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When will they collide?
Show the video to your class. Give students time to complain and talk about seeing this commercial. Then take guesses from students about the actual time it would take to collide.
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Can I get your order right?
You can order a ton of combos at Chipotle. They advertise that there are 65,000 ways to order their meals. Do you think that is correct?
Here's an article on the permutatio...
What's the answer?
Image by Twitter user @pjmdoll.
Math doesn't usually create a buzz on Twitter. This past week this post did just that. People argued online about whether the answer was 16 or...
Choosing the NBA All-Star team
The weekend of February 14 - 16 will be all about the NBA All-Stars. The two team captains are Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) and LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers). These guys ...
Fantasy Football
In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are then challenge...
Fibonacci coloring
Let your students simply enjoy coloring our designs or artistically play with the whole creation of Φ designs.
Simply coloring our Fibonacci patterns might allow students to ponder th...
Super Bowl ads and scientific notation
The Super Bowl is over now and all of the ads have been seen. Let your students revisit and reflect on the interesting commercials with this scientific notation activity...
Drinks at the Fair
At the amusement park, our friend, Jason, was intrigued with this sign for drink deals. He and his family come often to the park and, during the summer when it is hot, naturally drink a lot. Whi...
How much do the movie tickets cost?
Ooops!
I was supposed to buy 4 adult and 2 children tickets, but I accidentally entered four children and two adults ... :)
Can you figure out how much a child's ticket and an adult ticket...