How have record marathon runs changed through the years? Will those record times keep being broken? Does the data help you predict?
Eliud Kipchoge runs marathon in 1:59:40.2
Category: Sports
15 NFL Math activities!
Do teams that spend a lot win a lot? (just updated!) – Students compare team wins with team salaries in the four major North American sports … the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL. Students use data from recent seasons to create scatter…
Steepness and Fall hiking
Fall is a beautiful time of year for hiking. Many students will be walking in the woods and mountains to enjoy the colorful leaves and the cool weather outside. Let them combine what they are doing with their families and…
How can Nike give away so much great stuff?
Worldwide Nike supports many teams and athletes. They design, manufacture, and supply gear for almost every sport imaginable. How much are those give-aways worth? Is the company going to go broke? Probably not. Nike is huge. In this activity we…
How does the pay for women’s soccer compare to that of men’s?
All soccer players on a team aren’t paid the same. The best players are paid more than the simply great players. And in Women’s soccer those same differences exist but at a smaller income scale. In this activity we examine…
How many baseballs are in this truck?
To see this poster larger in a new window, click on the image. In 2017, Old Dominion Freight Line offered 2 free tickets to the next 3 World Series to the person who guesses closest to “How many baseballs are…
NHL Playoff games can sure last a long time!
Revised! We’re watching another Stanley Cup playoff now. Will there be any really long games during the playoffs? In 2013, a Stanley Cup playoff match between the Bruins and Blackhawks went into 3 overtimes. People stayed up way too late…
NBA Finals, 2019
As the Raptors and the Warriors begin their NBA final games involve your students in some NBA analysis using graphical representations. In this activity students consider scatter plots, circle graphs, bar graphs, Venn Diagrams and the concept of mean. To…
Watson saves
Just announced! Ben Watson is coming back to the Patriots!Ben Watson played for the Patriots at the beginning of his career. Then he joined the Cleveland Browns, the New Orleans Saints, and the Baltimore Ravens. Now he’s coming back to…
Does a player’s draft order (NFL) mean a lot for the player?
Every spring, roughly 250 college football players are drafted by NFL teams through the NFL draft. Team rosters, careers, and multi-million dollar contracts are on the line … This is one of the biggest days of a football players life.…
Patriots Day, Tax Day, and the Boston Marathon
So much is happening on April 15th this year! As families and the news talk about filing taxes on time, it might be an excellent time to deal with where that tax money goes. Debt and Deficit give meaning to what tax…
Greatest March Madness program
We are nearing the finale of this year’s March Madness tournament. Which NCAA teams must have the best basketball programs since they consistently do well in this tournament? Based on this data, which do you think is the greatest March…
Are baseball games getting longer?
March 28th was opening day for this year’s Major League Baseball season. It’s a good time for some Major League Baseball math! In this activity students think about how major league game lengths have changed over time. Is there a…
Big bucks
Mike Trout just signed a huge contract. He’ll be receiving $430 million dollars playing for 12 years with the Los Angeles Angels. Let’s take a look at some of the other big world sports’ contracts from the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB…
Does seeding really matter?
March Madness is the big 68 team college basketball tournament that takes over our TV viewing during the weekends of March. School and office friends are filling out brackets. Engage your students in percents as they get excited about March…