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Season 12, American Idol
Let your student study American Idol viewing figures over the last eleven seasons. Students compare historical season premier and season finale audience size in several different ways to determine which event has had higher viewership. They consider outliers and judge … Continue reading
Typical Super Bowl scores 2013
The Super Bowl is coming up! Are you planning to share a prediction for the score of the big game? Don’t leave it all to chance, use math to help you get a better idea of what to expect for … Continue reading
Season 11 American Idol
Let your student study American Idol viewing figures over the last ten seasons. Students compare historical season premier and season finale audience size in several different ways to determine which event has had higher viewership. They consider outliers and judge … Continue reading
Typical Super Bowl scores
Do Super Bowl games tend to have typical scores? Are there usual point spreads between the losing and winning teams? In Brian’s activity, students study historical Super Bowl data to reflect on average (mean, median, and mode) losing scores, winning … Continue reading
Do the “Best” Movies Make More Money?
Do the “Best” movies (the ones that are nominated for an Academy Award for best picture) make the most money? Ten movies are nominated each year. Students compare the votes that the last 20 nominated movies received with their worldwide … Continue reading
Harry Potter
The last of the Harry Potter movies was released this summer and the movie was a huge hit at the box office. We take a look back at the Harry Potter series and ask kids to analyze actual Harry Potter … Continue reading
Typical Super Bowl scores
Do Super Bowl games tend to have typical scores? Are there usual point spreads between the losing and winning teams? In Brian’s latest creation, students study historical Super Bowl data to reflect on average (mean, median, and mode) losing scores, … Continue reading
