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New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie opened on Friday, May 26th ,2017. Your students might be looking forward to seeing this movie and motivated to understand the investment expenses and pr...

Fidget spinners - fad or lasting trend?

Current events Probability and Statistics
Do you recognize what these are? Are you noticing students with these gadgets? Is this a forever toy or just the newest thing? Can you tell by looking at trend charts of Google searches h...

Proposed southern border wall

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion
You have probably heard about the proposed border wall that may go up along the U.S./Mexico border.  How much wall needs to be built? How much will that cost? What is that per mile? Per foo...

A gorgeous, glittery card

Number Sense Geometry Holidays Art
     Uh oh!  How do you find the area of a heart? Get your students to help you calculate how many sequins you'll need to order for this class project.   

Measuring sea level

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
What does this gizmo do? We've given students a diagram of what the interior of this mechanism contains and asked them to try to decide what its purpose must be. Then we've...

Giant iceberg

Number Sense Geometry Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
    Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUTERS  This giant iceberg drifted past Ferryland, Newfoundland in 2017.  It's hard to tell how large it actually is, but...

Chicken to share

Number Sense Food
How many pieces does each person get when $10 is supposed to feed two people? Which would you buy and how much is each piece of your choice?  How many nuggets do you guess are in tha...

April's calf was born!

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion
At about 10:00 am, April 15th, April's calf was born.  Everyone will be talking about it and smiling constantly. Here's some fun math stuff to bring with you for Holiday gatherings.

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...

Alarming ice cracks on Brunt Ice Sheet in Antarctica

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science
    A new, fast-growing ice crack is forcing the Halley VI British research station in Antarctica (shown above) to be moved.  Fear of a huge break-off from the ice sheet ...

New baby giraffe

Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion
  Willow at Baltimore, MD Zoo Willow weighed 125 pounds at birth and was 6 feet 1 inch tall.  She will grow to her adult height of around 14 feet tall in only four years! How big wou...

Have a heart

Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Holidays Art 3-act tasks
Clicking on the image above will show the heart larger in a new window. Canstruction® is an event hosted in more than 150 countries throughout the world to demonstrate "innovation, hunger ...
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