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Curiosity landed on Mars

Algebra Number Sense Science
Keep your students up on what's happening in space while analyzing Curiosity the Mars Rover's speed, the speed of a radio transmission from Mars, and the deceleration involved in a "sky crane" lan...

What time is it in Cambodia?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science
I need help!  My daughter is traveling in Cambodia and we are supposed to Skype just before her dinner time in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  What time is that here in Boston?Let you students ...

My Facebook IPO investment

Number Sense Social Studies
What is an IPO?  Are they always good investments? Students analyze charts and data, learn a little about investing, calculate percent loss (unfortunately), and make some Facebook stock proj...

The tallest structure made of Legos

Number Sense Social Studies Art Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
Act One: The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea.  Check out this video on youtube! What other questions do you have? Act T...

Video game download

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
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...

It sure is cold out ... or is it?

Algebra Number Sense Science Probability and Statistics
Students ponder the relationship between place latitudes and average January temperatures while they try to discover a correlation. Is this a linear or near linear relationship? … averaging, mis...

Linsanity

Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion
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

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
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...

Launch of the next ISS crew

Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
If all goes well, the next crew of the International Space Station (the ISS) will launch on Sunday, Novemeber 13, 2011 from the  Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Keep your student ...

Happy Birthday Statue of Liberty

Number Sense Social Studies
Friday is the Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday.  Student's can practice scaling with ratios, multiplication factors, or similar figures as they engage in the news of the day, learn a litt...
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