33 yards and now teams have a tough decision to make, go for one or two points? The one point extra point is no longer a given with...
Fantasy Football
In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are t...
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. &n...
Nike's latest bet
Nike has just chosen a surprising person to represent the 30th anniversary of their slogan, "Just Do It". Colin Kaepernick, past quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has been a subjec...
Madden Glitch
It's the talk of the town. Madden video games have had some issues. Check this one out.
Here's one that has Le'Veon Bell seeming to fly from the Bear's goal line to the center...
One harrowing adventure
Can you imagine being stuck in the dark for such a long time? How do all of the numbers play out?
In this activity, students get a chance to talk about the experience of this ordea...
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 how much this "Jersey Ass...
Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant
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...