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How much does the biggest Lego set ever cost?

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
  Picture from the Verge. Click to see the story. Note: This is a remake of our 2014 "How Much Does a Lego Cost" activity   How much could the...

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica

Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
       The crack in Antarctica's Larson C ice shelf has been growing for years (2017).  Has the speed of the rift's growth stayed about the same? increased? dec...

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...

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...

It's latke time

Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
   In Leslie's family it is traditional to eat latkes (Yiddish for little potato pancakes) at this time of year.  They are fried in a lot of oil and salted generously. Her mom's latk...

Shrinking Toblerone

Number Sense Geometry Food Current events Ratio and Proportion
  New York Times photo - Credit Darren Staples/Reuters  They changed it.  That is so not fair ... or is it? You can check out a video news story on the delicious shrinking Toblero...

10 Million nematodes

Algebra Number Sense Science
Nematodes Grubs are killing my grass.  I don't want to put poison into the ground.  What can I do? There are tiny roundworms called beneficial nematodes. They can kill destructive so...

Expensive face creams

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
Who knew that creams for your face could be so expensive!  I'm going to have to rethink what to buy for my mom.  Which of these high priced cremes is most expensive? In this activity st...
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