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The Last Great Race on Earth

Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual event in which mushers and teams of 12-16 dogs race across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome, in the cold and dark of March. It is also known as “The Las...

The huge costs behind the Olympics

Algebra Math and Social Studies Sports Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

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...

Justin Verlander's lunch bill

Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Any time math

In the 2017 World Series, the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers and went on to play (and lose to) the Boston Red Sox in the finals. Evidently the population of Los Angeles held a grudge wi...

Jock tax 2023

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Sports Ratio and Proportion Any time math

Great professional athletes make a lot of money. Did you know that professional athletes have to pay an amazing amount of federal, state, and sometimes even city tax? Grant Williams, a Boston Cel...

Lionel Messi, soccer star and influencer

Algebra Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Wow factor

Lionel Messi is possibly the best soccer player in the world. How much influence does he have? Messi just shared an Apple TV link on his Instagram account. The link takes you to Apple T...

Can Joey and Miki do it again?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion

Updated ! The MLE - Major League Eating is a World organization that oversees speed eating contests. Entrants to the various competitions must be...

March Madness - Does seeding really matter?

Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

March Madness, the big 68 team college basketball tournament, will now take over our TV viewing during the weekends of March. School and office friends are filling out brackets....

Just some March Madness math

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

Today, March 12th, is selection Sunday. Tomorrow we'll know how the college basketball teams are seeded and bracketology can begin. Introduce your students to the meaning and excitement of March ...

Big bucks 2023

Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

Updated! When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world. He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...

The odds of horse race betting