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Lots of Cranberries

Geometry Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
 The harvest must be nearing completion now and growers are selling their product to make cranberry juice, jelly, sauce, and of course, fresh berries in time for Thanksgiving. In this activit...

Do teams that spend a lot win a lot?

Algebra Number Sense Sports Probability and Statistics
 In this activity students compare team wins with team salaries in the four major North American sports ... the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL.  Students use data from recent seasons to create scatte...

Where should I drop my puck

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
  Act 1 - Give students time to view the game board above or give them our one-page activity. The above picture is larger when you click on it. Ask students for their gut reaction about which sl...

The odds of horse race betting

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Rich Strike surprised everyone at the Kentucky Derby horse race in early May by moving from 18th place at the half-way mark (out of 20 horses) to winning the race. Churchill Downs, the track in...

Beijing Olympic Schedule 2022

Number Sense Sports Holidays Current events Probability and Statistics
The Winter Olympics begins this week in Beijing. Wikipedia had this schedule of events. We think that there is a lot of information missing and apparent in this graphic. What can you tell, wha...

2 New Macy's Parade balloons

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion
 As the Macy's Parade returns to public viewing, here are two balloons that Macy's artists have added. Can you figure out their dimensions? Macy's give their dimensions in bicycle lengths, taxi w...

Olympic Skateboarding

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Probability and Statistics
We are very excited to see skateboarding as an event in the Tokyo Olympics.  Skateboarding is athletic, artistic and difficult to master.  Why has it taken so long to become an Olympic ...

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...

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...

It's tick time again ... and Lyme disease

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Probability and Statistics
   With the start of summer and wonderful outdoor activities, it might be good to examine the growth of Lyme disease and to recognize its carrier, the deer tick. Will this be a rec...

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...

The new largest Lego set ever - The Roman Colosseum

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
Note: This is a remake of our 2014 and 2017 activities "How Much Does a Lego Cost?". How much could the Roman Colossem Lego set cost ? Student first make a guess and then think about what ...
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