Category Archives for Algebra
These posts help students see patterns and relationships.
How much should you spend at this sale?
This activity can be used in a large range of grade levels. Your class can work on percents, linear equations or piecewise functions. Act One: We missed the semi-annual sale but we want to get ready for the next one. Let’s … Continue reading
Is college affordable?
Widener Library, Harvard University It’s that time of year again. Students are applying and hopefully getting accepted to college. Students are also graduating and moving on from 12th, 8th or 5th grade to new schools in the fall. Whether you … Continue reading
Triple Crown
Joel Rosario riding Orb May 18th will be the running of the Preakness thoroughbred horse race. The Preakness is the second race of the Triple Crown. Hopefully we’ll see the horse, Orb, win the Preakness and get a chance to run for … Continue reading
Thank your mother and father for all of those diapers.
Which is a better deal, cloth or disposable diapers? How much did you cost your parents in diapers? In the future how much could your kid’s diapers cost? It’s time to celebrate Mother’s Day and then Father’s Day. Help students … Continue reading
Cicada swarmaggedon
Most of the life cycle of the Magicicada Septendecim is spent underground. Then at 17 year intervals, these cicadas emerge from the ground, climb deciduous trees, molt into adults, mate, lay eggs, and die. Why does the 17 year interval … Continue reading
Who had the greatest NBA season ever?
Some of the greats, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson Who had the greatest NBA season of all time? Which player contributed the greatest amount of offensive production to their team? Who was the most valuable? Brian gives weight to … Continue reading
Iphone 5
This is only part of the infographic published and copywrited by AVALAUNCH MEDIA. We’ve left off the solution of this graphic so that your class can come to their own range of iPhone5 costs. To see the full graphic go here. When … Continue reading
Jackie Robinson
The movie “42″ is the story of Jackie Robinson, a baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball since the game was segregated in the 1890’s. Robinson broke the baseball color barrier when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him in April, 1947. He contributed to … Continue reading
True cost of lights bulbs
Last year 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 … Continue reading
Patriots’ Day
Monday, April 15th is the official holiday this year to remember the Battles of Lexington and Concord that began the Revolutionary War 238 years ago in 1775. (The actual date was April 19th, 1775) Both Paul Revere and the British … Continue reading
Albert Pujols … On Pace? 2013
Albert Pujols, entering into his 13th year as a MLB player in 2013 could be on pace to break lots of records! In 2012 Albert signed a 10-year $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. In his first season … Continue reading
Passover Macaroons
Passover begins this year on Monday evening, March 25th, with a Passover seder dinner. Passover is one of the three high holidays in the Jewish religion and celebrates the Exodus of Jews from slavery in Egypt. Let your students review … Continue reading
The Perfect Bracket?
What are your chances of picking the perfect March Madness College Basketball Tournament bracket? How does the change from 64 to 65 to now, 68 teams in the field complicate things? How many brackets would you need to fill out … Continue reading
Lifespan of a meme, the Harlem Shake
Five friends who skateboard and video tape made up a strange dance one afternoon and filmed it on February 2nd. Now the whole world knows them and their dance … weird. This is the story of the life of a … Continue reading
