June 3 - Start of the NHL Finals
June 4 - NBA Finals
June 5 - National Donut Day - How many Donuts is that?
June 6 - Running of the Belmont Race - Triple Crown Possibilities
Odds of Winning the Triple Crown
June 3 - Start of the NHL Finals
Game one of the 2013 Stanley Cup between the Bruins and Blackhawks went into 3 overtimes. People stayed up way too late to watch the conclusion. The teams played 112 minutes and eight seconds of game time. The game went from about 7:15 central time to midnight central time. Did you know that Stanley Cup Playoff matches can last a really long time? Proportional reasoning, ratio tables, 3.MD.1, 4.MD.2, 5.MD.1, 6.RP.1, 6.RP.3, 6.EE.6, 6.EE.7, 6.SP.3, 7.RP.2, 7.RP.3
June 4 - NBA Finals
Involve your students in interpreting what can be deduced from graphical representations. In this activity students consider scatter plots, circle graphs, bar graphs, Venn Diagrams and the concept of mean. 8.SP.1 , 7.SP.4 , 6.SP.3 , 6.SP.5
Greatest NBA season ever - Students brainstorm considering points, assists, rebounds, shooting percentage, steals, blocks and so on. Are all stats created equal? Should scoring points count more than rebounds or steals? Let students grapple with this, let them come up with some ideas or rough formulas. Then let them go through our lesson as we give weight to the various elements of a player's stats to create a model for analyzing the production of these terrific players. 5.OA.1 , 5.NBT.7 , 6.NS.3 , 6.EE.2 , 6.EE.3 , 6.EE.6 , 7.EE.1 , 7.NS.3, HSA.SSE.A.1, HSA.SSE.A.2, MP.4 , MP.7
June 5 - National Donut Day - How many Donuts is that?
This three-act activity asks students to question what information they need; what they can observe; and asks students to calculate, show their method, and suggest solutions. 4.MD.3, 4.NBT.5, 4.OA.3, 5.MD.5, 6.G.1, 6.RP.3, 7.G.1, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP6, MP7
June 6 - Running of the Belmont Race - Triple Crown Possibilities - Involve your students in this soon-to-be event while reviewing fractions, calculating miles per hour and miles per minute of horse racing, and learning about the measures of “hands” and “furlongs”.4.NF.1, 4.NF.2, 5.MD.1, 5.NF.1, 5.NF.7, 5.NBT.7, 6.NS.3, 6.RP.3, 7.NS.3
Odds of Winning the Triple Crown - How do you calculate compound probability? Skip the betting odds and deal only with the odds that one horse could win 3 amazing races. June 6th is the Belmont Stakes race ... the last race in the Triple Crown. Can AmericanPharoah beat the odds? 7.SP.7, 7.SP.8, S-CP.2