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 activity that...
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Which movie do you think is the highest grossing holiday movie of all time (click on the movie's name below to see its trailer)?
Home Alone, The Grinch, ...
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...
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...
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...
I checked my data usage for the month. What do you notice and wonder (see the activity)?
What could my data plan be?
How much have I used?
How much will...
Bring a little K-pop music to your class with this activity.
Jason Kibbe, a terrific middle school math teacher in Chambersburg, PA, sent us an activity that he created for one of his stude...
Hosting the Olympics sure does cost a lot. Why is that? How much money is $5 billion dollars? What is a cost overrun? Why would a country want to spend that much money to host and Olympic Game...
How much water is used? How much water could be saved?
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