Forensic science · Grades 9-12
The Case of the Ridges That Never Change
Fingerprint patterns: loops, whorls and arches. Students classify prints, read a real frequency table and argue which pattern a partial print belongs to.
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Physical science · Middle and high school
The Case of the $125 Million Unit Mix-Up
The metric system and unit conversions, told through the NASA spacecraft lost at Mars over one missed conversion. Includes a PhET simulation.
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Personal finance · Grades 9-12 and homeschool
The Case of the Credit Card That Charged 24 Percent
A $5,000 balance, a $150 minimum payment and nineteen and a half years to pay it off. Students compare three payoff plans with real numbers.
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US government · Grades 9-12
The Case of the Vote That Counts Sixty-Seven Times
The Great Compromise and why Wyoming and California each get two senators. Students work the numbers behind Senate representation.
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