Monthly Archives for December 2010
Census is complete and Apportionment begins
The 2010 U. S. Census is complete and state reapportionment is about to begin. The process of distributing the 435 Representatives appropriately to each state is a mathematically fascinating event. Engage your students in the calculation of the apportionment so … Continue reading
Why is it so dark lately?
This year’s winter solstice is at 11:38 pm on December 21st. In this geometry investigation we’ve asked students to question the Earth’s latitudinal divisions, recognize its tilt, and begin to find the relationship of these measures with our present dark … Continue reading
Highest grossing holiday movies
Kids analyze actual holiday movie data. They round, estimate, compare, use percents, consider the most appropriate graphical representation and graph data. xmas_movies.pdf
Welcome back to Cleveland Lebron
Lebron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers to play basketball for the Miami Heat and to play with his friends, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. Lebron just made his return to the area he grew up in and where he started … Continue reading
