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We needed more toilet paper at home but there wasn't any at the store. So, I ordered this online. When it came I was surprised. Read on ...
I risked infecting my friends or becoming infected myself by throwing a very small socially-distanced party. I served baked appetizers, disinfectant wipes, and latex gloves. I cooked while...
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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...
He was a great dog! We wondered how old he was in human years? Jorge has been part of YummyMath for a long time. Sadly, yesterday he died....
How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles...
This year the Dow Jones Industrial Average made headlines as it dropped in March and April. The Dow is measured in points but this decline can also be...
In late January, workers at the Mars Wrigley plant in Waco, Texas created this giant Snickers Bar. It won a spot in The Guinness Book of Records as...
A fellow teacher, Laura Deschaines , saw this chart on the news the other night. What do you notice? Does anything seem amiss? What should it look like?...
I checked my data usage for the month. What do you notice and wonder (see the activity)? What could my data plan be? How much have I used?...
When Brian traveled to Crete last summer with his wife and son on an Archaeological dig, buying gasoline for his small rental car got him wondering again. He...
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