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Have a heart
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...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–HS
Super Bowl cheesy pretzel poppers
Super Bowl cheesy pretzel poppers

Recipe courtesy of The Slow Roasted Italian A little more delicious work for the Super Bowl. Students follow a recipe that involves "cutting the cheese" block, figuring how...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–6
Civil rights marches, how do you count a crowd?
Civil rights marches, how do you count a crowd?

On October 16, 1995, perhaps a million black men gathered for the Million Man March on Washington. This was 32 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–HS
It's latke time
It's latke time

In Leslie's family it is traditional to eat latkes (Yiddish for little potato pancakes) at this time of year. They are fried in a lot of oil and...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 5–6
Cubs bury curse !
Cubs bury curse !

Wow! It's been a long time coming. The Chicago Cubs just won the World Series! The last time they won the World Series was in 1908 (For some...

Number Sense Sports Grades 3–7
Big Papi
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...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 3–6
10 Million nematodes
10 Million nematodes

Nematodes Grubs are killing my grass. I don't want to put poison into the ground. What can I do? There are tiny roundworms called beneficial nematodes. They can...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
How high can a gymnastic score be?
How high can a gymnastic score be?

Gymnasts have just successfully competed in St Louis, Missouri for positions on the USA Olympic team. As you watch their performances don't you wonder how their scores are...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6
Leicester City Foxes - from underdogs to Champions
Leicester City Foxes - from underdogs to Champions

Recently, to the surprise and elation of England and the world, the Leicester City Foxes became the winners of the British football association's Premier League. What was the...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Pottytalk
Pottytalk

I'm trying to be more savy about wasting our resources. I have really old fashioned toilets and I'm trying to figure out if I should invest in saving...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
What's my angle?
What's my angle?

I'm going to help save the planet by adding solar panels to my roof! Should I tilt the panels on my roof to more accurately aim towards the...

Geometry Math and Science Grades 7–HS
David Price, big bucks per ...
David Price, big bucks per ...

David Price, a 30-year old pitcher from Toronto's Blue Jays, was hired with a 7 year contract to be the Red Sox's new ace pitcher for $217 million...

Number Sense Sports Grades 5–HS