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...
Ratio and Proportion
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Twinkies
Brian loves Twinkies and the news that Hostess is going out of business has upset him terribly. He needs his Twinkies. Twinkies last forever. Right? He's going ...
Storm cleanup
This activity could be used as an introduction to trig ratios. Students figure out the approximate length of the huge branch that I have to fell for safety and firewood. After approximating ...
Video game download
How long will it take me to download the video game? This can be done as a 3 Act Task. To get started simply show the video and following picture to your class.ACT ONE: I decided to download a c...
Linsanity
Jeremy Lin is the New York Knicks most startling player. His story is exciting in that he graduated from Harvard in 2010 and was not immediately drafted into the NBA. At first he was...
The Euro and the international debt crisis
Lately the news is filled with talk of the Euro, US foreign debt, the fragility of European monetary systems, and the interdependence of all of these crisis.
In this activity students become fami...