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Pixar vs DreamWorks
Pixar vs DreamWorks

Animated films are a billion-dollar industry. The two biggest producers of animated films are DreamWorks and Pixar. The two have been going head-to-head for more than ten years...

Movies and Entertainment Data and probability Grades 6–8
Peeps
Peeps

"How many Peeps do you think are sold for Easter in the U.S.?" In this updated activity, students start by making their own guesses for the number of...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 5–8
The greatest amount of chocolate
The greatest amount of chocolate

In this updated activity, students compare three chocolates that look almost the same size to see which one actually gives the most chocolate. Depending on their grade level,...

Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Grades 3–7
Typical Super Bowl scores
Typical Super Bowl scores

Updated for 2023! In this activity students study historical Super Bowl data to reflect on average (mean, median, and mode), losing scores, winning scores, and range of scores....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Why isn't the World Cup happening now?
Why isn't the World Cup happening now?

The World Cup Finals is only played every 4 years but isn't it always in June? The World Cup Finals 2022 will be played in Qatar from November...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
I should have invested!
I should have invested!

People who have invested their money in the stock markets could have made a lot of money in recent years. Students use yearly percent increase data to decide...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Olympic Skateboarding
Olympic Skateboarding

We are very excited to see skateboarding as an event in the Tokyo Olympics. Skateboarding is athletic, artistic and difficult to master. Why has it taken so long...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Monopoly
Monopoly

In the board game, Monopoly, does a property’s distance from GO correlate to its rent when you land on it? Using Brian’s spread sheet (list of properties, distance...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
The new largest Lego set ever - The Roman Colosseum
The new largest Lego set ever - The Roman Colosseum

Note: This is a remake of our 2014 and 2017 activities " How Much Does a Lego Cost? ". How much could the Roman Colossem Lego set cost...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–7
Tornadoes 2019
Tornadoes 2019

Tornadoes have devastated the Midwest, U.S. in the last few days. Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Mississippi have been brutally hit with these powerful...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 6–HS
How much does the biggest Lego set ever cost?
How much does the biggest Lego set ever cost?

Picture from the Verge. Click to see the story. Note: This is a remake of our 2014 " How Much Does a Lego Cost " activity How much...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–7
New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?
New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?

The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie opened on Friday, May 26 th ,2017. Your students might be looking forward to seeing this movie and motivated to understand...

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–HS