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All you can eat for 10 cents

Algebra Number Sense Food
The history of the Dairy Queen franchise began with this ad in Illinois in 1938: All the ice cream that you can eat for only 10 cents! We know that 10 cents was worth more in the past, but was it...

Mother’s Day by the numbers

Number Sense Holidays
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and that means big business for the greeting card, flower, and restaurant industries. In this activity, students calculate the average Mother's Day spendi...

Would you rather $10,000 a week vs $10 million at once?

Number Sense Wow factor
In this updated activity, students explore the question: Would you rather get $10,000 every week or $10 million all at once? To begin, stude...

The Power of Leverage

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Any time math
 📈 In this activity, students will explore the power and risks of leverage by analyzing the price movements in trading. They'll calculate percentage gains and losses, compare leveraged vs. non-le...

Bye bye Antibiotic Chickens

Number Sense Science Food Ratio and Proportion
🔔 Free Trial Alert!🐔Fast food chains like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Chipotle, and Whole Foods are moving toward removing antibiotics from the food we consume to help combat antibiotic-res...

Red Green Bitcoin

Algebra Number Sense Probability and Statistics
  📉 In this activity, students will explore Bitcoin price movements using a chart. They'll analyze trends, calculate price changes, and make predictions based on real data. This activity int...

A Glass of Sweat

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
What is this machine for?  Begin with the starter presentation slides to spark students' curiosity about the purpose of the machine. Then, engage them in the main activ...

Jock tax 2023

Algebra Number Sense 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...

I should have invested!

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  People who have invested their money in the stock markets could have made a lot of money in recent years.  Students use yearly percent increase data to decide which stock: Apple, Dis...

Stock Market headlines - Biggest losses since 2008

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
This year the Dow Jones Industrial Average made headlines as it dropped in March and April. The Dow is measured in points but this decline can also be measured in the percentage lost.  W...
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