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What is heat index?

Science Current events Probability and Statistics
 It's been really hot in many places on our Earth lately. Is some heat more bearable? What is the heat index measure? How does that affect our risks and our tolerance of heat? &...

Father's Day and Juneteenth; 3 Activities

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 For Father's Day (Links to different activities)   Thank you, mother and father, for all of those diapers  - Students compare the cost of buying disposable versus cloth diape...

How many hot chocolate scoops do I need?

Number Sense Food 3-act tasks Any time math
Even though it is now Spring, here in New England we are still chilled and hope that some hot chocolate will warm us up.  Clicking on the above image will take you to Brian's movie of makin...

The HAT tessellation

Geometry Art Current events
  An Einstein aperiodic tile has just been discovered.  Find out what that means and why it is significant.  Plus - play with the tiles.  Do you want to tile your shower floo...

March Equinox - big deal? ... and 5 more Spring activities

Algebra Science Holidays Current events Probability and Statistics
   What's with the March Equinox? Does it really affect our lives? Is it just some astronomical occurrence? Students calculate the daylight hours at the March Equi...

How hard is it to find a 4 leaf clover? (3 Saint Patrick's Day activities)

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science Holidays Wow factor
Shamrocks in Ireland are actually 3-leafed white clover, trifolium repens. If you are lucky, you can sometimes find a four-leafed clover. How rare is finding a 4-leafed clover?  How hard do you...

Just some March Madness math

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Today, March 12th, is selection Sunday. Tomorrow we'll know how the college basketball teams are seeded and bracketology can begin. Introduce your students to the meaning and excitement of March ...

Square or Round - which pizza should I buy?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food
Warm up for π day with this updated activity! Subway has great Flatizzas but Sbarro's pizzas are good too.     If that slice from Sbarro is from an 18-inch pizza cut into eight piece...

Total lunar eclipse

Geometry Science Current events Wow factor
On the morning of November 8, 2022, many of us will be able to see the last full lunar eclipse until March 2025. Luckily, many of us will be able to see the eclipse pretty close to when we woul...
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