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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
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
Oscars 2013
Students develop their own ideas about compounded percent change while they have the opportunity to speak about the upcoming Academy Awards show. Worldwide box office income is compared for the top ten grossing movies of all time. Is total gross … Continue reading
How have Super Bowl ads changed?
Here’s one more Super Bowl analysis to motivate your students: 4 million dollars for 30 seconds of ad time. That is how much a 30-second commercial costs during the 2013 Super Bowl. Wonder how much it will be in the … 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
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
Oscars 2012
Students develop their own ideas about compounded percent change while they have the opportunity to speak about the upcoming Academy Awards show. Worldwide box office income is compared for the top ten grossing movies of all time. Is total gross … Continue reading
Facebook in the buzz again
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, Facebook filed forms to become a publicly traded commodity. It could be one of the most valuable IT stocks in the world. As a private company, Facebook could only have 500 shareholders. When Facebook goes public, … Continue reading
How has the cost of a Super Bowl ad changed?
Brian has created one more Super Bowl analysis to motivate your students. Students plot the cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad over the past 45 Super Bowls. How has the cost of a Super Bowl ad changed over time? … Continue reading
How has the cost of a Super bowl ad changed?
Brian has created one more Super Bowl analysis to motivate your students. Students plot the cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad over the past 41 Super Bowls. How has the cost of a Super Bowl ad changed over time? … Continue reading
