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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...

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...

Opening Weekend - Avengers: Endgame

Algebra Current events Probability and Statistics
Can you tell from its opening weekend how much the new movie, Avengers: Endgame, might earn in theaters?  This activity can be used anytime and is especially timely when there i...

Are baseball games getting longer?

Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  March 28th, 2018 was opening day for this year's Major League Baseball season. It's a good time for some Major League Baseball math! In this activity students think about how major league ...

Pythagorean Triples and coloring

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Art
Pythagorean triples are not only handy for students to recognize but produce some interesting and lovely patterns.  We've combined a little coloring with our Pythagorean Triple patter...

Checking in on LeBron

Number Sense Sports
Now the that season is underway let’s check in on how Cleveland and the Lakers are doing since LeBron changed teams. LeBron is arguably the best player in the NBA and a tremendous addition to a team...

Weird wing prices

Algebra Number Sense Food Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
Clicking on this image will show it larger in a new window. Danny's Wok in Philadelphia has a huge price list for ordering their famous chicken wings. Why did they write t...

Will the new iPhone sales be huge?

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Apple just announced their new, 10th anniversary, iPhones, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X.  These phones will soon be in stores, the iPhone 8 comes out on September 22, 2017. The iPhone X is ava...

Saving Water Bottles

Algebra Science Social Studies
In my grocery store they now have these new water bottle refilling stations. You can simply refill your own container with water instead of buying a six-pack of bottled water....

What's your favorite sport?

Algebra Number Sense Sports Probability and Statistics
What is your favorite sport?  Wait, do I mean your favorite sport to play or your favorite sport to watch? Does it matter? Are your favorite to-watch sport and your favorite to-play sport the sam...

How Much is a Tweet Worth?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
These days it seems everyone is on social media. Are you? Famous athletes and entertainers are on social media and they can make a lot of money.  In this activity students study how ...
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