Monthly Archives for September 2011

Steep fall hikes

 Mt. Washington, NH Fall is a beautiful time of year for hiking. Many students will be walking in the woods and mountains to enjoy the colorful leaves and the cool weather outside.  Let them combine what they are doing with … Continue reading

28. September 2011 by Leslie
Categories: Algebra, Geometry, Math and Science, Number Sense | Tags: , , | 1 comment

Starbucks

Do you recognize the new logo?  Time to give students some authentic math on a topic they will surely be interested in … Starbucks.  We ask and answer a few questions in this activity. About how many drinks does Starbucks … Continue reading

24. September 2011 by oldmanmarks
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Light bulbs are almost burnt out

Recently the House of Representatives voted to withhold funding to enforce a law that was passed in 2007 and increases efficiency standards for light bulbs. There’s a lot of misinformation out there about the cost to consumers of CFL and … Continue reading

17. September 2011 by Leslie
Categories: Algebra, Data and Probability, Math and Science, Math and Social Studies, Number Sense | Tags: , , , , , | 2 comments

NFL Franchise Values

Time for some data analysis centered around the NFL.   Brian has created a new investigation that links student’s for football with their ability to read and interpret bar graphs.  He asks students to compare the value of NFL franchises … Continue reading

11. September 2011 by Leslie
Categories: Data and Probability, Number Sense, Sports | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 1 comment

The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament

The U.S. Open is underway now in New York City.  It is possibly the biggest tennis tournament in the world. We’ve focused on the prize money in the tournament and along the way students will work with patterns, use number … Continue reading

04. September 2011 by Leslie
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