Polar Weather Report

The North Pole hits -40°. The South Pole hits -60°. Calculate the averages, graph the data, and deliver your polar weather report.

Investigating Population Changes

How have the ages of three countries’ populations changed from 1950 to 2020? And what problems might that create?

Olympics: Medals by Population

Do big countries always have the most medals? Which smaller countries rank surprisingly high in the Olympics?

Olympics: Winter vs Summer Medal Count

Which country has a great balance between their summer and winter Olympic medals?

Analyzing Movies’ Success

So should we make another movie in this series?

Investigating Cost of Living

Would you save money if you lived in Las Vegas and commuted every day to San Francisco?

A Donut Investigation

In this cross-curricular investigation, students will look into an intriguing question: do donuts or salads have more sugar? They’ll grapple with misleading information, bias, and use their math skills to create a visual representation of sugar in popular foods.

A Caffeine Investigation – Part 3

Caffeine is everywhere. But what are the ads really saying? Analyze the claims, then create your own public service announcement.

A Caffeine Investigation – Part 2

What do people know about the amount of caffeine in common beverages?

A Caffeine Investigation – Part 1

So… just how much caffeine can you have before you end up in the ER?

What Do Mean and Median Mean?

When will mean and median give us different results?

Analyze and Create Misleading Graphs

Let’s make some intentionally bad graphs to learn how to spot poorly made graphs.