Tiny vacuum with a huge reach
From the vacuum description and advertisement in the PDF, how long do you think its cord must be?
Thanks to Brian Shoemaker, Newton, MA teacher, for the idea and pictures.
3-act tasks
Genres
Grade
How many Smashburgers?
Egad! There must be a million ways to craft one of these burger! How many ways do you think that there are?
Act I - Study the menu image on the right and consider what sort o...
Stacking Jack
Act One: Check out the video slide show. What questions do you have? Suggested Question: How many different ways can I stack Jack? That is, how many different color arrangements...
How long would it take to build this underground house and pool?
The building of this underground house and pool was presented by Cayote Person and his partner, Mark Lavins, on their youtube channel, "Brave Wilderness." At BraveWilderness.com the busin...
Weird wing prices
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Danny's Wok in Philadelphia has a huge price list for ordering their famous chicken wings.
Why did they write t...
Hands of Support
Lorenzo Quinn, an Italian sculptor, created and temporarily installed this piece of art entitled "Support" in Venice. Quinn used his own children's hands to design this piece. His in...
BIG Snickers bar
Act 1 - Big question = How many times bigger than a regular Snickers bar is this?
What info would you like to know?
How are you going to judge how much bigger this ...
How much does the biggest Lego set ever cost?
Picture from the Verge. Click to see the story.
Note: This is a remake of our 2014 "How Much Does a Lego Cost" activity
How much could the...
Have a heart
Clicking on the image above will show the heart larger in a new window.
Canstruction® is an event hosted in more than 150 countries throughout the world to demonstrate "innovation, hunger ...
Big Papi
What do you wonder?
How many donuts make up this Big Papi tribute? What would be useful to help you figure this out?
The following pictures that will open in new ...