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How big of a crepe can you make?
How big of a crepe can you make?

At Costco you can buy this huge tub of n utella . It contains nearly 7 pounds of chocolaty-hazelnut spread. We use n utella to make banana/n utella...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
Refugees from Ukraine
Refugees from Ukraine

We are hearing a lot about the war in Ukraine. Civilian Ukrainians are fleeing the war zone in order to remain safe and find food and housing. How...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
What is my best gasoline option?
What is my best gasoline option?

Jason Kibbe, 6-8 Gifted Support Teacher in Chambersburg, PA, sent us this timely investigation. Should I pay the membership fee and get BJ's gasoline? Should I just buy...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
When will WORDLE run out of words?
When will WORDLE run out of words?

Have you played it yet? If so, do you play it every day? Why do you suppose that this game is so popular? When will there be no...

Number Sense Current events Grades 4–HS
Shrinkflation
Shrinkflation

Shrinkflation! What do you think this word means? Inflation in the cost of living (2021) was estimated to be about a 7% rise. If "shrinkflation" is happening at...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022

Why do you suppose we are posting this date as a topic for YummyMath? What do you think is so special about this date? Does this happen often?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 2–5
The LUGE
The LUGE

This is one of the fastest Olympic sports. Lugers, on tiny sleds, zoom down a solid ice track at fantastic speeds, hold their bodies in an aerodynamically optimized...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Beijing Olympic Schedule 2022
Beijing Olympic Schedule 2022

The Winter Olympics begins this week in Beijing. Wikipedia had this schedule of events. We think that there is a lot of information missing and apparent in this...

Number Sense Sports Grades 2–HS
Cold NFL games
Cold NFL games

There have been some pretty cold football games. How do you suppose the frigid temperatures affect the success or failure of the teams that are involved? Do teams...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
2 New Macy's Parade balloons
2 New Macy's Parade balloons

As the Macy's Parade returns to public viewing, here are two balloons that Macy's artists have added. Can you figure out their dimensions? Macy's give their dimensions in...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Spicy hot chocolate for the Dia de los Muertos
Spicy hot chocolate for the Dia de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead is always on the first and second of November. Life and death are part of the natural cycle of life and the Dia...

Algebra Number Sense
Federal debt and deficit - What are they?
Federal debt and deficit - What are they?

What's the big deal with our national debt? Do we actually borrow money to cover our debt? If we do, imagine the interest charges? Help your students (and...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS