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Fish Tale
Fish Tale

🐠In this updated activity, students will apply the Pythagorean Theorem in both 2D and 3D (basic) contexts to explore distances in an aquarium. Begin with the starter activity...

Algebra Geometry Grade 7
Bye bye Antibiotic Chickens
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...

Number Sense Math and Science Free sample
Mathematical Gift Wrapping
Mathematical Gift Wrapping

🎁🎁In this updated activity, students will use math to explore two methods of wrapping gifts, including the mathematical method demonstrated by Sara Santos. They'll calculate the dimensions of...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–7
Mashed Potatoes Proportions
Mashed Potatoes Proportions

🥔 "Why do we never have enough mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving?" In this updatedactivity, students will dive into the math of mashed potatoes planning to ensure there’s plenty...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6
Downside Up
Downside Up

🔍 In this updated activity, students will explore patterns and formulate mathematical relationships through the Canstruction exhibit ‘Downside Up.’ Begin with the starter slides for initial estimation attempts...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Lots of Pieces
Lots of Pieces

🧩In this updated activity, students will explore estimation and addition with a collection of puzzles. It’s important to start with the starter slides, where students will use their...

Number Sense 3-act tasks Grades 1–4
Shrinkflation - Updated
Shrinkflation - Updated

📈💵In this updated activity, students will explore shrinkflation and its impact on the products we love. Building on our starter slides discussion, where we introduced the concept of...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
Cookie Calculations
Cookie Calculations

In this activity, students will step into the kitchen to explore the math behind baking! 🍪 They’ll estimate costs, calculate how many cookies can be made with a...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 2–4
Candy Count: Which Bag Holds the Most Candy
Candy Count: Which Bag Holds the Most Candy

🎃Leverage your students' Halloween enthusiasm with this activity, where they’ll calculate the volume of various trick-or-treat bags—ranging from rectangular prisms to spheres, cylinders, and cones to discover which...

Number Sense Geometry High School
Chocolate Milk Account
Chocolate Milk Account

🔔 Free Trial Alert! In this activity, students will explore a school milk account where money is deposited and deducted as chocolate milk is purchased over time. But...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS Free sample
Sugary Record
Sugary Record

How big is the world's largest cotton candy sculpture? 🍭 Ali Spagnola set out to break the Guinness World Record with a massive cotton candy sculpture. Kick off...

Math and Food Grades 5–7
Starbucks Sales and Nutrition
Starbucks Sales and Nutrition

Kick off the activity with starter slides that spark curiosity by asking students if they recognize the Starbucks logo and how many locations they think are in the...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 5–HS