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How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?
How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?

Cincinnati Bengals serving their thank-you gift from the Buffalo Bills to the Autism High School at the Children's Home of Cincinnati On December 31st, 2017, the Cincinnati Bengals...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 4–6
Is this promo a good deal?
Is this promo a good deal?

McDonald's was offering an "Arch Card" special deal. If you bought an Arch Card for $100 you were entitled to a free BigMac or EggMcMuffin every week for...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–6
Spiraling triples
Spiraling triples

Let students explore the patterns of perfect squares and Pythagorean Triples as they analyze our piece of art and decide why the resulting construction looks like spiraling squares....

Number Sense Geometry Grades 6–HS
Hands of Support
Hands of Support

Lorenzo Quinn, an Italian sculptor, created and temporarily installed this piece of art entitled "Support" in Venice. Quinn used his own children's hands to design this piece. His...

Math and Art Ratio and Proportion Grades 5–HS
Water saving toilets
Water saving toilets

How much water is used? How much water could be saved? For Adventurer members we have an editable Word docx and solutions with added world-wide information.

Geometry Math and Science Grades 4–7
Should I get the Big One?
Should I get the Big One?

Let your students decide if the BIG one is a fair deal. Which size will they get? Which size offers the most value? Make a guess, then do...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 6–7
BIG Snickers bar
BIG Snickers bar

Act 1 - Big question = How many times bigger than a regular Snickers bar is this? What info would you like to know? How are you going...

Algebra Geometry Grades 3–6
Total solar eclipse - apparent sizes
Total solar eclipse - apparent sizes

Where will the eclipse be seen? What if you are not in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse? What is apparent size? How can the moon seem...

Algebra Geometry High School
Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica

The crack in Antarctica's Larson C ice shelf has been growing for years (2017). Has the speed of the rift's growth stayed about the same? increased? decreased? Do...

Math and Science Current events Grades 5–HS
Drinks at the Fair
Drinks at the Fair

At the amusement park, our friend, Jason, was intrigued with this sign for drink deals. He and his family come often to the park and, during the summer...

Algebra Food Grades 6–HS
Fireworks on your calculator
Fireworks on your calculator

Let your students experiment with their graphing calculators to create a nice fireworks display? We've written a brief activity that questions students about manipulating parabolas, adjusting their calculator...

Algebra Geometry Grades 7–HS
Saving Water Bottles
Saving Water Bottles

In my grocery store they now have these new water bottle refilling stations. You can simply refill your own container with water instead of buying a six-pack of...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 7–HS