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April Fool's Day fun
April Fool's Day fun

This day is known for pranks and puzzles. Try one of these 4 activities on April Fools' Day. Ask students to analyze where I made my mistake. CCSS:...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
The LUGE
The LUGE

This is one of the fastest Olympic sports. Lugers, on tiny sleds, zoom down a solid ice track at fantastic speeds, hold their bodies in an aerodynamically optimized...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Beijing Olympic Schedule 2022
Beijing Olympic Schedule 2022

The Winter Olympics begins this week in Beijing. Wikipedia had this schedule of events. We think that there is a lot of information missing and apparent in this...

Number Sense Sports Grades 2–HS
Cold NFL games
Cold NFL games

There have been some pretty cold football games. How do you suppose the frigid temperatures affect the success or failure of the teams that are involved? Do teams...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
Lighting the 2022 Olympic Torch
Lighting the 2022 Olympic Torch

On October 18 th , 2021 the Olympic Torch was lit in Greece. It was lit without the help of a flame or a match. It was lit...

Algebra Geometry Grades 4–HS
Super Bowl Numerals
Super Bowl Numerals

This activity is being updated! Stay tuned!

Number Sense Sports Grades 4–7
Bowl by the hour or the game?
Bowl by the hour or the game?

What should you consider when choosing how to pay? Which do you expect will be the best deal? How do you know? For Adventurer members we have an...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Home team advantage?
Home team advantage?

Updated! Even before your students check out the graphic below, ask them whether they think a game played at home gives their team an advantage. If so, how...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–6
The James Webb telescope
The James Webb telescope

 After launch, the telescope deployed on its 30-day, million-mile journey out to the second Lagrange point (L2). This video shows the deployment procedure, timeline, and location of...

Algebra Number Sense
Will one roll be enough?
Will one roll be enough?

Students can use the man or the basket as a reference as they try to approximate the size of these gifts and how much wrapping paper will actually...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–6
What can you tell about a snowflake?
What can you tell about a snowflake?

As a snowflake falls from the sky, its crystal grows according to the humidity and temperatures of the air that it passes through. In this activity, students interpret...

Geometry Math and Science Grades 5–HS
2 New Macy's Parade balloons
2 New Macy's Parade balloons

As the Macy's Parade returns to public viewing, here are two balloons that Macy's artists have added. Can you figure out their dimensions? Macy's give their dimensions in...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS