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String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics

Number Sense Geometry Science Art
Here's a different and somewhat artistic way to encourage understanding of a conic section.  Participants physically build an ellipse by choosing two foci and sketching the fi...

Coronavirus trends

Algebra Science Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
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...

Leslie's socially-distanced party

Algebra Geometry Science
I risked infecting my friends or becoming infected myself by throwing a very small socially-distanced party.  I served baked appetizers, disinfectant wipes, and latex gloves.  I cooked whi...

May 27th launch from the U.S. again

Geometry Science Social Studies Current events
May 27 scrubbed because of weather. Successfully launched Saturday, May 30th, 3:22 pm EDT.  Dragon is on the way to the ISS now. Wednesday, May 27th will be a momentous day for space tr...

Microns and Masks

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion
  How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles mentioned? Why are we wearing masks?

Gonna be a Leap Year

Number Sense Science Probability and Statistics
  By George C. Baxley  This year we will add the 29th of February to our year?  Why do we do that?  How can you tell?  What if we didn't add a day every 4 years? Stud...

Louisiana

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion
We recently watched the approach of Hurricane Barry and worried about the fate of Louisiana. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, what would another powerful hurricane do to this fragile ...

Tornadoes 2019

Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Tornadoes have devastated the Midwest, U.S. in the last few days. Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Mississippi have been brutally hit with these powerful event...

Can this possibly be True?

Number Sense Science
 This activity is being updated =).  Could this possibly be true? What is reasonable? How do you check? Do you believe everything that you hear or read? Do you fact-check?While consider...

V-o-r-t-e-x

Number Sense Science Current events
Weather temperatures have been extreme in the World lately. Australia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is experiencing a Polar Vortex.  Let your students examine ...
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