2026
As the new year approaches (where did the time go!!?), our annual activity has students explore not-so-common number categories to investigate whether 2026 fits into any of these. What is a Hars...
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Holiday Shipping
Now that the holiday shopping season has begun, it's time to get the packages to your homes. Two big companies take care of a lot of that shipping. How do they manage that? Did you ever wonder h...
Holiday Candy Sales (2025)
In this activity, students will analyze U.S. holiday candy sales percentage data (updated) to calculate the approximate amount spent on candy for each holiday. Students are encouraged to work wi...
Black Friday
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year! In this activity, students get a sneak peek at early Black Friday deals to calculate savings (decimals & percent discounts) and dec...
S'mores
August 10 is National S’mores Day! Engage your students with a fun real-world math activity involving s’mores!
In this activity (updated), ...
Would you rather $10,000 a week vs $10 million at once?
In this updated activity, students explore the question: Would you rather get $10,000 every week or $10 million all at once?
To begin, stude...
What a range
📗Temperature Math with Negative Numbers!
🌡️ Around the world, temperatures can be wildly different depending on the location and time of year. In...
Ant Bridges
🐜 In this activity, students will explore how ants build bridges using their bodies, considering diffe...
Magic Squares
Though it is not our usual real-world application, we always have time for some fun math puzzles!
In this updated activity, students will explore the puzzle of magic squares. You...
Bye bye Antibiotic Chickens
🔔 Free Trial Alert!🐔Fast food chains like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Chipotle, and Whole Foods are moving toward removing antibiotics from the food we consume to help combat antibiotic-res...