Recently on Facebook the math problem below has been bouncing around.    It has been very interesting to see the different comments and see the passion behind the answers given. The debate is heated and each person believes that they are correct and waste no time in defending their reasoning and every defense has to […]

After our Hour of Power last Friday I had 157 comments to sort through on our blog. On a normal week, I would have about 80 comments. What is the percent of increase in comments this last week? How did you find your solution?

  While at the math conference in Las Vegas last week we did a scale activity. We started by building the small dog and then we were told to scale the dog by a certain amount to create a larger version.  I took pictures of our creation to share with you. 🙂 How many times […]

 ***Click on the picture to see a larger version.*** While I was waiting for Roni to finish rehearsals today, I stopped by a nearby Starbucks. I needed to buy a new travel coffee mug and they had many to choose from.  I finally narrowed the search down the two cups pictured above. The larger cup […]