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Otha Anders used picking up pennies as a way to remember to pray. In this 3-act activity we try to estimate how much he actually collected and stored in 5 gallon water jugs. This ...

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Deflategate

Algebra Number Sense Sports

The deflated ball controversy makes an interesting segue into negative number line understanding. A particular digital psi football gauge reads 0 when the ball is at a proper NFL in...

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An ounce of cola

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Which is more expensive; gasoline? milk? or cola? Students calculate the per ounce cost of each of these liquids in a story about a man doing errands. After finding the per ounce price, ...

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Cost of light bulbs - updated!

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

There's a lot of misinformation out there about the cost to consumers of CFL and LED bulbs and the savings in energy and money that could be realized. Let your students "do the math" and realiz...

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Scoring Olympic ski jumping

Number Sense Geometry Sports

The scoring rubric for each of the Olympic events is intended to eliminate the possibility of scoring bias from the judges. Let your students learn more about the scoring of one event and deci...

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Father's Day blueberry surprise

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events

Sunday is Father's Day and there is still time to have a tiny fraction review in the guise of celebrating Father's Day. This is a short activity that asks students to change the amounts in a bl...

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Cicada swarmaggedon

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science

Most of the life cycle of the Magicicada Septendecim is spent underground. Then at 17 year intervals, these cicadas emerge from the ground, climb deciduous trees, molt into a...

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Cruising

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Math and Food Ratio and Proportion Data and probability

There have been a lot of cruise ship mishaps and disasters this year. While these are in the news, let your students consider how these floating cities manage their resources and which of their need...

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Happy 14th B'ak'tun!

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Luckily, we’ve passed 12/21/2012 and the world is still here and we’ve made it into the start of the next Mayan calendar cycle ... the next B’ak’tun. The ancient Mayans had an interesting...

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