Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Math for Everyone
Provides online programs and explanations on everyday math: calculating a tip at a restaurant, determining the sale price of an item, finding the odds of winning a lottery, computing simple and compound interest, and more.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Irene Hunt
Discover more about the author Irene Hunt when you visit this resource. This site provides links to lesson plans and activities for the books "Across Five Aprils" and "The Lottery Rose."
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Did Democracy Really Mean in Athens?
While we might consider elections to be the cornerstone of democracy, the Athenians who coined the term actually employed a lottery system to choose most of their politicians. Melissa Schwartzberg describes the ins and outs of the...
University of Notre Dame
Department of Special Collections: Colonial Currency
This resource from the Notre Dame University provides a comprehensive look at the currency of colonial America. Includes pictures and explanations of currency, lottery tickets and fiscal documents. All are listed chronologically by colony.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Md.2, 5 Sounds Really Good! (Sort Of)
A friend of yours, Phil, writes to you asking about a new scratch-off lottery game. It costs $10 to play this game. There are two outcomes for the game (win, lose) and the probability that a player wins a game is 60%. A win results in...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Goodman, Writing u.s. Immigration History on the Other Side of the World
This article is written by a doctoral student of American foreign relations and immigration policy who doing research in Cameroon, Africa. In 1990, just 3000 Cameroonian immigrants resided in the United States. Today the number has...
Other
Heritage Lottery: England's Past for Everyone
England's Past for Everyone provides resources, interactive websites, and related links for England and its counties.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Lottery Office
An image of "The Lottery Office", created by Isaak Ouwater in 1779 (Oil on canvas).
Econoclass
Econoclass: Joe Wins the Lottery
This example of a person winning $1 million is examined as if he were paid the entire amount all at once, or given $100,000 over the course of 10 years. This example looks at inflation, the present value of money, and the future value of...
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Your Odds of Winning Powerball: Probabilities of Compound Events Using Visuals
In this video, explore the odds of winning the Powerball lottery and learn what few people realize about their chances of winning: they are miniscule. In the accompanying classroom activity, students create simple lottery models to help...
Other
Random.org the True Random Number Service
RANDOM.ORG offers true random numbers to anyone on the Internet. The site also offers a random coin toss program. People use the numbers to run lotteries, draws and sweepstakes and for their games and gambling sites.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: American Indian Culture of the West
The Western Indian tribes hit the lottery with the abundant natural resources in their area. The tribes that called this area home had diverse cultures depending on the geography of their specific location. Delve into these cultures and...
Other
Amos Web: A Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy
Exploring the economy can be a fun adventure with the Pedestrian's Guide to the Economy. Use this site to find your answers to economic topics in a user-friendly format with comic strip guides.
Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance: Financial Pitfalls
Lessons, activities, and projects to teach students about financial pitfalls such as scams, identity theft, and predatory lending.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Looks Aren't Everything. Believe Me, I'm a Model
Cameron Russell admits she won a genetic lottery: she's tall, pretty and an underwear model. But don't judge her by her looks. In this fearless talk, she takes a wry look at the industry that had her looking highly seductive at barely...
Other
Knoxnews
The Knoxville News Sentinel is the daily newspaper publication for Knoxville, Tennessee. The Sentinel features sections of both local and national news, sports, entertainment, obituaries, classifieds, entertainment, weather and lottery...
Other
If It Were My Home: Welcome to ifitweremyhome.com
The lottery of birth is responsible for much of who we are. If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like? Would you be the same person? IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 21: Empathy and the Vietnam War
One of the most important aspects of the war in Vietnam was the draft. Every male upon reaching the age of eighteen was required to register with the selective service. Men found themselves willingly enlisting, trying for deferments as...
Other
The Tennessean
The Tennessean is the daily newspaper publication for Nashville, Tennessee. The Tennessean features sections on news, business, obituaries, horoscopes, puzzles, weather, lottery numbers, and sports.
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: State Government Finances
This site contains data on state government financial records.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonweath Univ: The Works of Shirley Jackson
This Virginia Commonweath University site provides a biography, bibliography, criticism, and resources on the works of Shirley Jackson.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
When Jerry Renault refuses to sell chocolate for the school's annual chocolate fundraising drive, the rest of the student body turns against him. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "The Chocolate War" by Robert...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Ticket No. "9672" by Jules Verne
Read the full text of the mystery "Ticket No. 9672" also known as "The Lottery Ticket" by Jules Verne.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Probability of an Event
The definition and properties of probability are given along with examples of how to find the probability of an event. Links are included for interactive probability games involving birthdays and the lottery.