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The huge costs behind the Olympics

Algebra Social Studies Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 Hosting the Olympic Games is extremely expensive. In this updated activity, students explore the cost of hosting the Olympics, what a cost overrun (percentage increase) means, and how actual Oly...

Downside Up

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Art 3-act tasks Wow factor
🔍 In this updated activity, students will explore patterns and formulate mathematical relationships through the Canstruction exhibit ‘Downside Up.’ Begin with the starter slides for init...

Will the Barbie movie out-perform Avatar at the box office?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The Barbie Movie is still doing well in the theaters.  It has only been 6 1/2 weeks since its debut.  Do you think that it can out-earn Avatar?  Students study the numbers, recognize ...

What do you know about the Hawaiian islands?

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics Any time math
We’ve been watching news about the extreme wild fires, draught and winds that have devastated parts of the Hawaiian Islands. Let your students explore Hawaii and better understand its d...

It's opening weekend for Barbie

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics Funny
This movie is supposed to be nostalgic, clever, funny, and wildly entertaining. We've written an activity that lets students express their excitement (or lack of) in seeing this new movie, st...

Father's Day and Juneteenth; 3 Activities

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 For Father's Day (Links to different activities)   Thank you, mother and father, for all of those diapers  - Students compare the cost of buying disposable versus cloth diape...

The 8th billion baby

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  How fast is the world's population growing? Will the world's population size increase indefinitely?  Are all countries' populations increasing at the same rate? What are some of the f...

Federal debt and deficit - What are they?

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
What's the big deal with our national debt?  Do we actually borrow money to cover our debt?  If we do, imagine the interest charges? Help your students (and their families) understa...

So just print some more money!

Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
                     What's the big deal with our deficit? Do we actually borrow money to cover our debt? If we do, imagine the interest charges? Help your students...

President's Pay for Presidents' Day

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
You can't run for President now, but heck, 2036 is right around the corner. Being President of the United States will be quite an accomplishment and a ton of work.   But, how...
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