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Chuck E. Cheese needed to shred

Number Sense Social Studies Food Current events Probability and Statistics
Restaurants have been having a hard time and Chuck E. Cheese, with their arcade games and hands on everything, needed to declare bankruptcy during the pandemic. 7 BILLION previously printed tickets ...

Let's learn to gerrymander

Geometry Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion
In this activity student first try to redistrict our pretend state in order to preserve the overall state's balance in its new districting plan.  Then, students redistrict our pretend state in a ...

The drag in swimming - More Olympics activities

Algebra Science Sports Current events
 To win in Olympic swimming, contestants have to be incredibly fit and have marvelous endurance and technique.  Do they also need to consider the science of their motions and the...

What is Juneteenth?

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   You can appreciate why this is such a great celebration when you look at the stages and some of the events and dates of America moving towards freedom from slavery. In this activ...

Shoprite's solar energy goals on the African continent

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  Shoprite is the largest supermarket chain in Africa.  The company is presently engaged in increasing their use of solar power to harness the abundant natural resource of solar potentia...

Man paid in 500 pounds of greasy pennies!

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
    A man from Georgia, Andreas Flaten, finally received his last paycheck from his disgruntled employer. He had been owed that last check for several months and was having difficult...

At least the days are getting longer

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What's your guess?  How fast are the number of daylight hours changing each day?  Are the changes dramatic or subtle? Students make guesses; compute how l...

How should I spend my rewards?

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There's a new way to earn rewards at many grocery stores.  For every dollar that you spend, you accumulate points.  Then there are special rewards where you earn an extra 500 points for ...

Crazy basketball score

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Wow! Look at that score! There were some scoreboard malfunctions in this December 15, 2020, pre-season game.  What might have been the final score if this game progressed at this rate? ...

Is the Electoral College fair?

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Show your students this really cute segment comparing how the Electoral College functions in our elections to what students think is fair and just. From the New York Times, Electoral ...
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