Nike has just chosen a surprising person to represent the 30th anniversary of their slogan, "Just Do It". Colin Kaepernick, past quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has been a subjec...
Justify has won the Triple Crown. He's the 13th horse to ever win all three races ... Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. Amazing!
Justify w...
On October 24, 2017, the Olympic flame was captured on Mount Olympus, Greece. That flame lit one of this year's Olympic Torches and the Torch relay was begun on its way to the opening Winter Olympic...
There have been a lot of polls about who will win the Presidential election.
I get so confused when polling results are reported. What is a 95% confidence measure? What's the margin of ...
Act One: Show this clip of the Price is Right program. What questions do your students have?
We were wondering what the chances are of 3 contestants in a row, eac...
Pascal's Triangle and Probability - This activity could be used to explore the probability of coin tossing results. When the combinations get too complicated to list, students can u...
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 ...
Time to let students become naturally curious about probability. In this activity students work in teams to record the frequency of rolled dice combinations. They observe the difference be...
This is a three act task, with an activity guide. Show students the act one video. What questions do they have? How much could the Star Wars kit cost? Follow the activi...