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What's with the plovers?

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Cute little birds.  Piping plovers are nesting on beaches along the Atlantic coast. Consequently beaches are often roped-off or closed to protect their nests and chicks. Is this conservatio...

Growth of Facebook

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 In this activity, students analyze and graph the numbers and decide if Facebook's growth in the first 20 years has been linear, exponential, meteoric, or something else.  Will the number of...

California water measurements - chains, links, and furlongs

Algebra Geometry Science Ratio and Proportion
 Help your students understand what they are reading or hearing about the California drought.  Terms like acre-feet, chains, and furlongs are often used to describe the volume of the reservo...

Which Sweet Hearts are the Best Deal?

Algebra Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
  I have been doing a little shopping for Sweet Heart Candies. I came across these three deals online.  Which should I select? In this activity, students determine which package of...

How much does a Lego cost?

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
 This is a three act task, with an activity guide.  Show students the act one video.  What questions do they have?  How much could the Star Wars kit cost?  Follow the activity...

Saffron and paella

Algebra Number Sense Science Food
In order to cook Paella (a delicious Spanish rice dish) I needed to buy Saffron spice.  It was hugely expensive.  So, I've decided to start a business of growing saffron and becoming immen...

Green, green river

Algebra Number Sense Holidays Ratio and Proportion
During the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, the local plumbers union dyes the Chicago River emerald green. Students learn what PPM (parts per million) means and  attempt to figure ...

HDTV Surprise!

Number Sense Geometry
  How were your holidays?  Your school vacation?  Mine was good. I surprised my family with this HDTV, which I wrapped and hung on our wall.  The size of an HDTV is determined by ...

Nobel prize in physics 2013

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion
François Englert and Peter W. Higgs François Englert and Peter W. Higgs were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 for the theory of how particles acquire mass. In 1964, they...

California wildfire

Number Sense Geometry Science
Wildfires are burning in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Yosemite National Park.  In this activity we ask students to examine various maps of this California region, calculate distances us...

Bits, bytes, and nibbles

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion
Clicking on the image will show it larger. I'm not very good at understanding how large my device capacities are and how big the files that I want to download are in comparison.  I decid...

Methane math

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Food
   Updated!  Carbon dioxide and methane are our two most prevalent human-contributed greenhouse gases.  This holstein cow is one of many huge contributors to our methane produ...
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