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Fantasy Football
In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are then challenged to...
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V-o-r-t-e-x
Clicking on this image will show it larger in a new window. Weather temperatures have been extreme in the World lately. Australia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is...
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4th down
It's 4th down. Should you go for it? Punt? Kick a field goal? Instead of using your gut, use research, data and math to make the right call ... The graph below gives the recommended option for 4th...
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Deflategate
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 inflation of 13 psi....
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How much did the temperature change in Boston?
It's been a crazy winter of extremes through much of the United States. Here's an article, from the February 17, 2016 Boston Globe Newspaper by Matt Rochereau, with the degree swing whited out. Have...
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Extreme weather 2020
Denver on Sunday and then Tuesday. Because of climate change, we've been having too many extreme weather events. There have been unusual droughts and heat in the West, an increased number of...
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