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Three great World Cup activities
World Cup ranking - Students explore the ranking formulated from each team's previous 4 years of play in their geographical divisions. The formula is complex and weighted. Is it fair? 5.OA, 5.NBT,...
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Labor Day
In this short activity, students learn the meaning and history of Labor Day as they look for patterns emerging from the Labor Day dates over the past years. Students then use those observed patterns...
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Saffron and paella
In order to cook Paella (a delicious Spanish rice dish) I needed to buy Saffron spice. It was hugely expensive. So, I've decided to start a business of growing saffron and becoming immensely wealthy....
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Memorial Day, 2015
This Monday Americans will celebrate Memorial Day. Who are we honoring? How did the holiday come about? Isn't Memorial Day usually later in May? Students learn a little about the history of the...
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Windchill
My dog, Jorge, wearing his coat on a cold and windy day. When the weather person talks about wind chill did you ever wonder how they calculate that number? In this activity students use the National...
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What a week coming up!
June 3 - Start of the NHL Finals June 4 - NBA Finals Greatest NBA season ever June 5 - National Donut Day - How many Donuts is that? June 6 - Running of the Belmont Race - Triple Crown Possibilities...
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Who had the greatest NBA season ever?
Some of the greats; Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson Another NBA regular season has wrapped up. Lebron James, James Harden Steph Curry & Russell Westbrook had terrific years with great...
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Why does the date of Hanukkah change every year?
Tuesday evening, December 16th, is the first night of Hanukkah this year. I think it was in November last year. Why isn't it always on the same date? Students look at the Hebrew calendar and appreciate...
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Iditarod 2015
The Iditarod dog sled race begins officially in Anchorage, Alaska on March 7th and then restarts in Fairbanks two days later. There is so much mathematics in this race that our activity feels totally...
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The Ghost Whisperer
Let your students play this great game online at Ghost Whisperer Crystal Ball and Figure out why it works. Construct viable arguments Critique the work of others This activity can be used with any...
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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 decide...
View ArticleWorld Cup rankings
In December the soccer teams with the strongest world rankings were chosen to play in the once-every-4-years World Cup. The team rankings are calculated in a pretty complex manner. How are the 32 teams...
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Dog years
Jorge the dog My dog, Jorge, has just turned 10 years old. He seems like a puppy to me but I wonder how old he is when compared to a human's age. He's definitely not 70 or is he? Hmmmmmm ... Read...
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Dog years
My dog, Jorge, has just turned 10 years old. He seems like a puppy to me but I wonder how old he is when compared to a human's age. He's definitely not 70 years old. Students analyze charts and...
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Stress reducing coloring and Fibonacci
Have you seen the new coloring books? Fibonacci lattice Golden spiral Pentagram and Golden triangles I think they can be beautiful. Evidently people who like to multitask can find a means of calming...
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Why does the date of Hanukkah keep changing?
Sunday evening, December 6th, is the first night of Hanukkah this year. I think it was much later in December last year. Why isn't it always on the same date? Students look at the Hebrew calendar and...
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Windchill
My dog, Jorge, on a cold, snowy and windy day. When the weather person talks about wind chill did you ever wonder how they calculate that number? In this activity students use the National Weather...
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Three great World Cup activities
World Cup ranking - Students explore the ranking formulated from each team's previous 4 years of play in their geographical divisions. The formula is complex and weighted. Is it fair? 5.OA, 5.NBT,...
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