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Pascal coloring and modular math

Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Art
In this activity students have the opportunity to color as they investigate Pascal's triangle and the many useful patterns that it shows. The triangle is explored for patterns, coloring...

Data remaining ... tricky

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
I checked my data usage for the month.  What do you notice and wonder (see the activity)?   What could my data plan be? How much have I used? How much will...

Which gasoline is the cheapest?

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
When Brian traveled to Crete last summer with his wife and son on an Archaeological dig, buying gasoline for his small rental car got him wondering again. He was pretty g...

How many delegates does each state get to send to the Democratic Convention?

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  Texas gets to send a lot more delegates to the July National Democratic Convention than New Hampshire does.  How do they figure out what each state's fair number of delegates ...

Gonna be a Leap Year

Number Sense Science Probability and Statistics
  By George C. Baxley  This year we will add the 29th of February to our year?  Why do we do that?  How can you tell?  What if we didn't add a day every 4 years? Stud...

Do the best movies make the most money?

Probability and Statistics
Do the "Best" movies make the most money?  How could you measure the "best" movie? What information would you need to make this judgement? At most ten movies&n...

Star Wars ... the story continues

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
The Rise of Skywalker will open on December 20, 2019.  How much did it cost to make?  How much will it gross? Is the Star Wars phenomena a guarantee for success?  How would you c...

The Forever Roll

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion Funny
  That's a big roll of toilet paper!  Why would anyone need such a big roll of toilet paper?  How does it compare to Charmin's other toilet paper products? If this roll lasts for...

How many Smashburgers?

Algebra Number Sense Food 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
Egad!   There must be a million ways to craft one of these burger! How many ways do you think that there are? Act I - Study the menu image on the right and consider what sort o...

Eliud Kipchoge runs marathon in 1:59:40.2

Algebra Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  Eliud Kipchoge breaks 2 hour marathon barrier.   On October 12th 2019, Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in Vienna in under 2 hours. He has now broken a barrier of what humans are c...

How long will it take you to trick-or-treat?

Number Sense Geometry Holidays
It's Halloween and this is your neighborhood. How long will it take you to trick or treat at every house in your neighborhood? Possible conversation with students: How long will it tak...
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