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V-o-r-t-e-x
Number Sense Science Current events
Weather temperatures have been extreme in the World lately. Australia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is experiencing a Polar Vortex.  Let your students examine ...
integer 7.NS.1 7.NS.3 MP2 6th 7th 5th weather extremes integer subtraction MP4

Checking in on LeBron
Number Sense Sports
Now the that season is underway let’s check in on how Cleveland and the Lakers are doing since LeBron changed teams. LeBron is arguably the best player in the NBA and a tremendous addition to a team...
Data and Probability 6.SP.5 6.SP.3 7.SP.4 6.SP.4 7.SP.2 basketball Lebron James 6th 7th 8th HS averages HSS.ID.A.1 8.SP.4 NBA

Huge diamond found in Canada
Number Sense Geometry Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
552-carat diamond found in Diavik Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada Can you tell just how big this gem is?  Do you know how big a carat is? What would this look like on a ring on you...
6.RP.2 6.RP.3 7.RP.3 unit price 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSG.MGA diamond mining size comparisons percent loss

New Horizons spacecraft just flew by a really distant asteroid
Algebra Number Sense Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Brian May, the lead guitarist of the rock band, Queen, is also an astrophysicist and one of the science team collaborators of the New Horizons space program. The video below is the song that he wrot...
7.EE MP2 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.MD.A 6.RP.A proportional reasoning measurement conversion astronomy distance

Fine
Algebra Sports Ratio and Proportion
TJ Watt was fined for roughing the passer.  Check out the tweet from Darren Rovell and engage your students in a familiar context for a classic percent problem - solving for the "whole....
percent Ratio Table NFL 6.RP.3 MP1 6th 7th 8th HS 7.RP.A MP4 solving for the whole football fine football ratio

Fantasy Football
Algebra Number Sense Sports Holidays
In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are t...
6.EE.1 6.EE.2 7.NS.1 7.NS.2 7.EE.3 7.EE.4 HSA-CED.A.2 MP8 6th 7th 8th HS HSA.SSE.A.1 using formulas HSA.CED.A.4 HSA.REI.B.3 football patterns

Sol LeWitt's pyramid - How might you count those blocks?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Art
  Sol LeWitt, Four Sided Pyramid, 1999, Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, Washington DC Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) was a an American artist involved in Conceptual art and Minimalism. &n...
counting 6th 7th 8th HS 5th Sol LeWitt 5.OA.B 7.EE.B HSF.BF HSM MP5

Nike's latest bet
Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Sports Current events Probability and Statistics
Nike has just chosen a surprising person to represent the 30th anniversary of their slogan, "Just Do It".  Colin Kaepernick, past quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has been a subjec...
MP2 7.SP.1 HSS.IC 6th 7th 8th HS HSS.IC.A.1 7.SP.A 6.SP.1 polling random selection valid sampling Kaepernick Nike data analysis

One harrowing adventure
Number Sense Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
  Can you imagine being stuck in the dark for such a long time?  How do all of the numbers play out? In this activity, students get a chance to talk about the experience of this ordea...
MP2 MP3 6th 7th 8th HS 5th geography 7.RP.A 5.G.A MP4 swimming and walking rates relative direction Thailand map and graphic reading elevation time rate distance

Now that LeBron James is becoming an L. A. Laker, will this company go broke?
Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion
Fanatics is an online sportswear retailer that has promised to accept jersey returns if your chosen player makes a team switch. In this activity student try to calculate how much this "Jersey Ass...
MP3 6th 7th 8th HS MP5 6.RP.A 7.RP.A HSM MP4 LeBron proportion
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