Three great activities to play and learn about Hanukkah. Soda displays, Hebrew calendar, and relating two recipes for their healthiness.
Three Hanukkah activities
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Spider-Man continues
How much did it cost to make?
How much will it gross?
Is the Spider-Man phenomena a guarantee for success?
How would you compare all of the Spider-Man movies?
Holiday soda displays
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Star Wars … the story continues
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Operation Gratitude – Halloween candy buy back
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Does it pay to get educated?
Updated! Why should students do well in school, graduate high school, or go on to college? In this activity median earnings by various education levels are explored. Students compare the earnings of a non-high school grad with workers who graduated…
Will Damarious Randall have to pay big?
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How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?
On December 31st, 2017, the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens’ loss clinched the Buffalo Bills’ rise to the AFC playoffs. The Bills sent a thank-you gift of Duff’s famous chicken wings and sides to the Bengals. Seems…
How many cars are there?
I came home from work to find that my son had his cars organized in a tight parking lot on our front porch. How many cars are there? Is it an array and if so, what size array could it be…
Pick-a-brick wall at the Lego store
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McDonalds moves towards antibiotic-free chicken
Recently McDonald’s announced that by 2016 they will use only chicken raised without the antibiotics that are used in human medicine. McDonald’s plans to join Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Chiptotle, and Whole Foods in the move towards removing antibiotics in the…
Chili Con Queso
Act 1: Take a look at the promo at Moe’s. What is the first question that comes to mind? How much does a 42-gallon jug of Chili Con Queso cost? How many cups or bowls of Chili Con Queso is that?…
Which TV is the Best Deal?
Check out the TVs. All have essentially the same features, only the size of the screen varies. Which TV do you think is the best deal?Explore area and unit pricing to determine which HDTV offers the most screen area for…
Legos
Act One: The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea. Check out the pictures and video below: What other questions do you have? Act Two: What information do you need …
Bank of America Debit Card Fees
Millions of people and businesses use debit cards every day. Banks didn’t charge customers for their use. Banks actually gave rewards and incentives to customers for using them. So how did banks make money from debit cards? Banks charged the…