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Texas gets to send a lot more delegates to the July National Democratic Convention than New Hampshire does. How do they figure out what each state's fair number...
By George C. Baxley This year we will add the 29th of February to our year? Why do we do that? How can you tell? What if we...
Bring a little K-pop music to your class with this activity. Jason Kibbe, a terrific middle school math teacher in Chambersburg, PA , sent us an activity that...
See the updated activity here: https://yummymath.com/post/the-most-expensive-30-seconds/
That's a big roll of toilet paper! Why would anyone need such a big roll of toilet paper? How does it compare to Charmin's other toilet paper products?...
Eliud Kipchoge breaks 2 hour marathon barrier. On October 12 th 2019, Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in Vienna in under 2 hours. He has now broken a...
It's Halloween and this is your neighborhood. How long will it take you to trick or treat at every house in your neighborhood? Possible conversation with students: How...
The world record for the largest cup of coffee was recently set (see picture above). In this activity students explore scale, similar figures, volume and measurement as they...
What's the big deal with our deficit? Do we actually borrow money to cover our debt? If we do, imagine the interest charges? Help your students (and their...
Image by Twitter user @pjmdoll. Math doesn't usually create a buzz on Twitter. This past week this post did just that. People argued online about whether the answer...
There is some beautiful land in Utah that was changed last year from federally protected land to Utah overseen land. The buttes of Bears Ears (shown above) and...
If you have a set of cubes for your classroom, this would make a great group hands-on project. Its an old puzzle but the activity deserves a revisit....