On GroundHog Day (February 2nd), Punxsutawney Phil will again, with great ceremony, come out of his burrow and look for his shadow. Let your students check out the relative frequency of hi...
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Powerball and Mega Million jackpots are growing all the time. Having a chance of winning 1.6 BILLION dollars might be a good context that engages your students.
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The year of the Water Rabbit
Students explore the least common multiple of these two cycles without ever hearing the term LCM. They explore some of Asian culture and begin to understand the...
Interesting map! Why median? What are the implications?
https://statisticstimes.com/demographics/countries-by-median-age.php
Demography is the study of populations. Scientist...
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When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world. He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...
Today, Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year?
In this activity students become fam...
Will the November 8th 2022 election bring record number of voters to the polls? Students get a chance to understand what the usual percentage of voters is, look for trends and central tende...
5 pound pumpkin compared to giant pumpkin
Let your students marvel at World Record winning giant pumpkins as they use proportions to calculate the quantities of pumpkin puree and th...
In this activity students compare team wins with team salaries in the four major North American sports ... the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL.
Students use data from recent seasons to create scatter ...
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This week Hurricane Fiona caused major damage to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean,
This is the season for increased cyc...