Category Archives for Math and Science
Pi Day – 3.14@1:59:26 pm
March 14th is almost here. Celebrate π in your school and in your math classes with activities that: Demonstrate how π was derived, Show a surprising place where π is used, Increase students ability to measure and long divide, Applauds … Continue reading
Shamrock Shake
For Saint Patrick’s Day add a little nutrition math to your celebration. In this post we look at calories, carbohydrates, sugars, fats, and proteins to decide what would be left for our day’s meal allotment after we had lunch and … Continue reading
Tornadoes 2012
Involve your students in better understanding of the damage caused by tornadoes by using our investigation. Students will learn about the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF scale), the usual locations and the time of year when tornadoes are most likely to … Continue reading
It sure is cold out … or is it?
Students ponder the relationship between place latitudes and average January temperatures while they try to discover a correlation. Is this a linear or near linear relationship? … averaging, missing data for averaging, line of best fit, Google Earth, world locations, … Continue reading
Leap Day
Let your students do a little math to check the accuracy and system of leap year calendar adjustments in honor of February 29th. Leap-day.pdf For members we have Word docs and solutions. Leap-day.doc Leap-day-solutions.pdf CCSS: 6.NS, 7.NS, … Continue reading
Perihelion
On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. In this activity students become familiar with the terms perihelion and aphelion as they calculate 1 AU and the perihelion distance in miles and kilometers. … Continue reading
Crop circles
In the travel section of our newspaper this week, Wiltshire, England was a recommended destination to see Stonehendge and crop circles ………….. crop circles? Many of the crop circles in England appear mysteriously overnight. They are often huge but appear … Continue reading
Getting awfully dark out
This year’s winter solstice will be at 12:30 am EST on December 22nd . In this geometry/Earth science investigation, we’ve asked students to question the Earth’s latitudinal divisions, recognize its tilt, and appreciate the relationship of these measures and our … Continue reading
Launch of the next ISS crew
If all goes well, the next crew of the International Space Station (the ISS) will launch on Sunday, Novemeber 13, 2011 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Keep your student informed and excited about what is happening above our planet … Continue reading
Parabolic Pee
Mr. Mark’s new little baby can make some amazingly tall streams. Give your class a little chuckle as you introduce them to parabolic motion with this very short analysis of Mr. Mark’s baby’s talent. CCSS: 8.F.5, A-CED.2, A-REI, G-MG.3 Parabolic-pee.doc … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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
Hurricanes
The official Atlantic hurricane season started on June 1 and doesn’t end until November 30th. Irene is our 8th hurricane of the season and the most significant so far. Irene has filled newscasts and conversations for days. Encourage your students to … Continue reading
August 23, 2011 Earthquakes in the U.S.
Yesterday in the Northeast United States, many of us felt the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered 550 miles away from us in Virginia. There was also a 5.3 magnitude earthquake felt in Colorado. Engage your students today with an … Continue reading
Hot Summer Cold Winter
In the United States the summer of 2011 was one of the hottest summers on record. The winters of 2010 and 2011 have been the coldest since 1993-94. Brian uses these temperature extremes to make signed number operations and absolute … Continue reading
