Monthly Archives for August 2012
Labor Day 2012
In this short activity, students learn the meaning and history of Labor Day as they look for patterns emerging from the Labor Day dates over more than 35 years. Students then use those observed patterns to predict future dates of … Continue reading
Peak of Hurricane season
The official Atlantic hurricane season started on June 1 and doesn’t end until November 30th. Encourage your students to join the conversation, knowledgeably, by using Brian’s latest creation. Students read about hurricane classfications and calculate the possible increases in destruction from various … Continue reading
U.S. Open 2012
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
320 million dollar Powerball
People were excited about recent jackpots of 320 million and 425 million dollars in the Powerball game. Compound probability can be explored in this current new’s story. Students calculate the probability of individual numbers drawn and then look for the … Continue reading
Appalachian Trail turns 75
In 1937 the Appalachian Trail, a 2,180 mile footpath extending from Georgia to Maine, was completed. August, 2012 marks its 75th year of existance. As summer vacations end and schools begin, your students might still be involved in hiking. In … Continue reading
Olympic Reflection
I was thinking about what it must feel like to be an athlete coming home from the Olympics without a medal. Surely most of the Olympians come home without medals. What are some of the numbers? Calculate the percentages. Talk … Continue reading
Curiosity landed on Mars
Keep your students up on what’s happening in space while analyzing Curiosity’s speed, the speed of a radio transmission from Mars, and the deceleration involved in a “sky crane” landing. Curiosity-lands-on-Mars.pdf For members we have an editable Word doc and … Continue reading
What time is it in Cambodia?
I need help! My daughter is traveling in Cambodia and we are supposed to Skype just before her dinner time in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. What time is that here in Boston? Let you students help me figure out time differences … Continue reading
