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Just some March Madness math

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Today, March 12th, is selection Sunday. Tomorrow we'll know how the college basketball teams are seeded and bracketology can begin. Introduce your students to the meaning and excitement of March ...

Daylight savings time

Algebra Number Sense Science Current events Ratio and Proportion
Updated and improved! Is Daylight savings time helpful?  How does it make you feel? "Spring forward, fall back" Early Sunday morning, March 12th at 2 am, we change our clo...

Two 12s or one 18?

Number Sense Geometry Food
A little more pizza fun before Pi day! Which should we order and why? Two 12-inch pizzas or one 18-inch pizza?  Which will give you more pizza? More crust? Which is the better deal?  ...

Population Pyramids - What can you surmise?

Social Studies Probability and Statistics Wow factor
The distribution of a population's age and gender data can tell you a lot about a society's history, current situation, and future. What do you see happening here...

Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake

Geometry Food Holidays Art
For Valentine's Day, bake a cake! Students calculate base area or volume of cakes made from 2 cake pan sizes and observe how the volume of the cake changes with the increased pan size. &nbs...

Sweetheart candies

Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
   NECCO went bankrupt in 2018 and Sweetheart candies weren't the same after that.  They are back now and made better (?) in Ohio instead of Boston. How many dollars worth...

Typical Super Bowl scores

Algebra Number Sense Sports Probability and Statistics
Updated for 2023! In this activity students study historical Super Bowl data to reflect on average (mean, median, and mode), losing scores, winning scores, and range of scores. They ...

Powerball, Mega Millions, and probability

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics Wow factor
Updated! See the new post by searching "Mega Millions" Adventurer members can access the older version by clicking the "Solutions & supporting material"

Throwing Up

Algebra Geometry Science
 This year, Buffalo, New York, has had more than 100 inches of snow this winter. We imagine that the height of the tunnel to people's homes is getting pretty high. It's hard to shovel new snow wh...

Median age of country populations

Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics Wow factor
Interesting map! Why median? What are the implications?     https://statisticstimes.com/demographics/countries-by-median-age.php Demography is the study of populations. Scientist...

Big bucks 2023

Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Updated! When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world.  He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...

Earth's perihelion with the Sun

Algebra Science Holidays Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
On January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year? In this activity students become familiar with the terms&nbs...
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