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Drinks at the Fair

Algebra Food Ratio and Proportion
 At the amusement park, our friend, Jason, was intrigued with this sign for drink deals. He and his family come often to the park and, during the summer when it is hot, naturally drink a lot. Whi...

Saving Water Bottles

Algebra Science Social Studies
In my grocery store they now have these new water bottle refilling stations. You can simply refill your own container with water instead of buying a six-pack of bottled water....

New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie opened on Friday, May 26th ,2017. Your students might be looking forward to seeing this movie and motivated to understand the investment expenses and pr...

Fidget spinners - fad or lasting trend?

Current events Probability and Statistics
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 at trend charts of Google searches h...

April's calf was born!

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion
At about 10:00 am, April 15th, April's calf was born.  Everyone will be talking about it and smiling constantly. Here's some fun math stuff to bring with you for Holiday gatherings.

What does 95% confidence in the poll results mean?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Probability and Statistics
There have been a lot of polls about who will win the Presidential election. I get so confused when polling results are reported.  What is a 95% confidence measure? What's the margin of ...

Alarming ice cracks on Brunt Ice Sheet in Antarctica

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science
    A new, fast-growing ice crack is forcing the Halley VI British research station in Antarctica (shown above) to be moved.  Fear of a huge break-off from the ice sheet ...

New baby giraffe

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion
  Willow at Baltimore, MD Zoo Willow weighed 125 pounds at birth and was 6 feet 1 inch tall.  She will grow to her adult height of around 14 feet tall in only four years! How big wou...

Super Bowl cheesy pretzel poppers

Number Sense Geometry Food Sports Holidays Ratio and Proportion
  Recipe courtesy of The Slow Roasted Italian A little more delicious work for the Super Bowl.  Students follow a recipe that involves "cutting the cheese" block, figuring how many se...

Civil rights marches, how do you count a crowd?

Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Holidays
  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 histo...

Shrinking Toblerone

Number Sense Geometry Food Current events Ratio and Proportion
  New York Times photo - Credit Darren Staples/Reuters  They changed it.  That is so not fair ... or is it? You can check out a video news story on the delicious shrinking Toblero...

Cubs bury curse !

Number Sense Sports
  Wow!  It's been a long time coming.  The Chicago Cubs just won the World Series! The last time they won the World Series was in 1908 (For some perspective, that is the same time ...
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