What is this machine for?
Begin with the starter presentation slides to spark students' curiosity about the purpose of the machine. Then, engage them in the main activity that encoura...
Grinch Vectors by Vecteezy
Which movie do you think is the highest grossing holiday movie of all time (click on the movie's name below to see its trailer)?
Home Alone, The Grinch, ...
The Nobel Prizes have just been awarded. This is the medal that is given to the winners.
What do you know about the Nobel Prize? Who do you know who has received one?
Alfred Nobel was a ...
In the 2017 World Series, the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and went on to play (and lose to) the Boston Red Sox in the finals. Evidently the population of Los Angeles held a grudge wi...
Great professional athletes make a lot of money. Did you know that professional athletes have to pay an amazing amount of federal, state, and sometimes even city tax?
Grant Williams, a Boston Cel...
Here's an idea for a class opener using an overhead projector ... or not.
Let students practice the meaning of savings and percent saving as you show them each of our slides. Ask them to jot down...
Lionel Messi is possibly the best soccer player in the world. How much influence does he have?
Messi just shared an Apple TV link on his Instagram account. The link takes you to Apple T...
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? How doe...
This Monday, Americans will celebrate Memorial Day. Who are we honoring? How did the holiday come about? Isn't Memorial Day usually on May 30th?
Students...
March Madness, the big 68 team college basketball tournament, will now take over our TV viewing during the weekends of March. School and office friends are filling out brackets. ...