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Really stuffed!
Really stuffed!

Wow, these cookies look really stuffed! How much more "stuffed" are they compared to Triple Double Oreos, Double Stuf Oreos or even Original Oreos. Does this look yummy...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics
String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics

Here's a different and somewhat artistic way to encourage understanding of a conic section. Participants physically build an ellipse by choosing two foci and sketching the figure through...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 6–HS
Coronavirus trends
Coronavirus trends

Johns Hopkins University of Medicine has a team that maintains current maps and data about the Coronavirus. They record changes and show trends of the virus activity throughout...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 6–HS
Leslie's socially-distanced party
Leslie's socially-distanced party

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...

Algebra Geometry Grades 4–HS
May 27th launch from the U.S. again
May 27th launch from the U.S. again

May 27 scrubbed because of weather. Successfully launched Saturday, May 30th, 3:22 pm EDT. Dragon is on the way to the ISS now. Wednesday, May 27th will be...

Geometry Math and Science Grades 4–HS
Microns and Masks
Microns and Masks

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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
World record Snickers Bar
World record Snickers Bar

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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
Mixing colors with food dye
Mixing colors with food dye

I t' s t i m e t o d y e e g g s ! What do you wonder about these recipes (See the activity) for...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–6
Pascal coloring and modular math
Pascal coloring and modular math

In this activity students have the opportunity to color as they investigate Pascal's triangle and the many useful patterns that it shows. The triangle is explored for patterns,...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 2–HS
Gonna be a Leap Year
Gonna be a Leap Year

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...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 4–HS
K-Pop and BTS, how much can they earn from Youtube and Spotify?
K-Pop and BTS, how much can they earn from Youtube and Spotify?

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...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 2–6
It's Girl Scout cookie time again!
It's Girl Scout cookie time again!

Let your students talk about their favorite Girl Scout cookies as they figure out what the local GS chapter really earns from these sales. Use this old graphic...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6