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Pizza party figuring
Pizza party figuring

In this activity students decide how to divide 2 pizzas amongst 6 adults and 3 pizzas amongst 8 kids. Fractional pizza parts need to be drawn and considerations...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–5
Want to earn $150,000? - Mersenne prime search
Want to earn $150,000? - Mersenne prime search

What's a Mersenne prime? How hard could it be to find the next one? Why are there only 50 known Mersenne primes? What's with $150,000?

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Curling
Curling

Friction, score-keeping, trajectory and weirdness are the main concepts in this activity. Curling is not a well-understood sport but the science and strategy are easily understood and enjoyed....

Geometry Math and Science Grades 4–HS
Big Air snowboarding
Big Air snowboarding

Starting February 18 th a new Olympic sport will be televised ... Big Air Snowboarding. Some of your students may be officianados of snowboarding. Using this activity could...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–HS
Super Bowl ads and scientific notation
Super Bowl ads and scientific notation

The Super Bowl is over now and all of the ads have been seen. Let your students revisit and reflect on the interesting commercials with this scientific notation...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?
How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?

Cincinnati Bengals serving their thank-you gift from the Buffalo Bills to the Autism High School at the Children's Home of Cincinnati On December 31st, 2017, the Cincinnati Bengals...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 4–6
Greasing light poles
Greasing light poles

The Philadelphia police were being proactive about keeping their enthusiastic Eagles fans from being reckless as they celebrated their 2018 Super Bowl win. So, the police departments frosted...

Algebra Geometry Grades 5–HS
Is this promo a good deal?
Is this promo a good deal?

McDonald's was offering an "Arch Card" special deal. If you bought an Arch Card for $100 you were entitled to a free BigMac or EggMcMuffin every week for...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–6
Is my son going to win again?
Is my son going to win again?

Brian son's pretty young but is he still going to whoop his dad? They were playing Monopoly Junior. Can you decide who will win? In this activity use...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 1–4
Population Clock
Population Clock

How in the world does this clock conclude that there is a net gain in the United States of one person every 14 seconds? Have a little care...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–7
Water saving toilets
Water saving toilets

How much water is used? How much water could be saved? For Adventurer members we have an editable Word docx and solutions with added world-wide information.

Geometry Math and Science Grades 4–7
Immigration numbers
Immigration numbers

Here's an opportunity to work with calculating percents and the percent changes in the U.S. immigrant population. Students can reflect on what those changes demonstrate. Start your class...

Algebra Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS