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How old are you?

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Wow factor
We usually give our ages in years, but that isn't very precise is it?  In this activity students find their age in days, hours and minutes.  First students take two minutes to estimate the...

What time should I wake up?

Number Sense Food Holidays
 I'm going to surprise my mom with breakfast in bed for Mother's Day. She wakes up pretty early. When do I have to wake up to pull this off? 

How much is a trillion dollars?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
U.S. Congress is now debating how much money to approve on spending for infrastructure.  The numbers are between 1 and 3 trillion dollars. I can't even fathom that amount of money.  Is the...

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...

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...

NHL Playoff games can sure last a long time!

Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Revised! We're watching another Stanley Cup playoff now. Will there be any really long games during the playoffs? In 2013, a Stanley Cup playoff match between the Bruins and Blackhawks wen...

One harrowing adventure

Number Sense Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  Can you imagine being stuck in the dark for such a long time?  How do all of the numbers play out? In this activity, students get a chance to talk about the experience of this ordea...

How fast can you run?

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Have you heard of The Six Million Dollar Man?  He was the character in a science fiction show about an astronaut that was rebuilt, bionically, after his space ship crashed.  He could run a...

Patriots' Day

Number Sense Social Studies Sports Holidays Ratio and Proportion
 We celebrate Patriots' Day to commemorate the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the battles of Lexington and Concord. Students learn more about the difficulties of the Revolutionary War and...

Cubs bury curse !

Number Sense Sports
  Wow!  It's been a long time coming.  The Chicago Cubs just won the World Series! The last time they won the World Series was in 1908 (For some perspective, that is the same time ...

How many movies can you see in one day?

Number Sense
Robert Kaplinsky at robertkaplinsky.com shared this lesson idea with Yummymath. With plenty of days off from school coming up you plan to spend a day at the movie theater.  You want to s...

What time is it in Cambodia?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science
I need help!  My daughter is traveling in Cambodia and we are supposed to Skype just before her dinner time in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  What time is that here in Boston?Let you students ...
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