Coronavirus trends
Johns Hopkins University of Medicine has a team that maintains current maps and data about the Coronavirus. They record changes and show trends of the virus activity throughout the World. Enjo...
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May 27th launch from the U.S. again
May 27 scrubbed because of weather.
Successfully launched Saturday, May 30th, 3:22 pm EDT. Dragon is on the way to the ISS now.
Wednesday, May 27th will be a momentous day for space tr...
Microns and Masks
How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles mentioned? Why are we wearing masks?
Stock Market headlines - Biggest losses since 2008
Algebra
Number Sense
Math and Social Studies
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Ratio and Proportion
Data and probability
This year the Dow Jones Industrial Average made headlines as it dropped in March and April.
The Dow is measured in points but this decline can also be measured in the percentage lost. W...
Hoarding stopped!
A Danish market found an interesting way to limit hoarding of hand sanitizer.
How much are these costs in your currency?
What is the unit price on these bottles...
How many delegates does each state get to send to the Democratic Convention?
Texas gets to send a lot more delegates to the July National Democratic Convention than New Hampshire does. How do they figure out what each state's fair number of delegates ...
K-Pop and BTS, how much can they earn from Youtube and Spotify?
Bring a little K-pop music to your class with this activity.
Jason Kibbe, a terrific middle school math teacher in Chambersburg, PA, sent us an activity that he created for one of his stude...
So just print some more money!
What's the big deal with our deficit?
Do we actually borrow money to cover our debt?
If we do, imagine the interest charges?
Help your students...
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...
Bears Ears revisited
There is some beautiful land in Utah that was changed last year from federally protected land to Utah overseen land. The buttes of Bears Ears (shown above) and the surrounding territory cont...