NBA Finals 2022
The Celtics will meet the Warriors this year!
Teams are competing in the playoffs and the NBA Finals are right around the corner. Let's do a little sports history and data analysis through ...
Data and probability
Genres
Grade
Beijing Olympic Schedule 2022
The Winter Olympics begins this week in Beijing.
Wikipedia had this schedule of events. We think that there is a lot of information missing and apparent in this graphic.
What can you tell, wha...
Monopoly
In the board game, Monopoly, does a property’s distance from GO correlate to its rent when you land on it?
Using Brian’s spread sheet (list of properties, distance from GO, rent and rent with...
At least the days are getting longer
Algebra
Number Sense
Math and Science
Holidays and Annual Events
Current events
Ratio and Proportion
Data and probability
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...
What does the data show?
When you look at the new case numbers of the Coronavirus in the U.S. and compare that with various world and national events and our present scientific understandings, what do you wonder? Wh...
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...
Do the best movies make the most money?
Do the "Best" movies make the most money? How could you measure the "best" movie? What information would you need to make this judgement?
At most ten movies&n...
Expensive Super Bowl ads
Updated again for 2022!
The teams are set. Don't you wonder what a Super Bowl ad will cost this year? Will the price for 30 seconds be more? stay the same? or drop? 2013 Doritos "Go...
Eliud Kipchoge runs marathon in 1:59:40.2
Eliud Kipchoge breaks 2 hour marathon barrier.
On October 12th 2019, Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in Vienna in under 2 hours. He has now broken a barrier of what humans are c...
Opening Weekend - Avengers: Endgame
Can you tell from its opening weekend how much the new movie, Avengers: Endgame, might earn in theaters? This activity can be used anytime and is especially timely when there i...