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How much should the 40-oz size cost?
How much should the 40-oz size cost?

We found this chalkboard menu at a coffee shop recently. The shop had prices for the 12-oz (small), 16-oz (medium) and 20-ounce (large) cappuccinos. And they will also...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Largest coffee, new world record
Largest coffee, new world record

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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Louisiana
Louisiana

We recently watched the approach of Hurricane Barry and worried about the fate of Louisiana. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, what would another powerful hurricane do to...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Tornadoes 2019
Tornadoes 2019

Tornadoes have devastated the Midwest, U.S. in the last few days. Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Mississippi have been brutally hit with these powerful...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 5–HS
Can this possibly be True?
Can this possibly be True?

This activity is being updated =). Could this possibly be true? What is reasonable? How do you check? Do you believe everything that you hear or read? Do...

Number Sense Math and Science
Value of a lifetime of Whoppers?
Value of a lifetime of Whoppers?

Locked in a smelly bathroom for one hour and then promised a lifetime of Whopper meals 🍔 , an Oregon man sued BK when the manager's promise was...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
V-o-r-t-e-x
V-o-r-t-e-x

Weather temp eratures have been extreme in the World lately. Australia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is experiencing a Polar Vortex. Let your students...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 4–6
Huge diamond found in Canada
Huge diamond found in Canada

552-carat diamond found in Diavik Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada Can you tell just how big this gem is? Do you know how big a carat is? What would...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–HS
New Horizons spacecraft just flew by a really distant asteroid
New Horizons spacecraft just flew by a really distant asteroid

Brian May, the lead guitarist of the rock band, Queen, is also an astrophysicist and one of the science team collaborators of the New Horizons space program. The...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Weird wing prices
Weird wing prices

Clicking on this image will show it larger in a new window. Danny's Wok in Philadelphia has a huge price list for ordering their famous chicken wings. Why...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–7
Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant
Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant

Bats eat mosquitoes ... lots of mosquitoes. Students compare a bat's weight to how much he can consume in one night. They calculate how much they would need...

Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Grades 5–6
More eruptions on Hawai'i's Kilauea
More eruptions on Hawai'i's Kilauea

The Volcano Kilauea is continuing to spew molten lava and ash on the island of Hawai'i. This volcano is on the tip of the southern most Hawaiian Island....

Algebra Geometry Grades 3–7