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What does 95% confidence in the poll results mean?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Data and probability

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 ...

Fantastic Beasts - What did it cost to make?

Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

In 2001, J.K.Rowling (the author of the Harry Potter series) wrote Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The movie of this book opened on November 18th, 2016. This is the first in a ...

3 winners on the Price is Right - what are the chances?

Algebra Number Sense Data and probability

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 coloring and Probability

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Art Data and probability

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...

Pokémon GO! I should have invested

Algebra Number Sense Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

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 ...

Games with dice

Algebra Number Sense Data and probability

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...

Will college be affordable?

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

Whether you or one of your siblings is going off to college next fall, it is useful to know how much colleges cost. Not going to college this fall? No worries, we can use the informa...

How Much is a Tweet Worth?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Sports Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

These days it seems everyone is on social media. Are you? Famous athletes and entertainers are on social media and they can make a lot of money. In this activity students study how ...

What's with the plovers?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

Cute little birds. Piping plovers are nesting on beaches along the Atlantic coast. Consequently beaches are often roped-off or closed to protect their nests and chicks. Is this conservatio...

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