Baffle onlookers with this simple trick involving two strips of paper, one pair of scissors and a brave volunteer. Discover how a Mobius strip is made an how it differs from an ordinary loop. Details »
Classroom Resources
Practice basic math and critical thinking with the story problems presented in this engaging interactive. Sharpen skills in addition, subtraction, geometry, fractions and more. Details »
Play "Penguin Hockey" by bouncing hard candy off the side of a box to land on a target. Learn how sports players use the simple geometry rule, "angle-in equals angle-out," to bounce a ball or puck off a backboard and into a goal. Details »
Create paper gliders and use a numbering system to judge them in flight to choose a winner. Learn why judges of sports performances use an agreed-upon numerical judging system for scoring to keep the competition fair. Details »
Record where the ball lands after a number of tosses in an indoor ball-toss game, then place catchers in the areas hit most often and test your predictions. Learn how player analysis is used by coaches in many team sports. Details »
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Explore entrepreneurship, competition in the market economy and additional topics including mergers, acquisitions, consolidation, joint ventures and hostile takeovers.
Global Population
Research population trends in developed and less developed countries and consider the political, social and environmental repercussions of discrepancies.
