Illinois State Marching Invite: Class 3A
When I asked Greg Bimm, band director at Marian Catholic High School in south suburban Chicago…
President declares swine flu a national emergency
The president declared a national emergency concerning swine flu, a move that resembled the declaration of an emergency during a strong hurricane.
Illinois State Marching Invite: Class 2A
Trophies for Class 2A were awarded this morning at the State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band…
Illinois State Marching Invite: Class 1A
Reports out of Normal, Ill., are that Eureka High School has been named the Class 1A…
Adding a percent of a number to a number
A state department of education, as a question on the public-release form of a statewide standardized…
Dividing fractions (rational numbers)
A state department of education, as a question on the public-release form of a statewide standardized…
New multiplication: squares, diagonals, lattices
You may have noticed your child multiplying two- and three-digit numbers in a way that looks…
What is a mole (Avogadro’s Number)?
A “mole” is just a number. There are many wordy definitions of a mole to be…
Locate estimated square roots on a number line
A state department of education, as a question on the public-release form of a statewide standardized…
Millions of teens send voicemail to stars
A tech startup allows teens to send voicemail to their favorite stars. Most of the callers are teenage girls. Interesting.