Population Clock
How in the world does this clock conclude that there is a net gain in the United States of one person every 14 seconds?
Have a little care about younger children when using this activity. T...
Data and probability
Genres
Grade
Water saving toilets
How much water is used? How much water could be saved?
For Adventurer members we have an editable Word docx and solutions with added world-wide information.
Uh oh! Am I going to run out of data?
Let your students consider the graphic first individually and then in groups of your choosing before handing out the activity sheet. This might be an excellent beginning-of-the-year, get-to-kn...
Giant iceberg
Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUTERS
Over the past Easter weekend this giant iceberg drifted passed Ferryland, Newfoundland. Its hard to tell how large it actually is but...
Pick-a-brick wall at the Lego store
There are walls at the Lego stores that are filled with individual Lego parts. You can fill a bucket and pick out exactly what you need.
Use this activity to get your students ...
Pokémon GO! I should have invested
Pikachu
Pokémon GO is all the rage. News reports show people glued to their smart phones as they travel to nearby landmarks where virtual critters appear and need to be caught ...
Data on the National Mall sites (2 Activities)
Activity #1 - Look at the individuals who are memorialized on the National Mall and using fractions or percents decide what you can notice about those we honor. The activity is called "MLK...
How Many Pennies did Otha Save?
Otha Anders used picking up pennies as a way to remember to pray. In this 3-act activity we try to estimate how much he actually collected and stored in 5 gallon water jugs. This ...
How Many Donuts is That?
Number Sense
Geometry
Math and Food
Holidays and Annual Events
3-act tasks
Data and probability
Wow factor
Act One: Take a look at the first picture (Krispy-Kreme-photos). What is the first question that comes to mind? How many donuts is that? What information would be useful?
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Movie tickets over time
How Much Will Movie Tickets Cost in the Future? - Updated!
In this investigation, Brian looks at the changes in movie ticket prices over the last 38 years. Using his scatter plot (or his data) studen...