Patriots' Day
We celebrate Patriots' Day to commemorate the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the battles of Lexington and Concord. Students learn more about the difficulties of the Revolutionary War and...
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What does 95% confidence in the poll results mean?
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 ...
Have a heart
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Canstruction® is an event hosted in more than 150 countries throughout the world to demonstrate "innovation, hunger ...
Civil rights marches, how do you count a crowd?
On October 16, 1995, perhaps a million black men gathered for the Million Man March on Washington. This was 32 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his histo...
Cheap-otle?
mage from Chipotle.
One of my favorite foods is a burrito. One of my favorite places to get a burrito is Chipotle. Their food is delicious and environmentally friendly.
For Hallow...
Flag Art
A little ratio art might be a fun way to get ready for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. In this activity (Flags) students measure; create whole number ratios for the official...
How did they figure these tips?
Act I: This restaurant bill has the suggested tips, but they are smudged out. What should they be? Consider having students make a fast 5 to 10 -second prediction in th...
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to give away 99% of their shares of Facebook
That sounds like an awful lot of their Facebook shares. They want to help create a better world for their daughter, Max.
I wonder if they will have enough left over to live on?
The...
How Much is a Tweet Worth?
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 ...
Ebola updated
Ebola has continued to gain strength and devastate regions of West Africa. WHO (World Health Organization) updates their data frequently and the progress and lack of control of...