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 U.S. flag; decide h...
Ratio and Proportion
Genres
Grade
Pixar versus DreamWorks
Animated films are a billion dollar industry. The two biggest producers of animated films are DreamWorks and Pixar. The two have been going head to head for more than ten years now. So h...
Which is the best deal?
How do you calculate and justify which deal is a better savings? By dollars saved? By percent saved? By some other measure? Looking at 4 different deals, students will need to...
Data on the National Mall sites (2 Activities)
Activity #1 - Look at the individuals who are memorialized on the National Mall and using fractions or percents decide what you can notice about those we honor. The activity is called "MLK...
McDonalds moves towards antibiotic-free chicken
Recently McDonald's announced that by 2016 they will use only chicken raised without the antibiotics that are used in human medicine. McDonald's plans to join Chick-fil-A, Pa...
Raising the bar
Recovery of the treasure from the 1941 sinking of the S.S. Gairsoppa was recently completed and a huge amount of silver was brought up from the ocean floor. Let your students get a fe...
Voyager on the edge
The two Voyager space probes are in the news recently as they approach the edge of our solar system. Scientist can tell that the Voyager's environments are changing. They are receiving m...
The tallest structure made of Legos
Number Sense
Math and Social Studies
Math and Art
Ratio and Proportion
3-act tasks
Data and probability
Act One:
The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea. Check out this video on youtube!
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Act T...
Launch of the next ISS crew
If all goes well, the next crew of the International Space Station (the ISS) will launch on Sunday, Novemeber 13, 2011 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Keep your student ...