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What is Juneteenth?

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion
   You can appreciate why this is such a great celebration when you look at the stages and some of the events and dates of America moving towards freedom from slavery. In this activ...

Do caffeinated drinks have similar amounts of jolt?

Geometry Science Food Ratio and Proportion
We found this interesting caffeine infographic at visual.ly. Wonderings? How many McDonalds coffees do I need to get the same amount of caffeine that I would get i...

Payday loans - What are they?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
When you need a loan, and you're desperate for help, is a Payday loan a good idea?  What is a PayDay loan?  How is it different from a bank loan or a credit card loan? Students learn ...

Monopoly

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
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 from GO, rent and rent with...

Tree for Springtime

Algebra Geometry Art
Here in the Northeast, flowers are blooming and trees are leafing out. We thought the creation of a tree that grows before your eyes might be akin to what is going on all around us. What d...

AQI - Air Quality Index

Number Sense Science Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The AQI is a measurement of how much particulate matter, dangerous ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide there is in the world's atmosphere at any one time and place. This W...

Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?

Algebra Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Updated! This Thursday, April 27th, college football players will be awaiting knowing their futures in the NFL.Every spring, roughly 250 college football players are drafted by NFL teams throug...

Dunkin's Go2s

Algebra Number Sense Food
Last year, Dunkin Donuts offered a great deal for getting two breakfast sandwiches at a pretty low cost.   Check out their poster for the sandwich costs and pictures. Can you figure ou...

John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician

Number Sense Social Studies Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion
John Urschel is a young man with several seemingly disparate characteristics and talents.  He is an athlete and a mathematician and he is a black man and a mathematician.  He loves what he...

At least the days are getting longer

Algebra Number Sense Science Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
What's your guess?  How fast are the number of daylight hours changing each day?  Are the changes dramatic or subtle? Students make guesses; compute how l...

How should I spend my rewards?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Food Current events Ratio and Proportion
There's a new way to earn rewards at many grocery stores.  For every dollar that you spend, you accumulate points.  Then there are special rewards where you earn an extra 500 points for ...

Inauguration Date

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Probability and Statistics
  The date of the Presidential Inauguration this year can be written in an interesting way. What do you notice?  What do you wonder?  Do you think that this happens often in a yea...
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